Southern men’s basketball avoids a second half collapse to Texas Southern
Behind a 20-point effort from Michael Jacobs, the Jaguars defeated Texas Southern 66-57 to improve to 17-8 overall, 12-1 in conference. With just over 17 minutes left in the game, Southern had a 19-point lead. Texas Southern switched their defense to a full-court press, and the lead shrunk to 3 with just under eight minutes left.
Southern men's basketball staves off Texas Southern rally to keep big SWAC edge
Southern moved out to a 45-26 lead after Johnson's 3-pointer at the 17:44 mark. TSU got two free throws from Granger and began giving Southern trouble with its press. The Tigers forced three straight turnovers and capped off an 8-0 run with a steal and jumper by Granger.
The Southern men's basketball team had its chances, but for the first time this season in Southwestern Athletic Conference ...
BOTTOM LINE: Kavion McClain and Texas Southern take on Michael Jacobs and Southern in SWAC action. The Jaguars have gone 9-0 at home. Southern is the SWAC leader with 35.0 rebounds per game ...
The Texas Southern Tigers will square off against the SWAC leaders, the Southern Jaguars, in a live broadcast on ESPNU at 8 PM CT on Monday, Feb. 17.
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