Game 29 • South Alabama Jaguars (17-11, 10-7) at Georgia State (8-20, 4-13)
March 3, 2018 • 11:00 a.m. (C.T.) • GSU Sports Arena • Atlanta, Ga.

THE COACHES
South Alabama
Terry Fowler (Lane [Tenn.], 1986)
Record at USA: 56-90 (5th year)
Overall Record: 263-268 (18th year)

Georgia State
Sharon Baldwin
(Georgia, '91)
Record at Georgia State: 88-149 (8)
Overall Record: 283-291 (18)
 
LAST GAME.
South Alabama took down Georgia Southern in overtime, 81-74.

NEXT GAME
The Jags will begin the SBC Tournament in New Orleans on March 6 against an opponent that is to be determined.

ON THE AIR
On the web: http://www.espn.com/watch/_/id/3303700/south-alabama-vs-georgia-state-w-basketball
On the air: https://www.iheart.com/live/995-the-jag-mobile-7117/; 99.5 FM The Jag, pbp JT Crabtree
Live Stats: http://www.georgiastatesports.com/liveStats/v2/basketball/index.dbml?GAME_STAT_ID=3158635&db_oem_id=12700

RANKINGS (Games played through Mar. 1)
USA: #166 RPI
GSU: #301 RPI

THE SERIES
The Jags lead the all-time series 7-6.
 
OPENING TIP
- The Jags took down Georgia Southern 81-74 on the road on Saturday.
- USA had four scorers in double-digits, led by 23 points from Shaforia Kines and 20 points and 10 rebounds from Chyna Ellis.
- Lewis was named SBC player of the week on Feb. 26 by the
- South Alabama is one win away from the 600th in program history.
- Against Coastal Carolina (Jan. 18), Chyna Ellis' 10 rejections were a career-high and is now the individual record for a women's basketball player at the Mitchell Center.
- Since Ellis has been at South Alabama, the Jaguars have had 686 blocks. The team only had 697 blocks the previous nine seasons combined.
- South Alabama is 7-6 on the road and 10-5 at home this season.
- South Alabama received a vote in the USA Today Top 25 Coaches' Poll during week 9 of the poll, marking the first time since the 2008-09 season the Jags have received a vote in the poll.
- Genesis Perrymond recorded a career-high 9 assists, the most by a Jag this season, when they faced Central Arkansas.
- South Alabama has had at least two players score 10 or more point per game in every contest except for one.
- USA has had 12 20 or more point scoring efforts this season. Ellis has had seven, including a career-high 24 points against Southern Mississippi.
- Ellis has 11 double-doubles this season and Antoinette Lewis has two.
- Ellis has had double-digit points in 21 games, while recording double-digit rebounds in 11.
- Jones has scored in double-digits 17 times this season, while Shaforia Kines has nine, Lewis seven, Genesis Perrymond and Erin Autio have scored double-figures in six games.
- South Alabama has four scorers averaging eight or more points per contest, Ellis (13.7), Jones (12.1), Shaforia Kines (8.9), Lewis (8.5).
- USA has had three players record three blocks in a game this season, Ellis 17 times, Lewis and LaNeetra Guillory four times.
- Jones has made 52 three-pointers this season, the second-most by a freshman in program history, and is in the top-10 for freshman scoring in a season with 326 points.
- Lewis has the sixth most blocks by a freshman in a season with 31.
- Ellis became the 19th women's basketball player in program history reach 1,000 points earlier this season.
- Ellis has 323 blocks for her career and is in the top-10 for blocks for a season during all four-years of her career at South Alabama. No other player has done that in any category in program history.
- South Alabama is 6-4 in games decided by single digits.
- The Jags have won 11 of their 17 games by double digits, including six by 20 or more points.
- USA is 12-0 when outrebounding its opponent.
- When scoring 70 or more, South Alabama is 10-1.
- The Jags have only given up a halftime or third-quarter lead three-times this season.
- Georgia State is 8-20, including 4-13 in conference play.
- The Panthers are coming off a win on Thursday over Troy.
- GSU's leading scorer is Kierra Henry with 13.8 per contest.
- Georgia State has been outscored by an average of 6.8 per contest.
 
THEY SAID IT
Head Coach Terry Fowler
On the team getting confidence back in an overtime win: "I mean just think about it, our last couple of ballgames have been close ballgames and we were able to get one of those. We talk a lot about winning three possession games and this was one of them. It was good to get one and we need to take this into Georgia State."
 
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