Game 13 • South Alabama Jaguars (8-4, 1-0) vs Georgia Southern Eagles (3-9, 0-1)
December 31, 2017 • 1:05 p.m. (C.T.) • Mitchell Center • Mobile, Ala.

THE COACHES
South Alabama
Terry Fowler (Lane [Tenn.], 1986)
Record at USA: 47-83 (5th year)
Overall Record: 254-261 (18th year)

Georgia Southern
Kip Drown
(SW Missouri State, '77)
Record at Georgia State: 28-43 (3)
Overall: 486-394 (29)
 
LAST GAME
South Alabama kicked off Sun Belt Conference play with a win over Georgia State, 88-52, at the Mitchell Center on Friday.

NEXT GAME
The Jaguars go on the road for the first time since Dec. 9 when they take on Texas State on Thursday. Opening tip is scheduled for 5:30 p.m.

ON THE AIR
On the web: http://usajaguars.com/watch/?Live=1011&type=Archive
On the air: https://www.iheart.com/live/995-the-jag-mobile-7117/; 99.5 FM The Jag, pbp JT Crabtree
Live stats: http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=196092
 
RANKINGS (Games played through Dec. 29)
USA: #102 RPI
GEORGIA SOUTHERN: #323 RPI

THE SERIES
This will be the 14th meeting between the programs. The two teams have split their pair of meetings the last three seasons.
 
OPENING TIP
- The Jaguars started Sun Belt Conference play with a victory at home over Georgia State, 88-52.
- The 88 points scored against the Panthers is scored by the Jags this season and the second-time they've score more than 80 this season, last at North Carolina on Nov. 19.
- India Hall tied a career-high with 10 points, while Savannah Jones dropped a game-high 15.
- The Jags' seven non-conference wins are the most since the 2012-13 season when they won seven.
- Perrymond recorded a career-high 9 assists in the contest, while Chyna Ellis collected six blocks, the most by a Jag this season, when they faced Central Arkansas.
- USA shot a season-best 51.1 percent from the field and 52.9 percent from beyond the arc in the contest against UCA.
- The Jags capped off November with an .833 winning percentage, their best winning percentage in November since the 2008-09 season.
- USA had its first four game-win streak since 2015-16.
- The Jags have had four-double digit scorers twice this season, at Southern Miss and at home against Georgia State.
- South Alabama has had at least two players score 10 or more point per game in every contest except for one.
- USA has had six 20 or more point scoring efforts this season. Ellis has had three including a career-high 24 points against Southern Mississippi.
- Ellis has led South Alabama in scoring in eight games.
- The senior center has five double-doubles this season.
- Ellis has had double-digit points in 10 games, while recording double-digit rebounds in four.
- Savannah Jones has scored in double-digits eight times this season, while Erin Autio has done so three times.
-  Perrymond's 14 points against UAB tied a season-high for the senior guard.
- South Alabama has five scorers averaging seven or more points per contest, Ellis (15.1), Jones (13.6), Kines (8.1), Perrymond (8.0) and Antoinette Lewis (7.3).
- USA has had three players record three blocks in a game this season, Ellis five-times, Lewis twice and LaNeetra Guillory once.
- USA is shooting 42.2 percent from the including 35.2 percent from the three-point arc this season.
- Ellis needs 39 more points to reach 1,000 for her career.
- Ellis has 262 blocks for her career and is second all-time in Sun Belt Conference history. She needs 18 blocks to become the all-time leader in SBC history.
- South Alabama is 2-2 in games decided by single digits.
- The Jags have won six of their eight games by double digits, including five by 20 or more points.
- USA is 1-3 when scoring fewer than 60 points.
- South Alabama has been outrebounded four times this season and won its first contest in this situation against Central Arkansas.
- The Jags have only trailed at halftime four-times this season, at North Carolina State (Nov. 19), at home against Jacksonville (Dec. 3), at Ole Miss (12/9), and at home against UAB (Dec. 21), and are 0-4 when trailing at halftime.
- USA is 3-2 on the road and 5-2 at home.
- USA is 7-0 when finishing tied or having outrebounded its opponent.
- When scoring 60 or more points, South Alabama is 7-1.
- The Jags turned the ball over 31 times against Southern, the most at home since USA turned it over 32 times against Louisiana Tech on Feb. 2, 2000.
- Georgia Southern is 3-9 this season.
- The Eagles dropped their SBC opener at Troy.
- Georgia Southern does not have a player averaging double-digit points this season, Nakol Franks and Sierra Butler are leading the team averaging 8.3 per contest.
- Butler is also tied for the team lead in blocks with 11.
- The Eagles shoot below 30 percent on three-point attempts.
- Georgia Southern gives up just over 67 points per game this season.
 
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