South Alabama beats James Madison 75-66 in Sun Belt semi
AP
Mar 05, 2023
PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) Isaiah Moore scored 18 points to lead South Alabama Jaguars to a 75-66 victory over James Madison Dukes on Sunday night in a Sun Belt Conference Tournament semifinal.
Moore also had five rebounds and five assists for the Jaguars (19-15), who have won six straight and will play the winner between Texas State and Louisiana for the championship on Monday. Owen White sank four 3-pointers and scored 17. Greg Parham added 16 points.
The Dukes (22-11) were led by Mezie Offurum with 20 points and seven rebounds. Takal Molson added 14 points, nine rebounds and two steals. Terrence Edwards scored 13.
South Alabama took the lead 42 seconds into the game and never looked back. The Jaguars led 38-31 at halftime.
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1st Half
USA
Jaguars
38
JMU
Dukes
31
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Dukes gains possession)
19:53
Vado Morse misses three point jump shot
19:51
Takal Molson offensive rebound
19:37
Alonzo Sule misses two point jump shot
19:35
Owen White defensive rebound
19:18
+2
Isaiah Moore makes two point layup
2-0
19:02
Judah Brown shooting foul (Vado Morse draws the foul)
19:02
Vado Morse misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:02
Vado Morse misses regular free throw 2 of 2
19:02
Judah Brown defensive rebound
18:46
+3
Judah Brown makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Moore assists)
5-0
18:27
Takal Molson misses three point jump shot
18:25
Tyrell Jones defensive rebound
18:10
+2
Isaiah Moore makes two point layup
7-0
17:55
Takal Molson misses two point layup
17:53
Kevin Samuel defensive rebound
17:37
+2
Owen White makes two point layup
9-0
17:36
Dukes 30 second timeout
17:13
Takal Molson misses two point jump shot
17:11
Kevin Samuel defensive rebound
16:54
Mezie Offurum shooting foul (Isaiah Moore draws the foul)
16:54
+1
Isaiah Moore makes regular free throw 1 of 2
10-0
16:54
Isaiah Moore misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:54
Terrence Edwards defensive rebound
16:27
+2
Mezie Offurum makes two point jump shot
10-2
15:55
+2
Tyrell Jones makes two point jump shot
12-2
15:36
+3
Noah Freidel makes three point jump shot (Terrence Edwards assists)
12-5
15:11
Judah Brown misses three point jump shot
15:09
Mezie Offurum defensive rebound
15:01
+2
Mezie Offurum makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot
12-7
14:31
Owen White misses three point jump shot
14:29
Mezie Offurum defensive rebound
14:16
Terrence Edwards misses two point jump shot
14:14
Tyrell Jones defensive rebound
14:14
Justin Amadi personal foul
14:14
TV timeout
13:50
Jump ball. Owen White vs. Noah Freidel (Owen White gains possession)
13:44
Owen White misses two point jump shot
13:42
Tyree Ihenacho defensive rebound
13:31
Owen White personal foul
13:27
Terrence Edwards misses three point jump shot
13:25
Justin Amadi offensive rebound
13:23
Noah Freidel misses three point jump shot
13:18
Dukes offensive rebound
13:18
+2
Takal Molson makes two point layup (Tyree Ihenacho assists)
12-9
13:05
Justin Amadi blocks Owen White's two point layup
13:03
Tyree Ihenacho defensive rebound
12:57
Justin Amadi misses two point jump shot
12:55
Terrence Edwards offensive rebound
12:51
Kevin Samuel shooting foul (Terrence Edwards draws the foul)
12:51
Terrence Edwards misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:51
+1
Terrence Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2
12-10
12:29
Tyree Ihenacho blocks Isaiah Moore's two point layup
12:27
Tyree Ihenacho defensive rebound
12:18
Julien Wooden misses three point jump shot
12:16
Tyrell Jones defensive rebound
12:01
Tyrell Jones misses two point layup
11:59
Julien Wooden defensive rebound
11:54
Greg Parham personal foul (Takal Molson draws the foul)
11:54
