MONROE, La. — Brandon Davis made all 11 of his shots from the field and scored a career-high 30 points as South Alabama routed Louisiana-Monroe 90-57 in a Sun Belt Conference game.
The Jaguars improved to 10-6 overall and 3-2 in the Sun Belt. Louisiana-Monroe fell to 5-10 and 1-3.
Coach Ronnie Arrow started a bigger lineup with three forwards, and both Davis and DeAndre Coleman recorded double-doubles.
Davis Carries First Half
Davis went 7 for 7 from the field and scored 19 points in the first half. South Alabama trailed 38-32 after a media timeout with just under eight minutes left in the period, then rallied to take a 42-37 lead into the break, with Davis scoring seven points during the surge.
Lawrence Gilbert had 14 points and Jarvis Hill 12 for Louisiana-Monroe in the first half, when Hill made 4 of 5 3-point attempts.
Second-Half Surge
South Alabama opened the second half with a 13-0 run, part of a 16-0 burst that began with a 3-pointer at the end of the first half, to lead 54-37 with 15:50 remaining. The Jaguars stretched the lead to 65-44 with just over 10 minutes left.
Domonic Tilford pushed the margin to 30 with a 3-pointer with about eight minutes to play, and his layup with just under five minutes left made it 85-48, South Alabama’s largest lead at 37 points.
Jaguar Leaders
Davis finished 11 of 11 from the field and 8 of 10 at the free throw line, with 10 rebounds, seven on the defensive end, two blocks and two steals. Tilford scored 22 points on 8-of-11 shooting, including 4 of 7 from 3-point range, and made both free throws. Coleman had 12 points on 6-of-12 shooting and 11 rebounds, nine defensive.
Gilbert led Louisiana-Monroe with 16 points, going 4 of 7 from the field, 4 of 6 from 3-point range and 4 of 4 at the line. Hill scored 14 on 3-of-12 shooting, including 1 of 3 from 3-point range, and made 7 of 10 free throws.
By the Numbers
South Alabama shot 64 percent from the field and 58 percent from 3-point range. Louisiana-Monroe shot 27 percent overall and 48 percent from beyond the arc, going 10 of 29 from the field in the first half and 5 of 26 in the second while scoring 20 points after halftime.
- Rebounds: South Alabama 38, Louisiana-Monroe 27 (29 defensive for the Jaguars)
- Points in the paint: South Alabama 44, Louisiana-Monroe 8
- Points off turnovers: South Alabama 16, Louisiana-Monroe 8
- Second-chance points: South Alabama 13, Louisiana-Monroe 11
- Fast-break points: South Alabama 9, Louisiana-Monroe 0
- Bench points: South Alabama 19, Louisiana-Monroe 15
Up Next
South Alabama returns home to host Troy on Jan. 15 at the Mitchell Center. Tipoff is set for 7:05 p.m.
