Game 24 • South Alabama Jaguars (15-8) (5-5) vs Little Rock Trojans (7-13) (2-6)
February 10, 2022 • 7 p.m. (CST) • Mitchell Center • Mobile, Ala.
 
THE COACHES

South Alabama        
Richie Riley (Eastern Kentucky, 2005)
Record at USA: 69-47 (4th year)
Overall Record: 104-75 (6th year)
Record vs. Little Rock: 1-3
 
Little Rock                  
Darrell Walker (Arkansas, 1983)
Record at Little Rock: 49-59 (4th year)
Overall Record: 94-77
Record vs. South Alabama: 3-1

LAST GAME
South Alabama fell at Georgia Southern 69-62. Little Rock lost to ULM 75-72 in overtime on Saturday.

NEXT GAME
USA will take on Arkansas State on Saturday at 6 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)
ESPN+ (Internet Streaming): J.D. Byars (pxp), Pat Greenwood (pxp)

RANKINGS
USA: #142 Sagarin, NET #132
Little Rock: #297 Sagarin, NET #318

THE SERIES
Overall: USA leads the series 30-23
Longest USA streak: 6
Longest Georgia Southern streak: 4
Current Streak: Little Rock - 1
First Meeting: 1/16/92, 85-74 L
Last Meeting: 1/25/20, 73-71 L

NOTES
- The 53 games against Little Rock are the second most against current Sun Belt members.
 
- South split the two games against Little Rock in the 2019-20 season. The two teams didn't play each other last year due to COVID scheduling.
 
- The Jaguars are 10-1 at the Mitchell Center this season. The 10-1 mark is tied with Texas State for the best home record among Sun Belt teams.
 
- South Alabama limited Georgia Southern to 20 points in the second half on Thursday. The 20 points were the fewest allowed in the second half all season.
 
- South held the Panthers to just 5-for-25 (20 percent) from the field in the second half on Saturday, which was a season-best for a second half. The last time the Jags held a team to 20 percent or below for a half was on Dec. 28, 2019, against Mobile. The Jags limited Mobile to 16.1 percent shooting, going 5-for-31 from the floor.
 
- USA is ranked 132nd in the NET, the highest-ranking among Sun Belt teams.
 
- The Jaguars are 11-1 this season when scoring at least 70 points.
 
- South Alabama is 6-0 this season when shooting over 50 percent for the game and are 8-0 when shooting over 50 percent in the first half.
 
- South is ranked 56th in the NCAA in scoring defense, giving up just 64.3 points per game.
 
- The Jags lead the Sun Belt with 5.2 blocked shots per game and rank 21st nationally in blocks per game.
 
- South is ranked in the top 3 of the Sun Belt in scoring offense (73.3), scoring margin (9.0), turnover margin (3.2), blocked shots per game, free throw attempts (440), free throws made (309), three-point field goal defense (30.0) and turnovers forced (15.96).
 
- South Alabama features two of the top five scorers in the Sun Belt. Charles Manning Jr. is fourth with 16.8 points per game and Jay Jay Chandler is fifth, averaging 16.4 per game.
 
- Chandler was named Sun Belt Player of the Week for his efforts in a split against Troy. He tied a career-best with 26 points on 9-of-14 shooting against Georgia State on Saturday.
 
- Chandler has scored 20 or more points in nine games and has scored at least 10 points in 21 consecutive contests. The 21 straight games with 10 or more points are tied for third for the longest streak in the country.
 
- Javon Franklin has scored 10 or more points in 10 straight games. Franklin is averaging 14.3 points per game and 8.8 rebounds in Sun Belt action. Franklin posted his sixth double-double of the season at Troy. He ranks third in the Sun Belt with six double-doubles.
 
- Kayo Goncalves ranks third in the Sun Belt with 50 three-pointers this season. After scoring nine points against App State, Goncalves has eclipsed the 1,000-point mark for his NCAA career. Out of the 1,061 points he has scored, over 75 percent has come from beyond the arc (804).
 
- Diante Smith and Tyler Shirley both set career-highs in rebounding at Georgia State on Saturday. Smith pulled down a career-best eight rebounds and Shirley grabbed a career-high six rebounds in just 12 minutes.
 
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