Mitchell leads South Alabama over Louisiana-Monroe 50-49
MOBILE, Ala. -- Trhae Mitchell led South Alabama with 14 points and 11 rebounds and the Jaguars scored the last six points of the game to beat Louisiana-Monroe 50-49 on Saturday.
Andre Fox added 12 points for South Alabama (16-11, 9-7 Sun Belt Conference), which earned its fourth consecutive win. John Pettway had five steals and Chad Lott had seven rebounds.
Michael Ertel had 13 points for the Warhawks (7-18, 3-13). Langston Powell added 10 points.
Louisiana-Monroe stretched its lead to 48-43 on Ertel's 3-pointer with about three minutes left, but then committed two turnovers, shot 0 of 3 from the field and 1 of 4 from the free-throw line.
The Jaguars evened the season series against the Warhawks with the win. Louisiana-Monroe defeated South Alabama 69-49 on Jan. 4. South Alabama matches up against Appalachian State on the road on Thursday. Louisiana-Monroe plays Arkansas State on the road on Wednesday.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Henry Howard
- Keith Patterson
- Lucas Santos
2023-24 Sun Belt Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appalachian State | 16-2 | - | 27-7 |
| James Madison | 15-3 | 1 | 32-4 |
| Troy | 13-5 | 3 | 20-12 |
| Arkansas State | 11-7 | 5 | 20-17 |
| Louisiana | 10-8 | 6 | 19-14 |
| Southern Miss | 9-9 | 7 | 16-16 |
| South Alabama | 8-10 | 8 | 16-16 |
| Georgia State | 8-10 | 8 | 14-17 |
| Georgia Southern | 8-10 | 8 | 9-24 |
| Texas State | 7-11 | 9 | 17-18 |
| Marshall | 7-11 | 9 | 13-20 |
| UL Monroe | 6-12 | 10 | 11-19 |
| Coastal Carolina | 5-13 | 11 | 9-22 |
| Old Dominion | 3-15 | 13 | 7-25 |
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