South Alabama vs Southern Miss 3/4/23 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

The South Alabama Jaguars will continue to play in the conference tournament Saturday afternoon with a matchup against the Southern Miss Golden Eagles. South Alabama got to Saturday following seven point victory over Appalachian State on Thursday. Defensively South Alabama was the better team allowing only 61 points on 37.9% shooting and forced eight turnovers to secure the victory. Offensively South Alabama dominated pouring in 68 points on 48.2% shooting and knocked down 9 long balls as well.

Isaiah Moore is the offensive leader for South Alabama this season averaging 18.5 points per game on 53.2% shooting to go along with the team leading 4.6 assists. Tyrell Jones averages 9.5 points and Greg Parham II averages 9.2 points per game as well. Big man Kevin Samuel averages 10.3 points to go along with the team leading 9.1 rebounds per game.

Southern Miss will play their first game of the conference tournament Saturday afternoon with 25 wins on the year following a 10 point victory over Texas State in the final game of the regular season. Offensively Southern Miss dominated the game pouring in 79 points on 52% shooting and knocked down 18 free throws as well. Defensively Southern Miss was the better team allowing only 69 points on 48.3% shooting and forced 15 turnovers as well.

Austin Crowley is the offensive leader for Southern Miss this season averaging 16.2 points per game on 47.2% shooting from the floor. Felipe Haase averages 15.2 points per game and big man DeAndre Pinckney is averaging 13.2 points to go along with the team leading 6.7 rebounds as well. Mo Arnold averages 4.6 points and leads Southern Miss averaging 3.1 assists per game.