South Alabama beats Southern Mississippi 78-55
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) Georgi Boyanov scored 23 points, Shaq Calhoun set career highs with 21 points and 5 of 8 3-pointers, and South Alabama used a big second half to pull away from Southern Mississippi 78-55 on Wednesday night.
Calhoun's 3-pointer put South Alabama up 5-4 and the Jaguars led 37-32 at halftime after he made two free throws.
Don MuepoKelly's dunk capped a 12-0 run and the Jaguars led 57-37 in the second half. Josh Ajayi's jumper sparked a 12-5 run and South Alabama led 76-55 after Ken Williams' layup with 1:56 left to play.