How to watch East Texas A&M Lions vs. South Alabama Jaguars: Live stream, TV channel, start time for Sunday's NCAA Basketball game

How to watch East Texas A&M vs. South Alabama basketball game

By Scout Staff

Dec 15, 2024 at 12:50 pm ET • 2 min read

Halftime Report

South Alabama is on the road but looking no worse for wear. They have jumped out to a quick 38-32 lead against East Texas A&M.

If South Alabama keeps playing like this, they'll bump their record up to 7-3 in no time. On the other hand, East Texas A&M will have to make due with a 1-10 record unless they turn things around (and fast).

Who's Playing

South Alabama Jaguars @ East Texas A&M Lions

Current Records: South Alabama 6-3, East Texas A&M 1-9

How To Watch

When: Sunday, December 15, 2024 at 12 p.m. ET
Where: East Texas A&M Field House -- Commerce, Texas
TV: ESPN Plus
Follow: CBS Sports App
Online Streaming: Catch select College Basketball matches on Fubo (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)

What to Know

South Alabama has enjoyed a six-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will venture away from home to challenge the East Texas A&M Lions at 12:00 p.m. ET on Sunday at East Texas A&M Field House. The Jaguars will be strutting in after a win while the Lions will be stumbling in from a defeat.

South Alabama is headed into the contest having just posted their closest victory since December 30, 2023 on Sunday. They had just enough and edged Jax. State out 76-74.

South Alabama can attribute much of their success to JJ Wheat, who scored 12 points plus two steals. Wheat had some trouble finding his footing against Ole Miss back in November, so this was a step in the right direction. The team also got some help courtesy of Myles Corey, who scored 12 points along with six assists and two steals.

Meanwhile, East Texas A&M's recent rough patch got a bit rougher last Saturday after their sixth straight loss. They fell 65-53 to Incarnate Word.

South Alabama is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for East Texas A&M, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-9.

Sunday's game is shaping up to be a scrappy matchup: South Alabama hasn't given up the ball easily this season, having only averaged 9.2 turnovers per game. It's a different story for East Texas A&M, though, as they've been averaging 17.4. Given South Alabama's sizable advantage in that area, East Texas A&M will need to find a way to close that gap.

Looking ahead, South Alabama is the favorite in this one, as the experts expect to see them win by eight points. This will be their first time playing as the favorites on the road this season.