BOONE, N.C. – The University of South Alabama men's basketball team shot nearly 70 percent from the field Thursday, and combined with a five-minute stretch in the second half in which the Jaguars did not give up a point that performance resulted in a 78-70 Sun Belt Conference win over Appalachian State at the Holmes Center.
Josh Ajayi led the Jaguars (17-11, 10-7 Sun Belt) with 19 points in his first game back from injury while Trhae Mitchell added 15 points and six rebounds to help lead South to its fifth consecutive victory. Andre Fox supplied 13 points and Chad Lott recorded 11 as well as eight rebounds as the Jags shot 69.