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Southern Miss Golden Eagles (9-22)

Green nails game-winner in OT as Middle Tennessee rallies

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) Antonio Green scored 16 points and banged home a deep 3-pointer from the left elbow as Middle Tennessee battled past Southern Miss 65-62 in overtime on Saturday, the season ender for both teams.

Green, who was 5-for-15 shooting with four 3-pointers, missed a potential winning shot in the paint as regulation ended 54-54, and was given the green light to take the 3 in overtime.

Middle Tennessee (8-23, 4-14 Conference USA) has defeated Southern Miss (9-22, 5-13) in all three meetings this season. Neither team qualified for the C-USA tournament.

Leaders
Points:	G. Watson	13.0
Rebounds:	L. Harper-Baker	8.2
Assists:	G. Watson	3.4
FG%:	T. Stevenson	55.7%
FT%:	No qualifiers
3P%:	L. Draine	35.2%
Steals:	L. Harper-Baker	1.5
Blocks:	L. Harper-Baker	1.0

AP Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Kansas	28-3
2	Gonzaga	31-2
3	Dayton	29-2
4	Florida State	26-5
5	Baylor	26-4
6	San Diego State	30-2
7	Creighton	24-7
8	Kentucky	25-6
9	Michigan State	22-9
10	Villanova	24-7
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Coaches Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Kansas	28-3
2	Gonzaga	31-2
3	Dayton	29-2
4	Baylor	26-4
5	Florida State	26-5
6	San Diego State	30-2
7	Kentucky	25-6
8	Duke	25-6
9	Creighton	24-7
9	Villanova	24-7
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Conference USA Standings
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
North Texas	14-4	20-11
Louisiana Tech	13-5	22-8
Western Kentucky	13-5	20-10
Charlotte	10-8	16-13
Marshall	10-8	17-15
FIU	9-9	19-13
UAB	9-9	19-13
Old Dominion	9-9	13-19
Florida Atlantic	8-10	17-15
UTEP	8-10	17-15
Rice	7-11	15-17
UTSA	7-11	13-19
Southern Miss	5-13	9-22
Middle Tennessee	4-14	8-23
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Offense (Rank)
Points:	66.0 (308)
Rebounds:	9.5 (222)
Assists:	14.3 (87)
FG%:	44.3% (146)
FT%:	71.9% (141)
3P%:	30.8% (305)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	72.3 (263)
Rebounds:	26.2 (122)
Assists:	13.2 (231)
FG%:	42.9% (182)
FT%:	74.2% (332)
3P%:	33.5% (210)