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Southern Miss basketball to host Jackson State in Hattiesburg

Southern Miss men’s basketball is scheduled to host Jackson State at 7 p.m. CT Wednesday, Nov. 11, at Reed Green Coliseum in Hattiesburg.

The game will be Southern Miss’ Military Appreciation Game, recognizing active and retired military members as part of its Veterans Day celebration. The Golden Eagles return home after their first road game of the season at No. 18 Iowa State.

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The teams last met on Dec. 4, 2016, when Jackson State won 75-64. Southern Miss’ most recent win in the matchup was a 67-51 victory in 2013. Jackson State is scheduled to play its fourth consecutive road game to open the season.

Southern Miss is scheduled to travel to San Marcos, Texas, on Friday, Nov. 13, to play Texas State at 7 p.m. CT.

Source: Southern Miss Athletics.

Jon Myers

Jon Ross Myers founded Mississippi News Group in 2013. Before founding the organization, he worked at The Daily Mississippian, The Marion Salute and The Southern Sentinel. A Mississippi journalist and writer based in Ripley, he received second place in poetry in the 2025 William Faulkner Literary Competition for "The Garden."