Game 16 • South Alabama Jaguars (10-5) (0-2) vs. Georgia State Panthers (6-6) (0-1)
January 13, 2022 • 8 p.m. (CST) • Mitchell Center • Mobile, Ala.
 
THE COACHES
South Alabama
Richie Riley (Eastern Kentucky, 2005)
Record at USA: 64-44 (4th year)
Overall Record: 99-72 (6th year)
Record vs. Georgia State: 1-6
 
Georgia State           
Rob Lanier (St. Bonaventure, 1990)
Record at Georgia State: 41-25 (3rd year)
Overall Record: 99-95 (7th year)
Record vs. South Alabama: 4-1

LAST GAME
South Alabama fell to App State 72-64. Georgia State lost 70-63 to UTA.

NEXT GAME
USA will host Georgia Southern on Saturday at 4 p.m. (CST) at the Mitchell Center.
 
ON THE AIR
Radio: Sports Talk 99.5: J.T. Crabtree (pxp) Joe McNulty (color)
Web: http://sportstalk995.iheart.com/listen (audio)
ESPN2 (Internet Streaming): Jordan Bernfield (pxp) David Padgett (analyst)

RANKINGS
USA: #145 Sagarin, NET #133
Georgia State: #205 Sagarin, NET #262

THE SERIES
Georgia State leads the all-time series 19-16.

NOTES
- South Alabama's 10 wins are the most entering conference play since the 1985-86 team won 10 games.
 
- The Jaguars are 7-1 at home at the Mitchell Center this season.
 
- USA has already had an eight-game winning streak this season. Dating back to 2019-20, South Alabama has had an eight-game winning each year.
 
- With a win on Thursday, Richie Riley will reach 100 wins for his career.
 
- The Jaguars have forced at least 10 turnovers in every game this season.
 
- South is 5-0 this season when shooting 50 percent or higher from the floor for the game.
 
- South is ranked 63rd in the NCAA in scoring defense, giving up just 63.6 points per game.
 
-The Jags lead the Sun Belt with 5.4 blocked shots per game.
 
-USA is ranked in the top 3 of the Sun Belt in scoring defense, scoring offense (75.1), scoring margin (11.5), turnover margin (3.9), blocked shots per game and turnovers forced (16.73).
 
-South Alabama features two of the top seven scorers in the Sun Belt. Charles Manning Jr. leads the conference with 17.2 points per game and Jay Jay Chandler is seventh, averaging 15.5 per game.
 
-Chandler has scored in double figures in 12 consecutive games and scored a career-high 23 points at Tarleton. Against App State, Chandler had a team-high 19 points in the loss.
 
- Kayo Goncalves ranks fifth in the Sun Belt with 32 three-pointers this season. After scoring nine points against App State, Goncalves eclipsed the 1,000-point mark for his NCAA career. Out of the 1,001 points scored in his career, 750 have come from beyond the arc.
 
- Marshall Kearing tied a career-best with 14 points on 6-of-8 shooting against App State. Kearing also pulled down seven rebounds and had a career-high four blocks in 33 minutes.
 
- Freshman Alex Anderson has scored in double figures in six of the last seven contests.
 
- Over his past six games, Javon Franklin is shooting 38-of-48 (79.1 percent) from the field.
 
Fans in attendance will be required to supply and wear masks to gain entry into the arena as well as when they are not able to socially distance from other individuals, and pregame and halftime access to the John Counts Room will not be available.  People who would like to disperse and practice social distancing will be able to move to seats in the upper level if desired.

A limited number of masks will be available upon entry at the Mitchell Center if needed.
 
For more information about South Alabama athletics, check back with www.usajaguars.com, and follow the Jaguars at www.twitter.com/WeAreSouth_JAGS. Season tickets for all Jaguar athletic events can be purchased by calling (251) 461-1USA (1872).

Join the South Circle, the unrestricted giving option of the University of South Alabama Athletics.  Contributions to the South Circle directly support all 17 sports in addition to various support programming. For more information on how you can join visit: http://jaguarathleticfund.com/give

—USA—