Jackson State Tigers at Southern Jaguars
· SWAC MEN'S TOURNAMENT - QUARTERFINAL
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
63 - 69
63 - 69
Southern beats Jackson State 69-63 in SWAC quarterfinal
The Jaguars (15-17) will play in Friday's semifinal against No. 2 Alcorn State (17-13), which beat No. 7 Mississippi Valley State (7-25) 63-60 on Tuesday.
LaQuentin Collins hit a 3, Sam added a jumper, and Southern rallied from a 34-25 halftime deficit to a 42-41 lead with 13:02 to play. After two lead changes, Sam hit a go-ahead free throw and Southern led 62-58 on Chris Thomas' free throws with 1:31 to go. Sam hit five more from the line down the stretch to seal it.
Shawn Prudhomme scored 14 and Thomas 10 for Southern (14-18). Sam made 16 of Southern's 28 free throws.
Maurice Rivers scored 13 for sixth-seeded Jackson State (14-18), which finished shooting 32 percent from the floor.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 63 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Jackson St Timeout | 63 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Paris Collins made Three Point Jumper. | 63 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Jared Sam made Free Throw. | 60 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Jared Sam made Free Throw. | 60 - 68 |
Statistics
 JKST |
 SOU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-68 | FG | 19-48 |
| 32 | Field Goal % | 40 |
| 7-23 | 3PT | 3-12 |
| 30 | Three Point % | 25 |
| 12-14 | FT | 28-41 |
| 86 | Free Throw % | 68 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 17 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 9 | Assists | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 28 | Fouls | 17 |
| 11 | Largest Lead | 9 |
Game Information
Venue: F.G. Clark Activity Center
Location: Baton Rouge, LA
Attendance: 3,012 | Capacity:
Location: Baton Rouge, LA
Attendance: 3,012 | 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 |