Southern Jaguars at Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
76 - 83
76 - 83
Louisiana Tech holds off Southern 83-76
Derric Jean scored a career-high 15 points and Branden Sheppard added 10 for the Bulldogs (9-2), who shot 50 percent in the first half and led 40-29 at halftime behind 12 points from McCree and 11 from Hamilton.
Southern gained on a 16-4 run in the second half in which Adrian Rogers scored two 3-pointers, then led 52-51 on Tony Nunn's layup with 10:11 left. But McCree scored six points in a 13-2 run and the Bulldogs were back on top 63-54 with 6:48 to go, and they outshot the Jaguars 8-7 in the final 1:17.
Rodgers scored 23 points with four 3-pointers, Jared Sam added 18 and grabbed 10 rebounds, and Trelun Banks had 17 for Southern (7-4).
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 76 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Jared Sam Offensive Rebound. | 76 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Adrian Rodgers made Free Throw. | 76 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Alex Hamilton missed Free Throw. | 76 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Alex Hamilton made Free Throw. | 76 - 83 |
Statistics
 SOU |
 LT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 28-62 | FG | 24-53 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 7-20 | 3PT | 8-20 |
| 35 | Three Point % | 40 |
| 13-24 | FT | 27-38 |
| 54 | Free Throw % | 71 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 13 | Assists | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 18 | Points Off Turnovers | 6 |
| 3 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 26 | Fouls | 21 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 14 |
Game Information
Venue: Thomas Assembly Center
Location: Ruston, LA
Attendance: 2,519 | Capacity:
Location: Ruston, LA
Attendance: 2,519 | Capacity:
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 Conference USA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 17-3 | - | 26-8 |
| Sam Houston | 13-7 | 4 | 22-12 |
| Louisiana Tech | 11-9 | 6 | 20-14 |
| Western Kentucky | 11-9 | 6 | 18-14 |
| Middle Tennessee | 11-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Kennesaw State | 10-10 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Jacksonville State | 10-10 | 7 | 15-17 |
| New Mexico State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-16 |
| Missouri State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-18 |
| Florida International | 8-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
| UTEP | 7-13 | 8 | 11-20 |
| Delaware | 6-14 | 11 | 10-21 |