Western Illinois Leathernecks at South Alabama Jaguars
· Jaguar Classic
Myers and Maletic score 20 points apiece, Western Illinois holds off South Alabama 64-63
JJ Wheat made a 3-pointer and then a layup to pull South Alabama to 61-60 with 20 seconds to play. Myers made a pair of free throws with 11 seconds remaining and Julius Rollins made 1 of 2 with a second left to make it 64-60.
Wheat ended it with a 3-pointer.
Myers added five rebounds for the Leathernecks (4-3). Maletic shot 6 for 12 from beyond the arc. Julius Rollins finished with 13 points and six rebounds.
The Jaguars (4-3) were led in scoring by Myles Corey, who finished with 17 points. Randy Brady added 13 points, 11 rebounds and four assists for South Alabama. Barry Dunning Jr. had 13 points, 10 rebounds and three steals. JJ Wheat also scored 13 points for the Jaguars.
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Matchup Prediction
South Alabama: 83.3%
Western Illinois: 16.7%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index
Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 64 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 64 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:00 | JJ Wheat made Three Point Jumper. | 64 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Barry Dunning Jr. Defensive Rebound. | 64 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:01 | South Alabama Timeout | 64 - 60 |
Statistics
 WIU |
 USA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-53 | FG | 22-59 |
| 41.5 | Field Goal % | 37.3 |
| 15-40 | 3PT | 5-26 |
| 37.5 | Three Point % | 19.2 |
| 5-6 | FT | 14-19 |
| 83.3 | Free Throw % | 73.7 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 16 | Assists | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 0 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 5 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 5 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 6 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 16 |
| 10 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 13 | Fouls | 10 |
| 27 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Mitchell Center
Location: Mobile, AL
Attendance: 1,669 | Capacity:
2024-25 Ohio Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morehead State | 2-0 | - | 6-6 |
| Southeast Missouri State | 2-0 | - | 6-6 |
| Little Rock | 1-0 | 0.5 | 7-5 |
| Western Illinois | 1-1 | 1 | 7-6 |
| Southern Indiana | 1-1 | 1 | 6-6 |
| Lindenwood | 1-1 | 1 | 6-7 |
| Tennessee Tech | 1-1 | 1 | 5-7 |
| UT Martin | 1-1 | 1 | 5-8 |
| Eastern Illinois | 0-1 | 1.5 | 3-8 |
| SIU Edwardsville | 0-2 | 2 | 7-6 |
| Tennessee State | 0-2 | 2 | 4-9 |
2024-25 Sun Belt Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas State | 1-0 | - | 10-3 |
| South Alabama | 1-0 | - | 8-4 |
| Texas State | 1-0 | - | 8-4 |
| Troy | 1-0 | - | 8-4 |
| Southern Miss | 1-0 | - | 5-7 |
| Old Dominion | 1-0 | - | 4-8 |
| Louisiana | 1-0 | - | 3-10 |
| Georgia Southern | 0-1 | 1 | 7-6 |
| Marshall | 0-1 | 1 | 7-6 |
| App State | 0-1 | 1 | 6-6 |
| Coastal Carolina | 0-1 | 1 | 6-6 |
| James Madison | 0-1 | 1 | 6-6 |
| Georgia State | 0-1 | 1 | 4-8 |
| UL Monroe | 0-1 | 1 | 4-10 |