Southern Miss slips past Tulsa in overtime

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throw line — hit 5 of 6 free throws to start overtime to pull away from the Golden Hurricane for good.

“This is a special team,” Eustachy said.

And a special night for Southern Miss forward Jonathan Mills.

Mills posted his second, double - double of the season, scoring a career-high 25 points to go with 10 rebounds. Before an errant floater in the lane with less than 10 seconds left in overtime, Mills hadn’t missed a shot, making his first six shots from the f loor and hitting 13 of 13 free throws.

“He’s just old-school and he’s tough,” Eustachy said after watching his 6-foot-6 junior duel inside with a much taller Tulsa front line.

The victory left the Golden Eagles (22-4, 9-2) in a first-place tie in Conference USA with the University of Memphis (19-7, 9-2).

Tulsa (15-11, 8-4) lost for only the second time in its past 10 games.

Tulsa got 19 points from Scottie Haralson, while Clarkson added 17 and Steven Idlet had 10.

UAB 47, SMU 28 in the Dallas: UAB held SMU to the lowest scoring output ever in a Conference USA game.

The Mustangs’ 28 points topped the 36 points scored by UAB against Southern Miss on Jan. 12, 2002, in conference play. Overall, it was the lowest ever scored by SMU in the shotclock era and its second-lowest since 1950 — barely surpassing the 26-point total against TCU on Feb. 15, 1956. The Mustangs’ 12 first-half points Wednesday also set a record for futility — their previous low for a half was 14 against the University of Memphis on Feb. 18, 2009.

SMU (11-15, 2-9) made just 8 of 46 shots (17 percent) against the Blazers, including 3 of 29 3-point attempts. Robert Nyakundi led the Mustangs with nine points.

For UAB (11-14, 6-6), K.C. Whitaker scored 17 points, Cameron Moore added 12 points and 11 rebounds, and Jordan Swing also had 11 rebounds. losing streak. Robinson led Georgia (1213, 3-8) with 11 points. added 18 rebounds for the Fighting Irish (18-8, 9-3 Big East), who won their seventh straight game. Dane Miller scored 11 points as the Scarlet Knights (12-14, 4-8) committed 26 fouls, allowing Notre Dame to pour in 24 points from the free-throw line.

(24) Wichita St. 73, Missouri St. 58 at Wichita, Kan.: Seven-foot center Garrett Stutz hit four 3-pointers and scored 21 points to lead the Shockers (23-4, 14-2) to their fifth straight win and at least a share of the Missouri Valley Conference title. Anthony Downing had 17 points for Missouri State (16-12, 9-7).