MOBILE, Ala. – The South Alabama men's basketball team will hit the road this week for a pair of Sun Belt matchups as they take on ULM on Thursday, Jan.25 at 7:30 p.m. CST before battling Troy for the second time in nine days on Saturday, Jan.27 at 4 p.m. CST. 

GAME INFORMATION

South Alabama @ ULM

Date: Thursday, Jan. 25

Tip-off: 7:30 p.m. CST

Site: Fant Ewing Coliseum | Monroe, La. 

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South Alabama @ Troy

Date: Saturday, Jan.27

Tip-off: 4 p.m. CST 

Site: Trojan Arena | Mobile, Ala.  

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Last Time Out

Despite 48 combined points from Isiah Gaiter and Elijah Ormiston, South Alabama could not find consistency on the offensive boards and fell to Louisiana, 88-79 Saturday afternoon in the Mitchell Center. Isiah Gaiter fueled the Jags offense for the ninth game this year, finishing with 25 points, pulling down two rebounds, grabbing two steals, and shooting a perfect 7-for-7 from the free throw line. Elijah Ormiston set a new season-high, finishing with 23 points on 9-of-12 shooting from the field, a team-leading six rebounds, two assists, and a steal. 

Notes

• Isiah Gaiter has scored double figures in 17 out of 19 games this year. Gaiter is averaging 17.1 points, 4.1 rebounds, 2.2 assists, and 1.3 steals per game. Gaiter put his sixth 20-point game of the season against Louisiana, ranking him sixth among players in the Sun Belt. 
•  Samuel Tabe has averaged 16 points, four rebounds, and three assists in the last five games. Against Troy, Tabe tied his season-high in points (19) and assists (5), and he also led the Jags in points, assists, and rebounds. 
•  Thomas Howell has been dominant on the glass this season for the Jaguars. He is averaging 6.5 rebounds per game and set a new career-high with 17 rebounds against Georgia State. Howell is no stranger to Monore as the Natchitoches, La. native spent the last three seasons of his collegiate career as a Warhawk. During his time at ULM, Howell logged 28 double-figure scoring games, scored 678 points, and pulled down 454 rebounds. 
• The Jags have been incredibly efficient from the free-throw line this year. South ranks second in the Sun Belt in free throw percentage, shooting 74.1 percent from the charity stripe. Through 19 games, this ties for the fourth-highest free-throw percentage in program history. 
•  South Alabama has picked up two wins over teams in first place in the Sun Belt conference. They defeated Marshall 91-85 on Jan.13 in Huntington and knocked off Troy at home 74-71.
• Isiah Gaiter is Top-5 in the Sun Belt in several statistical categories. Gaiter ranks first in minutes per game (35.4), fourth in points per game (17.1), fourth in field goal percentage (48.6), fourth in free throw percentage (84.3), and second in 20-point games (6).  
• Howell is ninth in the conference in rebounds per game (6.5). 
•  Tyrell Jones is 10th in the Sun Belt in free throw percentage (76.6). 
•  After falling behind by 22 points in the second half of their first Sun Belt matchup of the season against Old Dominion, South Alabama outscored ODU 34 to 10 in the final 14 minutes to secure the dramatic 61-59 victory. This also tied for the largest comeback in the Jags history. The Jags mounted a 22-point second-half comeback to secure a 54-52 victory over Denver in February 2010.

ULM Notes (5-12; 1-6) 

• After losing the last nine games in a row, the Warhawks picked up their first Sun Belt conference victory over Old Dominion on Saturday, Jan. 20. 
• Louisiana-Monroe has two players averaging double figures as Tyreke Locure and Nik Metskhvarishvili contribute 10.1 points per contest. 
• The Warhawks have held their opponents to 73.2 points per game, which ranks sixth in the Sun Belt. They are also fifth in the conference in opponent field goal percentage (42.4). 
• Jalen Bolden is 12th in the Sun Belt in rebounds, grabbing 6.1 boards per game. 

ULM All-Time Series

• South Alabama leads the all-time series 17-14. The Jags have a 7-5 advantage at home and a 9-7 lead on the road. 
• The Jags have won the last five matchups in a row over the Warhawks. 

First Matchup: 2/6/75: W 89-74

Last Matchup:  2/18/23: W 81-45

Troy Notes (11-8; 5-2)

• The Trojans have now dropped two games in a row (L Southern Miss 64-63 and L South Alabama 74-71) after starting conference play 5-0.  
• Troy has three players averaging double figures in scoring. Christyon Eugene contributes 15.6 points, Tayton Conerway scores 11.6 points, and Aamer Muhammad totals 10.0 points per contest. 
• As a team, Troy scores 79.9 points per game and holds its opponents to 69.5 points per contest, which ranks second and third in the Sun Belt respectively.   
• Christyon Eugene ranks at the top of the conference in several different categories. Eugene is third in free-throw percentage (84.7), eighth in points per game (15.6), fifth in field goal percentage (48.3), and fifth in assists per game (3.8). 

Troy All-Time Series

• The Jags have won nine of the last 11 matchups against the Trojans. 
• South Alabama leads the all-time series 30-13. They have a 12-6 advantage over the Trojans on the road. 

First Matchup: 12/14/93: W 109-95

Last Matchup:  1/18/24: W 74-71

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