Southern Miss (13-9, 5-5 C-USA) opened its two-game road trip with a contest against Florida International (13-9, 4-5 C-USA) on Thursday. Southern Miss managed to jump out to a quick lead in the first half and came out on top with an 89-73 win. The Golden Eagles were coming off a big 101-51 home win against Marshall.
The Golden Eagles won the opening tip-off and went to work on the offensive side of the ball early to start the game. The team went 7-for-7 on field goals to open the game and led 16-9 early in the first.