TV timeout
11:38
Noah Freidel misses two point layup
11:36
Noah Freidel offensive rebound
11:32
Marshall Kearing blocks Noah Freidel's two point layup
11:30
Marshall Kearing defensive rebound
11:24
+2
Marshall Kearing makes two point layup (Isaiah Moore assists)
14-10
11:05
+2
Tyree Ihenacho makes two point layup (Takal Molson assists)
14-12
10:40
Greg Parham misses two point jump shot
10:38
Takal Molson defensive rebound
10:27
Takal Molson misses two point jump shot
10:25
Judah Brown defensive rebound
10:12
Alonzo Sule blocks Greg Parham's two point layup
10:10
Takal Molson defensive rebound
10:00
Alonzo Sule misses three point jump shot
9:58
Greg Parham defensive rebound
9:51
+3
Greg Parham makes three point jump shot
17-12
9:24
Tyree Ihenacho turnover (lost ball)
8:58
Isaiah Moore misses three point jump shot
8:56
Vado Morse defensive rebound
8:47
Isaiah Moore shooting foul (Takal Molson draws the foul)
8:47
+1
Takal Molson makes regular free throw 1 of 2
17-13
8:47
+1
Takal Molson makes regular free throw 2 of 2
17-14
8:26
+2
Judah Brown makes two point jump shot
19-14
8:03
Terrence Edwards misses two point jump shot
8:01
Kevin Samuel defensive rebound
7:54
+2
Greg Parham makes two point driving floating jump shot
21-14
7:37
+2
Vado Morse makes two point running layup
21-16
7:26
+2
Isaiah Moore makes two point layup
23-16
7:16
Mezie Offurum misses two point jump shot
7:14
Greg Parham defensive rebound
7:11
+2
Greg Parham makes two point running layup
25-16
7:11
Vado Morse shooting foul (Greg Parham draws the foul)
7:11
TV timeout
7:11
Greg Parham misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:11
Takal Molson defensive rebound
6:49
Mezie Offurum misses two point layup
6:47
Kevin Samuel defensive rebound
6:21
+2
Greg Parham makes two point jump shot
27-16
6:06
Takal Molson misses three point jump shot
6:02
Dukes offensive rebound
5:45
+2
Terrence Edwards makes two point jump shot
27-18
5:28
Isaiah Moore offensive foul
5:28
Isaiah Moore turnover (offensive foul)
5:22
Vado Morse misses three point jump shot
5:20
Takal Molson offensive rebound
5:20
Greg Parham personal foul (Takal Molson draws the foul)
5:20
+1
Takal Molson makes regular free throw 1 of 2
27-19
5:20
Takal Molson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:20
Kevin Samuel defensive rebound
4:52
+2
Owen White makes two point layup
29-19
4:52
Takal Molson shooting foul (Owen White draws the foul)
4:52
+1
Owen White makes regular free throw 1 of 1
30-19
4:43
Kevin Samuel shooting foul (Takal Molson draws the foul)
4:43
+1
Takal Molson makes regular free throw 1 of 2
30-20
4:43
+1
Takal Molson makes regular free throw 2 of 2
30-21
4:22
Owen White misses three point jump shot
4:20
Terrence Edwards defensive rebound
4:07
Julien Wooden misses three point jump shot
4:05
Noah Freidel offensive rebound
4:02
+2
Noah Freidel makes two point layup
30-23
4:02
TV timeout
4:02
Owen White technical foul
4:02
Owen White turnover
4:02
Justin Amadi technical foul
4:02
Justin Amadi turnover
3:38
Marshall Kearing misses two point hook shot
3:36
Julien Wooden defensive rebound
3:18
+2
Terrence Edwards makes two point jump shot
30-25
2:50
Greg Parham misses two point jump shot
2:48
Jaguars offensive rebound
2:32
Greg Parham misses three point jump shot
2:30
Tyree Ihenacho defensive rebound
2:10
+2
Mezie Offurum makes two point layup
30-27
2:08
Jaguars 30 second timeout
1:47
+3
Owen White makes three point jump shot (Judah Brown assists)
33-27
1:24
Judah Brown shooting foul (Terrence Edwards draws the foul)
1:24
Terrence Edwards misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:24
+1
Terrence Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2
33-28
1:16
Tyrell Jones turnover (back court violation)
1:09
+3
Terrence Edwards makes three point jump shot (Julien Wooden assists)
33-31
0:55
Terrence Edwards personal foul (Tyrell Jones draws the foul)
