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Late surge sends Southern Miss past Marshall, ends Herd’s title defense

FRISCO, Texas – There will be a new conference champion crowned by Conference USA over the weekend.

A late push by third-seeded Southern Miss propelled the Golden Eagles to an 82-73 win over sixth-seeded and defending conference champion Marshall Thursday night in a quarterfinal match at the Conference USA Championship inside Ford Center at The Star.

“Other than being on the losing end, that was a hell of a ballgame,” Thundering Herd head coach Dan D’Antoni said. “(Southern Miss head coach) Doc (Sadler)’s team did well.”

Marshall had a three-point lead with just over eight minutes remaining after C.