Georgia Southern Eagles at South Alabama Jaguars
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
88 - 86
88 - 86
Georgia Southern beats South Alabama 88-86 in OT
Quan Jackson scored five of his 15 points in overtime. His 3-pointer with 58 seconds left gave the Eagles (12-7, 4-2 Sun Belt Conference) the lead for good at 87-84.
John Pettway's pair of free throws pulled South Alabama within one with 36 seconds left. David-Lee Jones Jr. split of pair of free throws for Georgia Southern.
In the final 10 seconds, the Jaguars (9-10, 2-4) missed four shots that would have tied the game. Glenn blocked Trhae Mitchell with a second left and Mitchell missed the putback.
Josh Ajayi had 26 points and 11 rebounds, and Mitchell had 22 points and 11 boards for South Alabama. Herb McGee added 18 points and Pettway scored 14.
Mitchell made a jumper with two seconds left in the second half to force overtime.
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Recent Plays
| 3rd 0:00 | End of Game | 88 - 86 |
| 3rd 0:00 | Georgia Southern Defensive Rebound. | 88 - 86 |
| 3rd 0:00 | Trhae Mitchell missed Jumper. | 88 - 86 |
| 3rd 0:00 | Trhae Mitchell Offensive Rebound. | 88 - 86 |
| 3rd 0:01 | Montae Glenn Block. | 88 - 86 |
Statistics
 GASO |
 USA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 32-69 | FG | 36-70 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 51 |
| 7-17 | 3PT | 4-19 |
| 41 | Three Point % | 21 |
| 17-23 | FT | 10-12 |
| 74 | Free Throw % | 83 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 15 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 11 | Assists | 8 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 21 | Fast Break Points | 17 |
| 46 | Points in Paint | 48 |
| 17 | Fouls | 20 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 9 |
Game Information
Mitchell Center
Location: Mobile, AL
Attendance: 1,885 | 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 |