NCAAB Game Recap - South Alabama at Louisiana
Thu Mar 14, 2019 6:00 PM EDT

Prov
62
Vill
73
F
Akr
46
Buff
82
F
NCSU
56
UVA
76
F
Sac
73
Mont
79
F
TCU
61
KSU
70
F
Bois
69
Nev
77
F
USC
75
Wash
78
F
ChiSt
49
NMSt
86
F
LaTec
56
ODU
57
F
UCRiv
44
UCIrv
63
F
CSNor
68
UCSB
71
F
NIU
80
Toled
76
F
Lou
70
UNC
83
F
StJon
54
Marq
86
F
WVU
79
TxTch
74
F
S UT
83
N CO
64
F
NM
83
UtSt
91
F
UCLA
72
AzSt
83
F
UMKC
64
UtVal
71
F
N TX
51
W Ky
67
F
UCDav
71
CS-Ful
75
F(OT)
DelSt
57
NCC
75
F
CenAR
65
SeLA
79
F
Ball
86
BGSU
99
F
Syr
72
Duke
84
F
GTown
57
Seton
73
F
Tex
57
Kansas
65
F
MTSt
84
E WA
90
F
Marsh
73
USM
82
F
Seatt
75
GrCan
84
F
Oreg
66
Utah
54
F
AF
50
Fres
76
F
IaSt
83
Baylor
66
F
CenMI
89
Kent
81
F
Crei
61
Xav
63
F
VaTec
63
FSU
65
F(OT)
PorSt
71
Web
81
F
Colora
73
OrSt
58
F
CSBak
70
UTRGV
85
F
SDSU
63
UNLV
55
F
Lamar
72
NOrl
76
F
BethC
71
How
80
F
UAB
85
UTSA
76
F
LongB
68
HI
66
F
GrgWas
57
GMas
61
F
Nebras
69
MD
61
F
Mizzu
71
Aub
81
F
Tul
68
Mem
83
F
USA
70
UL
69
F
Rich
68
StLou
71
F
ULM
80
CoCar
50
F
TAMU
54
MissSt
80
F
Ill
62
Iowa
83
F
ECU
57
WichSt
73
F
StJos
92
Duques
86
F
PSU
72
Minn
77
F(OT)
Bama
62
Miss
57
F
SMU
74
Tuls
65
F
LaSal
57
URI
76
F
Ind
75
OhSt
79
F
UConn
80
SoFL
73
F
Ark
50
Fla
66
F

Mar 14, 2019, 6:00 PM EDT

Final

1

2

T

(8) South Alabama

33

37

70

(5) Louisiana

33

36

69

Sikes sinks game-winning FT as South Alabama advances
Thu Mar 14, 2019 10:11 PM

NEW ORLEANS (AP) Rodrick Sikes made one of two free throws with four seconds remaining and eighth-seeded South Alabama held on to upend No. 5 seed Louisiana Lafayette 70-69 in the second round of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament on Thursday.

Josh Ajayi led South Alabama with 25 points and the Jaguars advance to face fourth-seeded Texas State in Friday's quarterfinals.

Sikes finished with 15 points for South Alabama (17-16). Trhae Mitchell added nine points, seven rebounds and six assists.

The Jaguars scored 24 points off 14 Louisiana turnovers

Jakeenan Gant had 26 points and 12 rebounds for the Ragin' Cajuns (19-13). Jerekius Davis added 17 points and eight rebounds. Cedric Russell had 10 points and five steals.

A layup by Gant knotted the game at 69-69 with 1:43 to play and neither team scored another basket. Ajayi grabbed the rebound of a 3-point miss by Louisiana's Russell and Sikes was fouled with four ticks on the clock, making one.

Neither team led by more than six points in a game with seven ties and 10 lead changes.

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Leaders

South Alabama PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
J. Ajayi 25 0 2 7 0 0
R. Sikes 15 0 0 2 1 0
Louisiana PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
J. Gant 26 0 3 12 2 1
J. Davis 17 0 1 8 1 0

Team Comparison

USA UL
Points For 70 69
Field Goals 23/53-43% 28/59-47%
Three Pointers 9/23-39% 6/22-27%
Free Throws 15/18-83% 7/11-64%
Offensive Rebounds 6 8
Defensive Rebounds 24 26
Rebounds 33 37
Blocks 0 3
Steals 8 9
Turnovers 14 14
Personal Fouls 18 16
Technical Fouls 0 0
Ejections 0 0

2018-19 Reg Season - Series Tied 1-1

Date Result Away Pts Ldr Home Pts Ldr
Thu Jan 24 USA 84 @ UL 88 T. Mitchell 31 J. Gant 28
Thu Mar 14 USA 70 @ UL 69 J. Ajayi 25 J. Gant 26

Game Information

Stadium: Lakefront Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana
Attendance: 0
Game Time: