JONESBORO, Ark. – South Alabama men's basketball continues its final road swing of the regular season Saturday, traveling to face Arkansas State on Feb. 14 at 2 p.m. CT inside First National Bank Arena.

Game Information

South Alabama (18–7, 8–4 SBC) at Arkansas State (16–10, 7–6 SBC)

Date: Saturday, Feb. 14

Tip-off: 2 p.m. CT

Location: Jonesboro, Ark. | First National Bank Arena

Stats: StatBroadcast

Watch: ESPN+

Last Time Out

• Behind a career night from Jayden Cooper, South Alabama never trailed Thursday evening and led for more than 38 minutes en route to an 84–78 road victory over Southern Miss at Reed Green Coliseum.

• Cooper poured in a Division I career-high 34 points on 10-of-16 shooting, knocking down seven of nine from beyond the arc while going 7-of-8 at the free-throw line.

• Chaze Harris added 26 points with four assists, two steals, and two rebounds.

• The Jaguars shot 54.0 percent from the field and 39.1 percent from three-point range while scoring 28 points off 21 Southern Miss turnovers.

• South Alabama led for 38 minutes and 37 seconds and controlled the game from the opening tip to the final horn, finishing with a +14 edge in points off turnovers.
   

Scouting Arkansas State

• Arkansas State enters Saturday on a three-game winning streak, winning its last two contests by a combined 63 points (91–54 vs. Bowling Green; 103–70 vs. ULM).

• The Red Wolves rank among the Top 15 nationally in offensive rebounds per game (14.0) and bench points per game (34.2).

• Christian Harmon leads A-State in scoring at 12.7 points per game.

• Jalen Hampton anchors the glass, averaging 8.3 rebounds per contest.
   

Series History

• South Alabama and Arkansas State meet again in one of the Sun Belt's tightest all-time series, with the Red Wolves holding a narrow 30–29 advantage.

• Earlier this season, the Jaguars outlasted A-State 91–87 in overtime thriller at the Mitchell Center.

• Arkansas State owns a 19–6 advantage in Jonesboro, but the Jaguars earned a 60–56 win at First National Bank Arena last season (Feb. 19).
   

Notes You Need to Know

• Jayden Cooper has scored in double figures in eight straight games, highlighted by his 34-point performance at Southern Miss. He tied for the third-most three-pointers in a single game in program history (7) and is averaging 15.8 points over his last eight contests.

• Cooper and Harris combined for 60 points in the win over Southern Miss, fueling the Jaguars' seventh straight victory in the series.

• South Alabama leads the nation in fewest fouls per game (11.9), ranks third in field-goal percentage defense (38.0%), and sits 37th in scoring defense (68.1 ppg).

• The Jaguars rank fourth nationally in turnovers per game (8.8) and 16th in turnover margin (+4.0). South Alabama has committed fewer than 10 turnovers in 15 games this season.

• The Jags have outscored opponents 898–486 in the paint. Defensively, they have forced opponents into 987 three-point attempts, allowing just 310 makes (31.4%).

• Opponents are taking 64.4 percent of their field-goal attempts from three-point range against South Alabama — one of the most extreme shot distributions in the country.

• The Jaguars rank first nationally in three-point attempts against (40.3 per game), forcing teams to rely heavily on perimeter shooting.

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