Jaguar Basketball Is Just One basketball is just one win away from going dancing. The Jags beat James Madison by the final score of 75-65. That win puts South Alabama in the finals of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament on Monday. South Alabama is on fire at the right time of the season. The Jags won 8 out the last ten games to end the season and three straight in the tournament in convincing fashion.
The Jags got off to a great start (never trailing in the game) scoring 10 unanswered points to start the game. James Madison missed its first 5 shots and did not score until the 16:23 mark of the 1st half. The Dukes were able to take advantage of a scoring drought by South Alabama. At the 12:50 mark in the first half JMU got to within two points. The Jags led 12-10.
South Alabama would steadily push the lead back to eleven points. The score was 30-19 with 4:52 left in the 1st half. The Jags would lead by seven at halftime 38-30.
The Jaguar lead would stay around 7-10 in the second half. Thanks to key 3 point shooting again by Owen White and Greg Parham II. Jags win the final score 75-66.
South Alabama scoring leaders were…
Isaiah Moore- 18 points and 5 rebounds
Owen White- 17 points including 4-8 from the 3 point line, and three rebounds
Greg Parham II- 16 points including 2-4 from three point range, and 2 rebounds
Tyrell “Turbo” Jones- 10 points and 5 rebounds
Kevin Samuel- only 4 points but he had 12 rebounds and 2 blocked shots.
The Jags will play #2 seed Louisiana who beat #7 seed Georgia Southern to get to the semifinals. In the regular season the Jags went 0-2 versus Louisiana.
The win over JMU gave the Jags 19 wins on the season.
Next Game Up
The Sun Belt Conference Championship Game ESPN 2 @ 6pm Monday March 6th
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