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26-point showing
Olsen leads South Alabama against Coastal Carolina after 26-point showing
By The Associated Press
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (13-9, 6-4 Sun Belt) at South Alabama Jaguars
(14-6, 5-3 Sun Belt)
Mobile, Alabama; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: South Alabama faces Coastal Carolina after Adam Olsen scored 26
points in South Alabama's 90-83 win over the James Madison Dukes.
The Jaguars have gone 5-2 in home games. South Alabama is second in the Sun
Belt with 25.5 defensive rebounds per game led by Randy Brady averaging 5.3.
The Chanticleers have gone 6-4 against Sun Belt opponents. Coastal Carolina is
third in college basketball with 28.5 defensive rebounds per game led by AJ
Dancier averaging 5.2.
South Alabama scores 74.8 points per game, 2.6 more points than the 72.2
Coastal Carolina gives up. Coastal Carolina has shot at a 41.6% rate from the
field this season, 3.4 percentage points higher than the 38.2% shooting
opponents of South Alabama have averaged.
The Jaguars and Chanticleers meet Thursday for the first time in Sun Belt play
this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Chaze Harris is averaging 17.9 points, 4.6 assists and 1.7
steals for the Jaguars. Olsen is averaging 2.5 made 3-pointers over the last 10
games.
Rasheed Jones is shooting 39.0% from beyond the arc with 2.1 made 3-pointers
per game for the Chanticleers, while averaging 15.2 points. Joshua Beadle is
shooting 45.5% and averaging 20.0 points over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Jaguars: 6-4, averaging 73.9 points, 32.1 rebounds, 9.9 assists,
9.2 steals and 2.7 blocks per game while shooting 46.3% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 68.6 points per game.
Chanticleers: 7-3, averaging 75.0 points, 35.3 rebounds, 9.3 assists, 4.0
steals and 3.1 blocks per game while shooting 43.4% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 73.4 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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