Southern Jaguars at Marshall Thundering Herd
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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74 - 83
74 - 83
Marshall beats Southern 83-74
Ajdin Penava added 14 points and eight rebounds for the Thundering Herd (2-0), who opened the game with a pair of 3s by Penava and Burks and never trailed.
Marshall pulled away with an 11-3 run to lead 65-52 on Elmore's basket with 12:10 left in the game. The Jaguars (0-2) got the deficit no closer than seven the rest of the way.
Jared Sam led Southern with 21 points and seven rebounds. Eddie Reese added 18 points with 5-of-11 shooting from 3-point range and Richard Lee scored 17, including 4 of 10 from the arc.
The Jaguars closed an early 14-point deficit to 26-24 on Reese's layup with 6:57 left in the first half and stayed close with the Herd until the middle of the second half.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 74 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Milan Mijovic Defensive Rebound. | 74 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Richard Lee missed Three Point Jumper. | 74 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:26 | Jared Sam Defensive Rebound. | 74 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:26 | Jon Elmore missed Free Throw. | 74 - 83 |
Statistics
 SOU |
 MRSH |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-68 | FG | 30-62 |
| 38 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 10-25 | 3PT | 11-27 |
| 40 | Three Point % | 41 |
| 12-21 | FT | 12-14 |
| 57 | Free Throw % | 86 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 32 |
| 13 | Assists | 20 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 8 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 18 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 15 | Fouls | 17 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 14 |
Game Information
Venue: Cam Henderson Center
Location: Huntington, WV
Attendance: 4,674 | Capacity:
Location: Huntington, WV
Attendance: 4,674 | 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 Sun Belt Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troy | 12-6 | - | 22-12 |
| South Alabama | 11-7 | 1 | 21-12 |
| Arkansas State | 11-7 | 1 | 20-12 |
| Texas State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Marshall | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Coastal Carolina | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| App State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| James Madison | 9-9 | 3 | 18-15 |
| Southern Miss | 9-9 | 3 | 19-16 |
| Georgia Southern | 8-10 | 4 | 21-16 |
| Old Dominion | 7-11 | 5 | 12-21 |
| Louisiana | 7-11 | 5 | 11-22 |
| Georgia State | 7-11 | 5 | 10-22 |
| UL Monroe | 1-17 | 11 | 4-28 |