South Alabama’s five-game winning streak ended in frustrating fashion on Saturday, as visiting Old Dominion claimed a 71-63 overtime victory at the Mitchell Center.
Sean Durugordon had a monster game for the Monarchs with 27 points and 18 rebounds (8 of them offensive), while Robert Davis added 25, including eight 3-pointers. The Jaguars (12-5, 4-1 Sun Belt) fell out of sole possession of first place in the conference with their first loss since Dec. 16 at TCU.
“We got punched in the mouth,” South Alabama coach Richie Riley said. “We take pride in doing that to other teams, and they did that to us. So credit to them…