THIBODAUX, La. –  The South Alabama Men's Basketball team outlasted Nicholls State 70-64 Friday night in Stopher Gymnasium, securing its first win of the 2024-25 season. With the win, the Jags improve to 1-1, while Nicholls fell to 0-2 on the season. A back-and-forth affair saw the Jags trailing by four points at the under-six-minute mark in the second half. South retook the lead and outscored the Colonels 15-5 in the final five minutes to secure the victory. 

Myles Corey and Dylan Fasoyiro powered a Jags offense that made 23-of-30 free throws on the night. Corey scored 18 points, shooting a perfect 10-of-10 from the free throw line, and dished out eight assists. Fasoyiro finished with 17 points, knocking down six-of-eight free throws, along with three triples, while Judah Brown scored 15 points and hit five three-pointers for the second game in a row. 

South Alabama started the game fast, leaping out to a 14-8 lead led by three straight three-pointers from Brown. The Jags held strong throughout the first half and played ferocious defense, limiting Nicholls to 29.0 percent from the field to take a 30-24 advantage into halftime. 

Nicholls found an answer in the second half and regained the lead 44-40 at the 12:52 mark after hitting three straight three-pointers. 

Both sides threw jabs back and forth as the Colonels maintained their lead late into the game, holding a 59-55 advantage at 5:45 on the clock. The Jags came storming back and rocketed out on an 8-0 run highlighted by fast break layups from John Broom and Corey and a corner pocket three-pointer from Fasoyiro to retake the advantage. 

NSU fought hard to stay in the game and hit one final top-of-the-key three-pointer, but the Jags stayed composed, and Corey sank seven free throws in the final stretch of the game to help clinch a 70-64 victory. 

Notes

• Both teams struggled shooting from the field as South Alabama recorded a 33.3 percent field goal percentage, and Nicholls shot 34.3 percent. 
• South Alabama now owns a 5-1 record over Nicholls in the all-time series. 
• Broom led the Jags in rebounding for the second game in a row, pulling down eight rebounds. 
• South dominated the battle on the boards, corralling 46 rebounds to the Colonels 39. 
• Corey has totaled 19 assists in the first two games. 
• The Jags played at an elite pace for the second game in a row, scoring 15 fast break points to NSU's seven. 
• South went to the rim with force in the second half and knocked down 20 total free throws.

Up Next

South Alabama will travel to Oxford, Miss. to face its lone SEC opponent, Ole Miss on Tuesday, Nov. 12 at 7 p.m. CT.

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