South Alabama Jaguars at Georgia Southern Eagles
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
74 - 80
74 - 80
Georgia Southern rallies late, beats South Alabama 80-74
Angel Matias converted a three-point play and Hewitt followed with a 3-pointer as Georgia Southern (19-6, 12-4 Sun Belt) snatched a late lead away from South Alabama (9-19, 7-10).
The Jaguars' Abdul Lewis scored on a layup to grab a 58-57 lead with seven minutes left, but Matias answered with a layup and sank the bonus after being fouled. Hewitt drained his third 3-pointer after a Mike Hughes steal and Trent Wiedeman hit a jumper as Georgia Southern built a 65-58 lead in less than two minutes.
Ken Williams led South Alabama with 18 points and Lewis added 17 with a career-high 13 rebounds.
Hughes scored 13 for Georgia Southern and Matias, Wiedeman and Curtis Diamond each scored 11.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 74 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Trent Wiedeman Defensive Rebound. | 74 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Ken Williams missed Three Point Jumper. | 74 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:08 | John Brown Defensive Rebound. | 74 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Trent Wiedeman missed Free Throw. | 74 - 80 |
Statistics
 USA |
 GASO |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-58 | FG | 27-57 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 7-21 | 3PT | 6-20 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 30 |
| 17-22 | FT | 20-30 |
| 77 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 7 | Assists | 8 |
| 2 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 6 | Points Off Turnovers | 21 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 14 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 38 |
| 19 | Fouls | 21 |
Game Information
Venue: Hanner Fieldhouse
Location: Statesboro, GA
Attendance: 2,128 | Capacity:
Location: Statesboro, GA
Attendance: 2,128 | Capacity:
2025-26 Sun Belt Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troy | 12-6 | - | 22-12 |
| South Alabama | 11-7 | 1 | 21-12 |
| Arkansas State | 11-7 | 1 | 20-12 |
| Texas State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Marshall | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Coastal Carolina | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| App State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| James Madison | 9-9 | 3 | 18-15 |
| Southern Miss | 9-9 | 3 | 19-16 |
| Georgia Southern | 8-10 | 4 | 21-16 |
| Old Dominion | 7-11 | 5 | 12-21 |
| Louisiana | 7-11 | 5 | 11-22 |
| Georgia State | 7-11 | 5 | 10-22 |
| UL Monroe | 1-17 | 11 | 4-28 |