Game 19 • South Alabama Jaguars (13-5) (3-2) at ULM Warhawks (10-9) (2-5)
January 22, 2022 • 2 p.m. (CST) • Fant-Ewing Coliseum • Monroe, La.
 
THE COACHES
South Alabama        
Richie Riley (Eastern Kentucky, 2005)
Record at USA: 67-44 (4th year)
Overall Record: 102-72 (6th year)
Record vs. ULM 3-1
 
ULM         
Keith Richard (ULM, 1982)
Record at ULM: 138-222 (12th year)
Overall Record: 288-339 (21st year)
Record vs. South Alabama: 11-7

LAST GAME
South Alabama won at Louisiana 77-70 on Thursday night. ULM fell to Troy at home 73-65.

NEXT GAME
USA returns home to take on Troy on Thursday at 7 p.m. (CST) at the Mitchell Center.
 
ON THE AIR
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RANKINGS
USA: #141 Sagarin, NET #128
ULM: #260 Sagarin, NET #252

THE SERIES
Overall: Series is tied 14-14
Longest USA streak: 6
Longest ULM streak: 7
Current Streak: USA - 2
First Meeting: 2/6/75, 89-74 W
Last Meeting: 3/5/21, 80-72 W

NOTES
- USA has won three out of the last four matchups with the Warhawks.
 
- South won last year's meeting against ULM 80-72 in the first round of the Sun Belt Tournament.
 
- The 13-5 start is the best for the Jags since the 2007-08 team started 13-3.
 
- The Jaguars set several season-highs on offense at Louisiana on Thursday. South Alabama shot 75 percent (21-28) in the second half. The last time South Alabama shot 70 percent or better in a half was an 81 percent effort on Feb. 20, 2020, against Appalachian State.
 
- The Jags finished a perfect 6-for-6 on three-pointers in the second half. The Jaguars dished out a season-best 18 assists and the 57 points in the second half were a season-high for any half.
 
- After forcing the Ragin' Cajuns to turn the ball over 15 times, South Alabama improved to 9-2 on the season when the opponent has more turnovers than the Jags.
 
- With the 77-70 win over Louisiana, USA improved to 10-1 this season when scoring 70 or more points.
 
- South Alabama limited Georgia Southern to 20 points in the first half on Saturday. The 20 points were the fewest allowed to an NCAA Division I opponent this season.
 
- The Jags lead the Sun Belt with 5.3 blocked shots per game and ranks 24th nationally in blocks per game.
 
- USA is ranked in the top 3 of the Sun Belt in scoring defense (64.2), scoring margin (10.8), turnover margin (3.1), blocked shots per game, free throw attempts (334) and free throws made (231)
 
- South Alabama features two of the top eight scorers in the Sun Belt. Charles Manning Jr. leads the conference with 17.6 points per game and Jay Jay Chandler is eighth, averaging 14.9 per game.
 
- Chandler has scored 10 or more points in 16 consecutive games.
 
- Manning Jr. has scored at least 20 points in eight games this season and has led the Jags in scoring in 11 contests this year.
 
- After posting 14 points and five rebounds at Louisiana, Javon Franklin is averaging 17.3 points per game and 10.5 rebounds per game in Sun Belt play. Franklin has scored at least 14 points in eight of the last nine games.
 
- Tyrell Jones saw his first action at Louisiana since an injury at Wichita State earlier in the season. Jones posted nine points, five rebounds and a career-high five assists in 27 minutes.
 
- Kayo Goncalves is ranked fourth in the Sun Belt with 40 made three-pointers. Goncalves has made at least three three-pointers in eight games this season.
 
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