Game 9 • South Alabama Jaguars vs. Southern Jaguars
December 11, 2017 • 7:05 p.m. (C.T.) • Mitchell Center • Mobile, Ala.

THE COACHES
South Alabama
Terry Fowler (Lane [Tenn.], 1986)
Record at USA: 44-82 (5th year)
Overall Record: 251-260 (18th year)

Southern
Sandy Pugh
(Northwestern State)
Has coached at Southern for 18 years and 23 years total as a head coach.
 
LAST GAME
South Alabama lost at Ole Miss 66-59.

NEXT GAME
The Jaguars host Central Arkansas on Saturday. The matchup is scheduled for a 1:05 start.

ON THE AIR
On the web: http://usajaguars.com/watch/?Live=1007&type=Archive
On the air: 99.5 FM The Jag; JT Crabtree on play-by play
Live stats: http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=196088

 
RANKINGS (Through Dec. 9)
USA: #62 RPI
SOUTHERN: #250 RPI

THE SERIES
USA is 15-4 all-time against Southern and won last year's matchup.
 
OPENING TIP
- South Alabama is starting a five-game homestand to end December.
- The Jaguars had a three game-road winning streak snapped at Ole Miss, 66-59.
- South Alabama 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 had four-double digit scorers against Southern Mississippi, the only time this season.
- USA has had five 20 or more point scoring efforts this season. Ellis has had three including a career-high 24 points against Southern Mississippi.
- The same starting-five has been used in all eight games.
- Ellis has four double-doubles this season and has led South Alabama in scoring in seven of the eight games.
- Ellis has had double-digit points in seven games, while recording double-digit rebounds in four.
- Savannah Jones has scored in double-digits five times this season, while Shaforia Kines, Erin Autio.
- Genesis Perrymond has had three-consecutive games with at least 10 points.
-  Perrymond's 14 points against Jacksonville was a season high for the senior guard.
- South Alabama has six scorers averaging seven or more points per contest, Ellis (16.0), Jones (13.3), Perrymond (8.8), Kines (7.5), Antoinette Lewis (7.4), and Erin Autio (7.1).
- USA has had three players record three blocks in a game this season, Ellis four-times, Lewis twice and LaNeetra Guillory once.
- USA is shooting 40.4 percent from the including 34.6 percent from the three-point arc this season.
- Ellis needs 92 more points to reach 1,000 for her career.
- Ellis has 250 blocks for her career and is second all-time in Sun Belt Conference history. She needs 30 blocks to become the all-time leader in SBC history.
- South Alabama is 1-2 in games decided by single digits.
- USA is 1-3 when scoring fewer than 60 points.
- South Alabama has been outrebounded three times this season, losing each time.
- The Jags have only trailed at halftime three-times this season, at North Carolina State (Nov. 19), at home against Jacksonville (Dec. 3), and at Ole Miss (12/9).
- USA is 3-2 on the road and 2-1 at home.
- The second quarter has been a weak spot for South Alabama as four of its five lowest scoring quarters have come in the second period.
- Southern is 1-4 this season.
- SU has two players averaging double-digits.
- Southern allows opponents to shot 42.2 percent from the field.
- SU have played four Power 5 conference teams in their first five games.
- Southern is stingy with the ball turning it over just 13.8 times per contest.
- SU has been out rebounded by a 7.0 margin.

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