HATTIESBURG, Miss. -- Quinton Campbell scored a career-high 24 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and had three steals as Southern Mississippi cruised past UTEP 73-65 on Saturday.
Campbell made 8 of 13 shots, including three 3-pointers -- including back-to-back treys that pushed the lead to 67-52 with six minutes to play. The double-double is his first this season.
UTEP cut the gap to 69-63 on a pair of Omega Harris free throws with 1:54 remaining but then missed five straight shots. In one stretch of nearly a minute, the Miners missed a 3-pointer, two free throws, another 3 and a jump shot.