Southern Jaguars at Alabama A&M Bulldogs
· NCAA Men's Basketball
60 - 50
Sam scores 20 to lead Southern over Alabama A&M 60-50
Emanual Shepherd had 10 points and three blocks for Southern (14-14, 10-5 Southwestern Athletic Conference), which won its fifth consecutive game. Chris Thomas added eight rebounds. Jamar Sandifer had six rebounds for the visitors.
The Jaguars posted a season-high 13 blocks.
Arthur Johnson tied a season high with 22 points plus 10 rebounds and five steals for the Bulldogs (2-25, 2-12), who have now lost 10 straight games. Brandon Houston added 11 points.
De'Ederick Petty, whose 9 points per game coming into the matchup ranked second on the Bulldogs, shot only 18 percent for the game (2 of 11).
The Jaguars improve to 2-0 against the Bulldogs on the season. Southern defeated Alabama A&M 62-61 on Jan. 22. Southern plays Alcorn State (10-17, 6-8) on the road on Saturday. Alabama A&M faces Texas Southern (8-19, 8-6) on the road on Saturday.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 60 - 50 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Arthur Johnson made Three Point Jumper. | 60 - 50 |
| 2nd 0:19 | Arthur Johnson Offensive Rebound. | 60 - 47 |
| 2nd 0:22 | Eddie Reese Block. | 60 - 47 |
| 2nd 0:22 | De'Ederick Petty missed Three Point Jumper. | 60 - 47 |
Statistics
 SOU |
 AAMU |
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|---|---|---|
| 23-58 | FG | 18-59 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 31 |
| 5-14 | 3PT | 6-22 |
| 36 | Three Point % | 27 |
| 9-11 | FT | 8-12 |
| 82 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 15 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 31 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 12 | Assists | 8 |
| 2 | Steals | 6 |
| 13 | Blocks | 1 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 3 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 20 |
| 16 | Fouls | 14 |
| 16 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Location: Normal, AL
Attendance: 357 | 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 |