The South Alabama men’s basketball team traveled to Hattiesburg Mississippi, to take on Southern Miss on January 19th 2023. South Alabama would lose the game 76-72.
The Jags started the game shooting cold. That would continue for the Jags for the first 6 minutes, South would trail by as many as 11 points in the 1st half. Including going 0-7 from the 3 point line.
The Jags would storm back however, hitting 3 out of their next 7 three point shots, going on an 11-2 run taking a 37-33 lead at halftime.
The Jags came out cold in the 2nd half. The Eagles were able to go on an 11-4 run in the middle of the 2nd half to take a 56-48 lead with 3:33 left in the game. The Jags would later tie the game at 66. There were 11 ties and 8 lead changes in this game.
The Jag leading scorers included.
Isaiah Moore led the Jags with 22 points.
Kevin Samuels finished with 15 points and a double, double.
Greg Parham II scored 11.
Jamar Franklin made his 1st start of the year scoring 8 points.
The Jags record fell to 8-11 overall and 2-5 in the Sun Belt Conference. The next game for the South Alabama Jaguars is Saturday 1/21 @ Coastal Carolina game time at 1 pm. central time.
