HATTIESBURG, Miss. (Interstat) — Southern Mississippi edged Kent State 66-65 in a non-conference men’s basketball game Saturday at Reed Green Coliseum.

The Golden Eagles, who led 34-30 at halftime, held off a second-half push from the Golden Flashes. Delrecco Gillespie led Kent State with 15 points and nine rebounds. Southern Mississippi was paced by Djahi Binet’s 17 points and seven rebounds, while Tylik Weeks added 15 points and 11 rebounds. Isaac Taveras scored 16 points off the bench.

The loss dropped Kent State to 17-7 overall. Southern Mississippi evened its record at 13-13. Attendance was 2,734.