Game 11 • South Alabama Jaguars vs UAB Blazer
December 21, 2017 • 1:05 p.m. (C.T.) • Mitchell Center • Mobile, Ala.

THE COACHES
South Alabama
Terry Fowler (Lane [Tenn.], 1986)
Record at USA: 46-82 (5th year)
Overall Record: 253-260 (18th year)

UAB
Randy Norton
(Iowa, '86)
Record at UAB: 72-61 (5)
Overall: 72-61 (5)
 
LAST GAME
South Alabama dominated Central Arkansas, 64-43, behind Savannah Jones' 20-point night.

NEXT GAME
The Jaguars kickoff Sun Belt Conference play after the Christmas break against Georgia State. Opening tip is scheduled for 5:05 p.m. on Dec. 29.

ON THE AIR
On the web: http://usajaguars.com/watch/?Live=1009&type=Archive
On the air: http://usajaguars.com/watch/?Live=1020&type=Archive; pbp JT Crabtree, color Jennifer Towne
Live stats: http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=196090
 
RANKINGS (Games played through Dec. 13)
USA: #92 RPI
UAB: #198 RPI

THE SERIES
This will be the 43rd meeting and the Blazers have taken the last three contests.
 
OPENING TIP
- The Jaguars dominated Central Arkansas, 66-43, in a victory at the Mitchell Center.
- Savannah Jones led the way for the Jags against the Sugar Bears with a team-high 20 points and 6 rebounds. It was her second time scoring 20 points in a game this season.
- Genesis Perrymond recorded a career-high 9 assists in the contest, while Chyna Ellis collected six blocks, the most by a Jag this season.
- 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 had four-double digit scorers against Southern Mississippi, the only time this season.
- 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.
- The same starting-five has been used in all eight games.
- Ellis has led South Alabama in scoring in eight of the 10 games.
- The senior center has five double-doubles this season, including three in the last five games.
- Ellis has had double-digit points in nine games, while recording double-digit rebounds in four.
- Savannah Jones has scored in double-digits seven times this season, while Shaforia Kines and Erin Autio have two 10 or more point games each.
-  Perrymond's 14 points against Jacksonville was a season high for the senior guard.
- South Alabama has five scorers averaging seven or more points per contest, Ellis (16.2), Jones (14.1), Perrymond (7.7), Kines (7.7) and Antoinette Lewis (7.0).
- 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 41.6 percent from the including 36.1 percent from the three-point arc this season.
- Ellis needs 58 more points to reach 1,000 for her career.
- Ellis has 258 blocks for her career and is second all-time in Sun Belt Conference history. She needs 22 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 five of their seven games by double digits, including four by 20 or more points.
- South Alabama has four players shooting better than 40 percent on three-pointers, Erin Autio (50.0), Ellis (42.3), Jones (41.5) and Kines (40.7)
- 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 three-times this season, at North Carolina State (Nov. 19), at home against Jacksonville (Dec. 3), and at Ole Miss (12/9).
- USA is 4-2 on the road and 4-1 at home.
- USA is 6-0 when finishing tied or having outrebounded its opponent.
- When scoring 60 or more points, South Alabama is 6-0.
- 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.- UAB is 8-2 this season.
- The Blazers outscore their opponents by an average of 14.9 points per game.
- UAB has three student-athletes averaging more than 10 points per contest, Rachael Childress (13.9), Deanna Kuzmanic (13.3) and Miyah Barnes (11.6).
- The Blazers force their opponents into 0.5 more turnovers per contest.
- Kuzmanic also leads the team in steals.
- Angela Vendrell leads the Blazers in rebounds per game (6.5) and blocks (9).
- UAB shoots 46.1 percent from the field and 41.5 percent on three-point attempts.
- The Blazers were on a five-game winning streak before falling to Memphis on Dec. 9.

THEY SAID IT
Head Coach Terry Fowler
On the last game against Central Arkansas: "We played well and we have to carry it over. For us to play like we did without Shay [Kines] was great for us and it was a confidence booster. Practice has been good this week and we have to keep it going."
 
Looking at UAB: "Coach Norton does a great job and they are well coached. They play with fast-tempo, they shoot the ball really well, especially from outside, and they mix up their defenses. We are going to have to be ready to play. The kids have to focus on this game before going home for Christmas."
 
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