Southern Jaguars at Memphis Tigers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
67 - 72
67 - 72
K.J. Lawson hits late layup; Memphis beats Southern 72-67
Lawson made 1 of 2 free throws for a 68-62 lead with 1:30 left. But Adrian Rodgers answered with a reverse layup and after a Memphis turnover, Trelun Banks made an inside shot to pull to 68-66.
After another Memphis turnover, Jarred Sam grabbed a rebound off his own miss, was fouled and hit one free throw to make it 68-67 with 26.2 seconds left. Lawson made his layup early in the shot clock and Banks tried to draw a foul on a deep 3-pointer but didn't get the call.
Trahson Burrell had 15 points and eight rebounds for Memphis (7-2). Dedric Lawson added 11 points and 10 rebounds, and Ricky Tarrant Jr. had 11 points, six rebounds, four assists and four steals.
Sam led Southern (7-3) with 26 points and 12 rebounds.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 67 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 67 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Ricky Tarrant Jr. made Free Throw. | 67 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Ricky Tarrant Jr. made Free Throw. | 67 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Foul on Chris Thomas. | 67 - 70 |
Statistics
 SOU |
 MEM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-68 | FG | 21-54 |
| 37 | Field Goal % | 39 |
| 5-18 | 3PT | 2-8 |
| 28 | Three Point % | 25 |
| 12-16 | FT | 28-42 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 32 |
| 9 | Assists | 13 |
| 11 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 9 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 19 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 22 |
| 12 | Fast Break Points | 14 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 31 | Fouls | 17 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 7 |
Game Information
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2025-26 Southwestern Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethune-Cookman | 14-4 | - | 17-15 |
| Southern | 11-7 | 3 | 17-17 |
| Florida A&M | 11-7 | 3 | 15-16 |
| Alabama A&M | 10-8 | 4 | 18-15 |
| Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 10-8 | 4 | 13-19 |
| Texas Southern | 10-8 | 4 | 12-18 |
| Jackson State | 10-8 | 4 | 12-21 |
| Prairie View A&M | 9-9 | 5 | 19-18 |
| Grambling | 7-11 | 7 | 14-19 |
| Alabama State | 7-11 | 7 | 10-22 |
| Alcorn State | 7-11 | 7 | 9-23 |
| Mississippi Valley State | 2-16 | 12 | 3-30 |
2025-26 American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Florida | 15-3 | - | 25-9 |
| Tulsa | 13-5 | 2 | 30-8 |
| Wichita State | 13-5 | 2 | 24-12 |
| UAB | 11-7 | 4 | 20-12 |
| North Texas | 9-9 | 6 | 19-14 |
| Florida Atlantic | 9-9 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Charlotte | 9-9 | 6 | 17-17 |
| Tulane | 8-10 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Temple | 8-10 | 7 | 16-16 |
| Memphis | 8-10 | 7 | 13-19 |
| Rice | 7-11 | 8 | 13-18 |
| East Carolina | 6-12 | 9 | 11-20 |
| UTSA | 1-17 | 14 | 5-25 |