Marshall men’s basketball was back at home and defeated University of Southern Mississippi with a final score of 72-58. Redshirt sophomore Iran Bennett finishing with a double-double, 18 points and 12 rebounds. Coming off the road after two away games in Florida, the Herd made a comeback improving to an 11-13 record (5-6 Conference USA) of the season, while the Eagles dropped to 7-17 (3-8 C-USA).
“We played, at best I guess you can call it, erratically,” Marshall Head Coach Dan D’Antoni said. “We had these long periods where we played really well. We get a 12-point lead and then we come down.