On Sunday, the South Alabama Jaguars (18-15, 9-9 Sun Belt) play the James Madison Dukes (22-10, 13-6 Sun Belt) in the semifinals of the Sun Belt Conference tournament in Pensacola, Florida at the Pensacola Bay Center. South Alabama reached the semifinals after defeating the top-seeded Southern Miss Golden Eagles on Saturday 78-61 in the quarterfinals. South Alabama has won two straight and seven of the last eight. James Madison defeated the Troy Trojans 75-72 in their quarterfinals game. The Dukes have won two straight and five of the last six. South Alabama and James Madison do not have any players listed on their respective injury reports.
In its first two games of the Sun Belt conference, South Alabama has held its opponent to an average of 61 points after allowing that same number to both Appalachian State and Southern Miss. The Jaguars offense is getting it done as well, averaging 73 points per game. Against the top seeded Golden Eagles, the Jaguars shot 48.1% and held Southern Miss to 37.3% shooting. The tough man-to-man defense for the Jaguars forced Southern Miss into 16 turnovers while committing just eight.
Owen White scored an average of just 8.7 points per game during the regular season but hit for 23 in the victory over Southern Miss, while regular scoring leader Isaiah Moore (18.5 ppg) scored 17. The Jaguars shot 40.0% from three-point land hitting 8 of 20 attempts. The rebounding was a team effort with one player (O. White) grabbing six boards and three others pulling down five each.
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