MOBILE, Ala. | South Alabama men's basketball (5-6) took care of business against cross-town foe Spring Hill College (6-5, 3-3), 82-53, at the Mitchell Center Monday night.
 
The Jaguars were led by Greg Parham II, who scored all of his 18 points in the first half, shooting 4-of-5 from beyond the arc. Parham was joined in double figures by four other Jags. Tyrell Jones scored 10 points, adding six rebounds and two steals.
 
Kevin Samuel recorded his third double-double of the season as he contributed 12 points and 12 rebounds. Isaiah Moore scored 14 points on 7-of-9 shooting, and Jamar Franklin added 14 points off the bench.
 
GAME FACTS (HOW IT HAPPENED)

• The Jags jumped to a 12-4 lead after four minutes of play after three quick Kevin Samuel buckets and two Greg Parham threes.
• A made jumper by Isaiah Moore and a three-minute scoring drought by Spring Hill extended the Jag lead to 22-12 with 11 minutes to play in the first half.
• South used a 9-0 run to extend their lead, leading 33-17 with six to go in the first half.
• South used another run late in the first half to build their lead, taking a 40-19 advantage with a minute to go.
• Spring Hill ended the first half with a three and a half minute scoring drought, allowing South to take a 48-19 lead at the half.
• Spring Hill hit another scoring drought early in the second half, allowing the Jags to extend their lead to 56-22 with 15 minutes to play in the game.
• A Tyrell Jones layup gave South a 40-point lead with 10 minutes to go in the game.
• Spring Hill went on a 15-1 run in the final 5 minutes of the game, but South's lead proved to be too much for the Badgers as South won the match-up, 82-53.

 
NOTES

• South Alabama led wire-to-wire for the second game in a row.
• This is the lowest point-total scored against the Jags this season.
• This is Parham's second game leading the Jaguars in scoring.
• Moore has scored in double-figures in every game so far this season.
• This was Samuel's 38^th career double-double.
• South recorded 41 rebounds, the second-highest total this season.
• The Jags committed only 10 fouls, the second-lowest total of the season.
• Franklin recorded a career-high 30 minutes.

 
QUOTABLE
Head Coach Richie Riley
On getting back to playing at home:
"It was great to be back home. We haven't played here since November 15, and I have never experienced that as a coach. Then, when you couple that with the schedule that we have played, a top-10 schedule, it's been tough. But, I feel like our group is mature enough to handle it and to improve from it. That was the goal when we scheduled it.
 
On the performance of the team tonight:
"I thought we got off to a real slow start, and I called a timeout in the first minute and a half. Then, I talked to them a little bit, and we got ourselves going. I loved how we played the rest of that half. We were up 29 at halftime, 8-of-15 from three. And then I liked our approach in the second half…We got some guys some minutes, some experience. That's what this game was all about. I was proud of our older guys for taking care of business so those young guys could get out there and bump around a little bit."

UP NEXT
South Alabama takes the Mitchell Center one more time before the new year on Wednesday when they take on the Jacksonville State Gamecocks at 1 p.m.
 
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