Ajayi lifts South Alabama over Arkansas St. 75-67
Josh Ajayi had 22 points as South Alabama defeated Arkansas State 75-67 in the first round of the Sun Belt Conference Tourney on Tuesday night. Kory Holden added 20 points for the Jaguars.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Arkansas State Red Wolves
67
South Alabama Jaguars
75
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARST | 32 | 35 | 67 |
| USA | 29 | 46 | 75 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/6/26 | @ Alabama Crimson Tide | L 86-101 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | vs Toledo Rockets | W 71-70 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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LayUpShot 0:03 67-75
Tristin Walley made Layup.
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DunkShot 0:16 65-75
Herb McGee made Dunk. Assisted by Josh Ajayi.
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PersonalFoul 0:32 65-73
Foul on Tristin Walley.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:36 65-73
Ty Cockfield made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:43 62-73
Trhae Mitchell made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:43 62-72
Trhae Mitchell made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:43 62-71
Foul on Tristin Walley.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:56 62-71
Herb McGee made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:56 62-70
Foul on Christian Willis.
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PersonalFoul 0:59 62-70
Foul on Grantham Gillard.
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PersonalFoul 1:05 62-70
Foul on Marquis Eaton.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:14 62-70
Grantham Gillard made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:14 61-70
Foul on Herb McGee.
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PersonalFoul 1:28 61-70
Foul on Herb McGee.
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DunkShot 1:53 61-70
Shaquillo Fritz made Dunk. Assisted by Tristin Walley.
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DunkShot 2:34 59-70
Shaquillo Fritz made Dunk.
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PersonalFoul 2:52 57-70
Foul on Rodrick Sikes.
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PersonalFoul 3:12 57-70
Foul on Josh Ajayi.
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DunkShot 4:38 57-70
Josh Ajayi made Dunk. Assisted by Kory Holden.
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JumpShot 5:26 57-68
Ty Cockfield made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:01 55-68
Rodrick Sikes made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Herb McGee.
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JumpShot 6:10 55-65
Marquis Eaton made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:28 53-65
Kory Holden made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Herb McGee.
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PersonalFoul 6:52 53-62
Foul on Salif Boudie.
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Three Point Jump Shot 7:36 53-62
Herb McGee made Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 7:53 53-59
Christian Willis made Layup. Assisted by Ty Cockfield.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:13 51-59
Josh Ajayi made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:13 51-58
Josh Ajayi made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:13 51-57
Foul on Salif Boudie.
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JumpShot 8:24 51-57
Marquis Eaton made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 8:46 49-57
Trhae Mitchell made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 9:07 49-55
Foul on Rodrick Sikes.
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PersonalFoul 9:28 49-55
Foul on Kory Holden.
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DunkShot 9:36 49-55
Rodrick Sikes made Dunk. Assisted by Herb McGee.
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Three Point Jump Shot 9:51 49-53
Rodrick Sikes made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kory Holden.
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LayUpShot 10:08 49-50
Tristin Walley made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:27 47-50
Kory Holden made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 10:27 47-49
Foul on Tristin Walley.
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JumpShot 10:27 47-49
Kory Holden made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:44 47-47
Tristin Walley made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:44 46-47
Tristin Walley made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 10:44 45-47
Foul on R.J. Kelly.
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Three Point Jump Shot 11:16 45-47
Herb McGee made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trhae Mitchell.
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JumpShot 11:41 45-44
Marquis Eaton made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 12:06 43-44
Foul on Trhae Mitchell.
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LayUpShot 12:14 43-44
Josh Ajayi made Layup. Assisted by Trhae Mitchell.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:53 43-42
Josh Ajayi made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:53 43-41
Josh Ajayi made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 12:53 43-40
Foul on Grantham Gillard.
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Three Point Jump Shot 13:57 43-40
Trhae Mitchell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Josh Ajayi.
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LayUpShot 16:05 43-37
Marquis Eaton made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 16:34 41-37
Grantham Gillard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ty Cockfield.
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Three Point Jump Shot 17:09 38-37
Kory Holden made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Josh Ajayi.
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LayUpShot 17:49 38-34
Josh Ajayi made Layup. Assisted by Herb McGee.
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Three Point Jump Shot 18:35 38-32
Grantham Gillard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ty Cockfield.
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Three Point Jump Shot 19:18 35-32
Ty Cockfield made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marquis Eaton.
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Three Point Jump Shot 19:49 32-32
Herb McGee made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trhae Mitchell.
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JumpShot 0:19 32-29
Christian Willis made Jumper.
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JumpShot 1:12 30-29
Josh Ajayi made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:35 30-27
Marquis Eaton made Free Throw.
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End Game 0:00 67-75
End of Game
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End Period 0:00 67-75
End of 2nd half
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LayUpShot 0:03 67-75
Tristin Walley made Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 0:03 65-75
Tristin Walley Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:05 65-75
Ty Cockfield missed Three Point Jumper.
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DunkShot 0:16 65-75
Herb McGee made Dunk. Assisted by Josh Ajayi.
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Defensive Rebound 0:20 65-73
Josh Ajayi Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:24 65-73
Tristin Walley missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 0:31 65-73
Tristin Walley Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:32 65-73
Herb McGee missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:32 65-73
Foul on Tristin Walley.
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RegularTimeOut 0:34 65-73
Arkansas State Timeout
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:36 65-73
Ty Cockfield made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:43 62-73
Trhae Mitchell made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:43 62-72
Trhae Mitchell made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:43 62-71
Foul on Tristin Walley.
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Defensive Rebound 0:43 62-71
Trhae Mitchell Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:45 62-71
Grantham Gillard missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 0:55 62-71
Grantham Gillard Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:56 62-71
Herb McGee missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:56 62-71
Herb McGee made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:56 62-70
Foul on Christian Willis.
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PersonalFoul 0:59 62-70
Foul on Grantham Gillard.
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PersonalFoul 1:05 62-70
Foul on Marquis Eaton.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:14 62-70
Grantham Gillard made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 1:14 61-70
Arkansas State Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:14 61-70
Grantham Gillard missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:14 61-70
Foul on Herb McGee.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:28 61-70
Herb McGee Turnover.
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PersonalFoul 1:28 61-70
Foul on Herb McGee.
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Defensive Rebound 1:29 61-70
Herb McGee Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:33 61-70
Ty Cockfield missed Jumper.
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Steal 1:45 61-70
Grantham Gillard Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:45 61-70
Herb McGee Turnover.
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ShortTimeOut 1:53 61-70
Arkansas State Timeout
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DunkShot 1:53 61-70
Shaquillo Fritz made Dunk. Assisted by Tristin Walley.
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Defensive Rebound 2:03 59-70
Tristin Walley Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:06 59-70
Kory Holden missed Three Point Jumper.
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RegularTimeOut 2:09 59-70
South Alabama Timeout
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Offensive Rebound 2:09 59-70
South Alabama Offensive Rebound.
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Team Stats
ARST
USA
26-68
FG
25-52
38
Field Goal %
48
7-29
3PT
11-23
24
Three Point %
48
8-13
FT
14-18
62
Free Throw %
78
37
Rebounds
37
15
Offensive Rebounds
8
22
Defensive Rebounds
29
8
Assists
16
4
Steals
1
6
Blocks
8
5
Turnovers
12
0
Team Turnovers
0
5
Total Turnovers
12
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
6
Points Off Turnovers
11
5
Fast Break Points
4
30
Points in Paint
28
15
Fouls
14
7
Largest Lead
13
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