Arkansas State Red Wolves at South Alabama Jaguars
· NCAA Men's Basketball
62 - 70
South Alabama earns split, knocks off Arkansas State 70-62
The Jaguars split the season series with Arkansas State. The Red Wolves won the first meeting January 10 in Jonesboro, 66-65.
Ty Cockfield hit a 3 with 4:08 left to pull the Red Wolves within a point, 60-59. And Marquis Eaton missed a 3 and two layup attempts for the lead before Trhae Mitchell extended the South Alabama advantage with 1:59 left with a layup. McGee scored at the basket and R.J. Kelly hit two free throws to push the lead to 66-59 with 1:14 left and put the game out of reach. McGee added four more free throws to complete the scoring for South Alabama.
McGee hit 6 of 8 from the free-throw line and finished with 24 points for South Alabama (12-11, 5-5). Ajayi finished with 20 points and Mitchell grabbed 10 rebounds.
Tristin Walley and Cockfield each scored 16 points for Arkansas State (10-13, 4-6).
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 62 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 62 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Trhae Mitchell Defensive Rebound. | 62 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:15 | Ty Cockfield missed Three Point Jumper. | 62 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:21 | Rodrick Sikes Turnover. | 62 - 70 |
Statistics
 ARST |
 USA |
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|---|---|---|
| 19-54 | FG | 23-47 |
| 35 | Field Goal % | 49 |
| 11-24 | 3PT | 6-15 |
| 46 | Three Point % | 40 |
| 13-16 | FT | 18-24 |
| 81 | Free Throw % | 75 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 13 | Assists | 8 |
| 3 | Steals | 3 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 13 | Fast Break Points | 21 |
| 14 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 22 | Fouls | 17 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 14 |
Game Information
Location: Mobile, AL
Attendance: 1,785 | 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 |