Jackson scores 25, Southern Miss beats South Alabama 57-54
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) Kourtlin Jackson scored a career-high 25 points, Eddie Davis III made a go-ahead jumper with 39 seconds left and Southern Miss beat South Alabama 57-54 Monday night for its sixth straight victory in the series.
After Davis' make, Don MuepoKelly missed a shot for South Alabama and Davis was fouled. He missed the first free throw with 11.4 seconds to go, but made the second. Nick Stover and Ken Williams both missed 3-pointers in the final seconds.
Jackson, a transfer from Iowa State, made six 3-pointers and grabbed seven rebounds.