MOBILE, Ala. – The University of South Alabama men's basketball team jumped out to a 25-point lead in the first nine minutes and survived a late Southern Miss charge to win 69-58 Wednesday night at the Mitchell Center.
The Jaguars (5-3) scored 23 of the game's first 25 points and took a 29-4 lead just nine minutes into the game after shooting 10 for 14 from the floor and 6 for 8 from 3-point land.
Southern Miss (3-4) used an 11-2 run to cut the deficit to 13 with 12:45 left, then scored 10 unanswered points in the final 2:04 to get within eight but could get no closer.