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Men's Championship Central
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Women's Championship Central
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MOBILE, Ala. – Following the completion of the regular season on Saturday, the University of South Alabama men's and women's basketball teams will move on to the Sun Belt Conference Tournament in New Orleans, La., starting Tuesday.
The South Alabama women earned the No. 5 seed after finishing the regular season with an overall record of 18-11 and an SBC mark of 11-7, tying for the program record in conference wins set in 2002-03. They will face the 12th seeded ULM Warhawks on Tuesday at 2 p.m.
The USA men enter the tournament as the 10th seed after concluding the season with a 14-17 record, 7-11 in conference play, and will face the seventh-seeded Troy Trojans at 5 p.m. on Wednesday.
The Jag women took both meetings from ULM, defeating them on the road 67-60 on Jan. 27 and taking the meeting at the Mitchell Center by a 72-55 margin on Feb. 22. In the road matchup,
Savannah Jones went 6-of-7 from behind-the-arc, setting a career-high for made threes and tying for fourth most made in a game in program history.
Chyna Ellis recorded her 10th double-double of the season in home win at the Mitchell Center with 15 points and 10 rebounds.
South Alabama enters the conference tournament winning three of its last four. The winner of the USA-ULM matchup will face four-seed Troy at 2 p.m. on Thursday.
The Jaguars and Trojans met twice this with Troy taking both matchups, 79-64 in Mobile on Jan. 13 and 80-63 on Feb. 3 in Troy. The two schools will be facing off in the tournament for the fourth time, but first since 2012. USA is 2-1 vs. Troy in postseason play.
Second-seeded Georgia State awaits the winner on Friday at 5 p.m.
Fans can purchase an all-tournament pass for $120 or single session (two games) for $15 from the South Alabama ticket office. Click here for women's ticket information and click here for men's ticket information. Students of Sun Belt institutions are admitted free with valid school ID.
For more information about South Alabama athletics, check back with www.usajaguars.com, and follow the Jaguars at www.twitter.com/USAJaguarSports. Season tickets for all Jaguar athletic events can be purchased by calling (251) 461-1USA (1872).
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