Game 4 • South Alabama Jaguars vs. New Orleans Privateers
November 24, 2017 • 7:05 p.m. (C.T.) • Mitchell Center (10,000) • Mobile, Ala.

THE COACHES
South Alabama
Terry Fowler (Lane [Tenn.], 1986)
Record at USA: 41-80 (5th year)
Overall Record: 247-257 (19th year)

Keeshawn Davenport
(New Orleans, '01) 
at New Orleans: 34-134 (7)
Overall: 34-134 (7)

LAST GAME
South Alabama took down North Carolina 85-84 on the road. This was the first time the Jags beat an ACC opponent since 1987.

NEXT GAME
The Jaguars travel to Montgomery to take on Alabama State on Tuesday. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.

ON THE AIR
On the web: http://usajaguars.com/watch/?Live=1005&type=Archive
Listen: https://www.iheart.com/live/995-the-jag-mobile-7117/; 99.5 FM The Jag, J.T. Crabtree
Live Stats: http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=196086
 
RANKINGS (Through end of 2016-17 season)
USA: #229 RPI
NC STATE: #236 RPI

THE SERIES
This will be the 49th meeting between the two programs. The Jags trail in the all-time series, but have won 9-of-the-last-10.
 
OPENING TIP
- The Jaguars won their previous game against North Carolina, 85-84, in Chapel Hill, N.C. The win marked the program's first over an ACC opponent since 1987 against Clemson.
- USA had a season-high three double-digit scorers against the Tar Heels.
- South Alabama has two student-athletes averaging 16 or more points per game, Chyna Ellis (16.0) and Savannah Jones (17.3).
- Jones has recorded a career-high in points twice this season, including a 22-point effort against North Carolina. Jones scored 14 of those points in the first quarter while shooting 5-of-5 from the field.
- Ellis recorded a 23-point effort for a career-high against UNC. Ellis is just four rebounds away from cracking the top-10 in program history and is only 41 blocks away from becoming the all-time leader in Sun-Belt Conference history.
- Jones and Ellis have had double-digit scoring nights in all three games with each having a 20-point night against North Carolina.
- Shaforia Kines is averaging 9.7 points per game and scored a career-high 17 points shooting 7-of-14 from the field against UNC. The sophomore guard also recorded a career-high seven assists in the victory over the Tar Heels.
- Freshman Antoinette Lewis is averaging 7.3 points per game in just over 21 minutes of action per game. Lewis had seven rebounds against the Tar Heels and assisted on the game-winning shot against UNC.
- New Orleans has won one of its four games this season.
- Randi Brown is the nation's returning leading scorer and is averaging 23.3 points per game this season.
- The Privateers have one other scorer averaging double-digit points this season, Shania Woods (10.0)
- UNO's opponents are shooting .430 from the field and the Privateers are getting outrebounded by just over 12 per game.
 
THEY SAID IT
Head Coach Terry Fowler
On last weekend: "Going into the trip, we knew it would show a lot about our team regardless of the outcomes. At the same time, the results would not define our season. The win at North Carolina is a great confidence booster and gives us some momentum going forward, but we also have some areas where we need to improve."
 
On what he expects to see from UNO: "New Orleans is led by the nation's returning leading scorer Randi Brown. They play extremely hard and are well coached. They are also athletic and play tough man defense and mix some full court pressure in too."
 
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