Hoping to cut down nets after the game in celebration of a second straight Sun Belt Conference regular-season championship, the South Alabama Jaguars instead left the Mitchell Center dejected Friday night, losing to Southern Miss 68-55.
The Jags couldn’t get into a flow offensively, missing several shots, while the Golden Eagles dropped in shot after shot, including making 10 3-point baskets.
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