Louisiana (20-4, 10-2) at Southern Miss (21-4, 10-2) – 8:30 PM ET (ESPN+)
Tonight’s UTR Game of the Day goes to Hattiesburg, Mississippi for a matchup of the top 2 teams in the Sun Belt; the Southern Miss Golden Eagles host the Louisiana Rajun’ Cajuns. The Cajuns are in the midst of a 10-game winning streak and includes a 75-61 home win against Southern Miss earlier in the season. More recently, Jordan Brown had 26 points in Louisiana’s 77-67 win at home against fellow league contender Marshall.
Southern Miss started off the season 8-0 before losing against co-Southland leader Northwestern State on the road. The Golden Eagles did get off to a relatively slow 3-2 start in the Sun Belt, but the two losses were on the road against Louisiana and Marshall. Since then, Southern Miss has won seven straight games in conference play. Felipe Haase had 26 points in the Golden Eagles’ last outing – a 79-71 victory on the road at Georgia State.