Game 21 • South Alabama Jaguars (15-5) (5-2) at Troy Trojans (13-7) (4-3)
January 29, 2022 • 6 p.m. (CST) • Trojan Arena • Troy, Ala.
 
THE COACHES

South Alabama        
Richie Riley (Eastern Kentucky, 2005)
Record at USA: 69-44 (4th year)
Overall Record: 104-72 (6th year)
Record vs. Troy: 7-0
 
Troy          
Scott Cross (UTA, 1998)
Record at Troy: 33-46 (3rd year)
Overall Record: 225-162 (12th year)
Record vs. South Alabama: 0-5

LAST GAME
The two teams played each other on Thursday night. South Alabama defeated Troy 82-63 at the Mitchell Center.

NEXT GAME
USA travels to take on Georgia Southern on Thursday at 6 p.m. (CST).
 
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RANKINGS
USA: #129 Sagarin, NET #113
Troy #210 Sagarin, NET #182

THE SERIES
Overall: USA leads the series 28-11
Longest USA streak: 7
Longest Troy streak: 3
Current Streak: USA - 7
First Meeting: 12/14/93, 109-95 W
Last Meeting: 1/27/22, 82-63 W

NOTES
- South has won seven straight games against Troy, the longest streak by either team in series history. The Jaguars are 12-4 all-time against the Trojans on the road.
 
- South's 82-63 win was the second largest margin of victory over Troy in school history. The largest margin of victory was a 70-43 win on Dec. 19, 1995.

- South Alabama went 21-for-26 (80.8 percent) from the charity stripe vs. Troy on Thursday. The 21 made free throws were a season-high figure.
 
- With the win vs. Troy, South Alabama is off to its best start since the 2007-08 team started 15-3.
 
- USA shot 51.9 percent from the field on Thursday night against Troy. South Alabama is now 6-0 this season when shooting over 50 percent for the game.
 
- The Jaguars have won five straight Sun Belt games and are in second place in the Sun Belt with a 5-2 record, trailing App State at 7-2.
 
- The Jaguars improved to 11-1 this season when scoring at least 70 points.
 
- USA is ranked 113th in the NET, the highest ranking among Sun Belt teams.
 
- South Alabama features two of the top five scorers in the Sun Belt. Charles Manning Jr. is second with 17.8 points per game and Jay Jay Chandler is fifth, averaging 15.8 per game.
 
-Chandler posted a career-high 26 points on 8-for-12 shooting in the win over Troy and eclipsed the 1,000-point mark in the win. He has scored 20 or more points in seven games and has scored at least 10 points in 18 consecutive contests.
 
- Chandler is shooting 17-for-24 (70.8 percent) from the field and 5-for-7 (71.4 percent) from beyond the arc over the past two contests.
 
- Manning Jr. has scored 20 points or more in nine games this season. He has led the Jags in scoring in 11 contests this year. The Jags are 7-2 when Manning Jr. scores 20 or more.
 
- Javon Franklin has scored 10 or more points in seven straight games. Franklin is averaging 15.5 points per game and 9.2 rebounds in Sun Belt action.
 
- 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. In his three games back from injury, Jones is averaging 7.3 points, 2.3 rebounds and 3.0 assists.
 
- Kayo Goncalves is ranked fourth in the Sun Belt with 44 made three-pointers. Goncalves is shooting 10-for-21 (47.6 percent) from beyond the arc over the last four games.
 
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