Trojans Go For Season Sweep at South Alabama

Little Rock vs. South Alabama
Date	Thursday, March 2
Time	7:05 p.m.
Location	Mobile, Ala.
Venue	Mitchell Center
Stats	Statbroadcast
Audio	The Point 94.1 FM
Video	JagNation TV
Notes	Little Rock | South Alabama

LITTLE ROCK – Little Rock will go for the season sweep of South Alabama on Thursday night at the Mitchell Center in Mobile, Ala. Tipoff is set for 7:05 p.m.
 
The game will be streamed live and at no charge through USAJaguars.com.
 
The Trojans are coming off a 56-54 win over Georgia Southern on Monday night. In its 2016-17 home finale, Little Rock overcame an 11-point second-half deficit to pick up its ninth home win of the season.
 
Kemy Osse's 3-pointer with seven seconds to play capped a 14-4 Little Rock run to close the game. Jalen Jackson led the Trojans with 16 points while Maurius Hill finished with 11 points and eight rebounds.
 
South Alabama is 13-16 on the season and 6-10 in Sun Belt Conference play. The Jaguars will enter Thursday's matchup with Little Rock having lost three straight games.
 
Ken Williams leads South Alabama in scoring at 13.3 points per game. Josh Ajayi averages 10.9 points and 5.8 rebounds per contest. Four more Jaguars average at least 8.2 points per game.
 
South Alabama boasts the top turnover margin in the conference (+3.0) and ranks second in the league in steals per game (7.4).
 
Little Rock has won three straight against the Jaguars but South Alabama leads 28-19 in the all-time series. The Trojans topped the Jaguars 73-56 in the season's first meeting between the teams on Jan. 21.
 
Head coach Matthew Graves is in his fourth season as head coach.
 
Quick Hits
• Kemy Osse hit what proved to be the game-winning 3-pointer with seven seconds remaining in Little Rock's 56-54 win over Georgia Southern on Monday night.
• It was Osse's first made field goal of the night and Little Rock's first and only lead in the game.
• Jalen Jackson led Little Rock with 16 points on 5-of-6 shooting, including a career-best 3-of-3 effort from 3-point range.
• Lis Shoshi's five blocks at Texas State (2/11) were the most by a Little Rock player since Michael Javes blocked five shots at Arkansas State on Jan. 14, 2012.
• Little Rock leads the Sun Belt Conference in free throw percentage (.730).
• Little Rock is shooting a league-best 74.8 percent from the foul line in Sun Belt games.
• Little Rock has limited its turnovers to 10 or fewer in four of the last eight games.
• Little Rock topped South Alabama 73-56 in the season's first meeting between the teams on Jan. 21.
• South Alabama leads 29-18 in the all-time series between the teams, but Little Rock has won three straight meetings.
 
Sun Belt Championship Tickets
The 2017 Sun Belt Conference Men's and Women's Basketball Championships are scheduled for a week of March Madness in the Big Easy.  New Orleans will once again be home to the two championships that will take place at Lakefront Arena from March 7-12 and ticket books can now be purchased from your school's ticket office.  For more information, visit the Sun Belt Conference's championship central websites - Men's Championship – Women's Championship – and be sure to follow the #FunBelt on social media – @SunBelt.