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MEN’S BASKETBALL’S DEFENSE LOCKS DOWN ON TUSKEGEE IN EXHIBITION WIN

MOBILE, Ala. – The University of South Alabama men's basketball team held Tuskegee to 30.2 percent shooting and 18 first-half points in a 63-40 victory in an exhibition game Saturday afternoon at the Mitchell Center.

Senior Rodrick Sikes led a three-Jaguar contingent in double-digit points with 13. Junior Josh Ajayi and graduate Kory Holden added 10 points each.

After a slow start, the Jaguars took a double-digit lead for good with 4:53 to play in the first half on a layup from sophomore R.J. Kelly. That was part of an 11-1 run to end the half and sent USA into the break up 18.