Griffin leads Southern Miss over Middle Tennessee 77-70

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) — Tyree Griffin had six of his 21 points in the final 2½ minutes to help Southern Miss hold off Middle Tennessee 77-70, handing the Blue Raiders their 12th consecutive loss on Thursday night.
The Golden Eagles (9-7, 1-3 Conference USA) led by 16 after an 11-0 run early in the second half, but the Blue Raiders (3-13, 0-3) closed the deficit to 65-59 on Donovan Sims’ 3-pointer with 2:54 left. Griffin answered with a pair of free throws and Kevin Holland&r