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01/09 03:43 CST Georgia Southern Eagles face the South Alabama Jaguars, look
for 10th straight win
Georgia Southern Eagles face the South Alabama Jaguars, look for 10th straight
win
By The Associated Press
Georgia Southern Eagles (12-5, 4-0 Sun Belt) at South Alabama Jaguars (11-5,
2-2 Sun Belt)
Mobile, Alabama; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Georgia Southern aims to keep its nine-game win streak intact when
the Eagles take on South Alabama.
The Jaguars are 3-1 on their home court. South Alabama averages 73.2 points and
has outscored opponents by 6.0 points per game.
The Eagles are 4-0 in conference play. Georgia Southern is second in the Sun
Belt scoring 84.4 points per game and is shooting 44.2%.
South Alabama makes 46.1% of its shots from the field this season, which is 2.5
percentage points higher than Georgia Southern has allowed to its opponents
(43.6%). Georgia Southern averages 9.5 made 3-pointers per game this season,
2.6 fewer made shots on average than the 12.1 per game South Alabama allows.
The Jaguars and Eagles meet Saturday for the first time in Sun Belt play this
season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Adam Olsen is shooting 37.1% from beyond the arc with 2.9 made
3-pointers per game for the Jaguars, while averaging 16.2 points. Chaze Harris
is shooting 53.2% and averaging 18.4 points over the last 10 games.
Alden Applewhite is averaging 12.9 points and 6.2 rebounds for the Eagles.
Spudd Webb is averaging 18.7 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Jaguars: 5-5, averaging 71.1 points, 31.2 rebounds, 10.3
assists, 8.5 steals and 3.0 blocks per game while shooting 44.7% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 69.0 points per game.
Eagles: 9-1, averaging 86.1 points, 34.5 rebounds, 11.9 assists, 7.9 steals and
4.1 blocks per game while shooting 44.6% from the field. Their opponents have
averaged 76.1 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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