Overview
- Malik Reneau led Miami with 21 points in 18 minutes before fouling out with 2:30 remaining.
- Freshman reserve Timotej Malovec scored a career-best 16, hitting a game-high four threes to crack Southern Miss’s zone.
- A 14-0 run flipped a four-point margin, fueling a 54-point half as Miami shot 57% after the break with a 30–12 paint advantage.
- Tre Donaldson produced 12 points and 11 assists, while Ernest Udeh Jr. contributed nine points and 10 rebounds.
- Miami moved to 8-2 overall and 6-0 at home; Southern Miss dropped to 5-4 with Tylik Weeks and Djahi Binet scoring 12, and Miami hosts Louisiana Monroe on Dec. 13.