Game Notes
Game 6 • South Alabama Jaguars (2-3) at Alabama Crimson Tide (3-3)
Dec. 1, 2010 • 7:30 p.m. • Coleman Coliseum (15,383) • Tuscaloosa, Ala.
THE COACHES
South Alabama
Ronnie Arrow (Southwest Texas State, 1969)
Record at USA: 179-131 (12th year)
Overall Record: 313-222 (20th year)
Record vs. Alabama: 1-1
Alabama
Anthony Grant (Dayton, 1987)
Record at Alabama: 20-18 (2nd year)
Overall Record: 94-43 (5th year)
LAST GAME
South Alabama allowed 12 3-pointers in an 80-65 loss to LSU on Sunday. Alabama sailed past Alabama A&M 76-50 on Saturday.
NEXT GAME
The Jaguars stay on the road, traveling to Louisville Saturday for a 1 p.m. Eastern start. The Crimson Tide play at No. 8 Purdue Saturday.
ON THE AIR
Radio: 105.5 WNSP; Lee Shirvanian (pxp)
On the web: www.wnsp.com (audio)
RANKINGS (Through Nov. 29)
USA: #234 RPI (KenPom), #234 Sagarin
UA: #65 RPI (KenPom), #162 Sagarin
THE SERIES
Tied 1-1.
Current win streak: Alabama, 1
Last meeting: Alabama 59, USA 45 (12/12/98)
USA’s last win at Coleman Coliseum: N/A
Alabama’s last win at Coleman Coliseum: N/A
USA’s record at Coleman Coliseum: 0-0
USA’s record on the road: 0-0
USA’s away streak: None
Series Notes: This is only the third-ever meeting of the two schools and the first at an on-campus facility… USA and Alabama have not faced off since the 1998-99 season… The first matchup came in the 1989 NCAA Tournament, an 86-84 South Alabama win in Atlanta… The second came in Birmingham at the Arby’s Hardwood Classic, an Alabama 59-45 victory.
OPENING TIP
Wednesday’s game will be the 1,200th official game in the program’s history. USA is 694-505 in 44 seasons.
South Alabama has won its last two road games against SEC opponents, defeating Arkansas 74-61 and No. 18 Florida 67-66 last season.
USA is 11-36 all-time against current members of the SEC.
South Alabama last played SEC teams in back-to-back games in December 2006. That team actually played three straight SEC schools and went 0-3.
The two in-state rivals have met just twice and not since 1998. South Alabama’s only victory came in the 1989 NCAA Tournament in Atlanta when the Jags rallied from a 19-point deficit to knock off the Tide. Wednesday is the first game on either school’s home floor.
The Jaguars are averaging 76.0 points per game at home (2-1 record) and only 58.0 ppg on the road (0-2 record).
A loss would give USA a 2-4 record for the first time since the 2004-05 campaign.
South Alabama has outshot and outrebounded its opponent in each of its two wins and lost both battles in its three losses.
P.J. Reyes set a new career high in scoring Sunday with 12 points, all in the second half. He shot 3-of-4 from 3-point land and 3-of-4 from the line.
The Jags committed a season-low nine turnovers vs. LSU. USA ranks third in the Sun Belt in forcing turnovers (16.4 pg) and fourth in steals (7.8 pg). Martino Brock is tied for fifth individually in steals with 2.0 per contest.
