Southern Jaguars at Texas Southern Tigers
· SWAC MEN'S TOURNAMENT - SEMIFINAL
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
81 - 73
81 - 73
Southern beats Texas Southern, advances to SWAC championship
The fourth-seeded Jaguars (21-12) face No. 3 seed Jackson State (19-14) in Saturday's championship at the Toyota Center.
Adrian Rodgers was just 2 of 13 from the field, but made 11 of 13 free-throw attempts and finished with 16 points for Southern. Christopher Hyder added 14 points, six steals and five assists for the Jaguars, who had five score in double figures.
Malcolm Riley had 24 points to lead Texas Southern (18-14).
The Jaguars had a 12-point lead before Texas Southern used a 16-3 run to take its last lead, 50-49, with 15 minutes left. Southern answered with a 16-6 spurt and had a double-digit lead for nearly the rest of the way.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 81 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Chris Thomas made Layup. | 81 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Chris Thomas Steal. | 81 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Adrian Rodgers Turnover. | 81 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:38 | Malcolm Riley made Three Point Jumper. | 81 - 71 |
Statistics
 SOU |
 TXSO |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-63 | FG | 22-51 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 9-21 | 3PT | 8-22 |
| 43 | Three Point % | 36 |
| 22-28 | FT | 21-31 |
| 79 | Free Throw % | 68 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 10 | Assists | 10 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 19 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 24 | Points Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 27 | Fouls | 23 |
| 24 | Largest Lead | 1 |
Game Information
Venue: Toyota Center (Houston)
Location: Houston, TX
Attendance: 2,008 | Capacity:
Location: Houston, TX
Attendance: 2,008 | 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 |