South Alabama tops JMU 75-66, will play for Sun Belt title

South Alabama tops JMU 75-66, will play for Sun Belt title

South Alabama is one win away from the NCAA tournament.

The Jaguars won their third Sun Belt Conference tournament game in four days on Sunday, leading wire-to-wire in a 75-66 victory over James Madison in Pensacola, Fla. Eighth-seeded South Alabama (19-15) faces the Louisiana-Texas State winner for the conference championship and a berth in the NCAA tournament at 6 p.m. Monday on ESPN2.

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Isaiah Moore scored 18 points for South Alabama on Sunday, while Owen White added 17 and Greg Parham 16. Mezie Offurum scored a game-high 20 points for fourth-seeded James Madison, which falls to 22-11.

South Alabama last won the Sun Belt Conference tournament in 2006, and last played in the NCAA tournament in 2008. The Jaguars last played in the Sun Belt tournament final in 2009, losing to Western Kentucky.

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