MOBILE, Ala. | The South Alabama men's basketball team (3-4) will continue their stretch of seven straight games away from the Mitchell Center on Wednesday when they take on Florida Atlantic (5-1) at the Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena in Boca Raton, Fla.
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The Jaguars participated in the Hostilo Hoops Community Classic in Savannah, Ga. over the holiday weekend. The Jags won 2-of-3 matchups, and
Isaiah Moore was named to the all-tournament team.
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The Owls' lone loss of the season so far came at the hands of Ole Miss in their second game of the season.
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GAME INFORMATION
Tip-off: 6:00 p.m. CST
Site: Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena | Boca Raton, Fla.
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PREVIOUS GAME
South beat Robert Morris, 84-70, in their final game of the Hostilo Hoops Community Classic. FAU earned their fifth win of the season by beating Albany on the road, 73-56.
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THE SERIES
South Alabama leads the overall series between the two teams, 12-4. The Jaguars' lone win came on January 22, 1972 when they beat the Sooners 75-72.
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NOTES
- The Jaguars and the Owls were both in the Sun Belt Conference from 2007–2013.
- The Owls are ranked #73 in KenPom. South Alabama is sitting at #168.
- The win against Robert Morris was the first time two Jaguars have scored 20+ points in the same game this season (Moore & Samuel).
- Kevin Samuel is the Division I active career leader in rebounds with 1,114.
- Samuel is #84 on the list of all-time career rebounding leaders. He is 13 away from tying Hank Gathers at #75 and 57 rebounds away from matching Paul Milsap and entering the top-50.
- Moore is second in the Sun Belt in both scoring and assists per game, sitting a tenth of a point behind the leader in each category.
- Moore has led the Jaguars in scoring in six straight games, reaching the 20-point threshold in four of those instances.
- In the game against New Mexico, Isaiah Moore recorded 13 assists, tied for fourth-most in program history for a single game. It was also the first time a South Alabama player has recorded 10+ assists since 11/19/18.
- Samuel is averaging 2.1 blocks per game, good for third among Sun Belt players.
- He has 317 career blocked shots, which is second-highest among active players (KC Ndefo, 318).
- The Jags are averaging 72.6 points per game.
- Owen White started his 100th career game against Alabama. He joined Kevin Samuel as the only two players on the roster to have 100+ career starts.
- White is one of 17 Division I college basketball players who are married.
- South was picked to finish third in the Sun Belt preseason poll. The Jags finished fifth in the conference last year with a 9-7 record.Â
- The Jaguars placed two players on the Preseason All-Sun Belt teams. Kevin Samuel was named to the first-team, and Greg Parham II was voted to the second-team.
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