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the jags game notes:
THE COACHES
South Alabama Matthew Graves (Butler, 1998)
Record at USA: 43-61 (4th year) Overall Record: Same
Record vs. MT: 0-3 Middle Tenn.
Kermit Davis (Mississippi State, 1982)
Record at MTSU: 283-176 (15th year) Overall Record: 354-226 (19th year)
LAST GAME South Alabama used a big second-half run to defeat Southern Miss 78-55. Middle Tennessee led Ole Miss by 29 at halftime in a 77-62 road victory.
NEXT GAME The Jaguars travel to Stetson on Saturday. The Blue Raiders host Vanderbilt on Thursday.
ON THE AIR Radio: 99.5 FM The Jag; J.D. Byars (pxp) On the web:
www.iheart.com/live/995-the-jag-mobile-7117/ (audio); JagNationTV.com (video)
RANKINGS (Through Dec. 1)
USA: #62 RPI, #145 Sagarin
MT: #11 RPI, #80 Sagarin
THE SERIES
Middle Tennessee leads 19-12.
Current winning streak: Middle Tennessee, 8 wins
USA’s last win in series: 63-57 (1/2/11)
Last meeting: Middle Tennessee 68, South Alabama 55 (12/5/15)
USA’s last win at the Mitchell Center: 63-57 (1/2/11)
MT’s last win at the Mitchell Center: 68-67 OT (12/6/14)
USA’s record at the Mitchell Center: 5-8
USA’s record at home: 6-9
USA’s home streak: Lost 3
USA’s longest winning / losing streak in series: 4 / 8
Notes: Middle Tennessee has won 13 of the last 15 meetings… MTSU has won eight straight in the series, the longest vs. the Jags in school history… South Alabama is averaging 55.5 points in the losing streak… The Blue Raiders won three straight games by 16 points or more until their four-point win in the 2012-13 season in Mobile, then won by 35 in Murfreesboro, the largest margin of victory by MTSU in the series… USA’s last two wins have come by the same 63-57 score… The schools played just once from 1982-2001 before MTSU entered the Sun Belt… Middle Tennessee eliminated South Alabama in all four SBC Tournament meetings.