Alcorn State Braves at Southern Jaguars
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
48 - 61
48 - 61
Sam leads Southern to 61-48 win over Alcorn State
Southern (9-13, 5-4 Southwestern Athletic Conference) has won four straight.
Chris Thomas had 12 points and Emanual Shepherd added 11 on 5-of-7 shooting.
Southern trailed most of the first half, but rallied to take a 24-22 lead into the break. Alcorn State opened the second half on an 8-2 push, capped by Maurice Howard's 3-pointer, to retake the lead 30-26. Thomas answered with a 3 and Eddie Reese added two more treys for a 35-30 advantage at the 15:34 mark and the Jaguars never trailed again.
The Braves stayed within striking distance until they were outscored 10-3 in the final 5:20 of the game.
Dante Sterling had 16 points and Howard added 13 for Alcorn State (7-15, 3-6).
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 48 - 58 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Alcorn State Deadball Team Rebound. | 48 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Maurice Howard missed Three Point Jumper. | 48 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Emanual Shepherd made Three Point Jumper. | 48 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:35 | Jared Sam Defensive Rebound. | 48 - 58 |
Statistics
 ALCN |
 SOU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16-59 | FG | 21-53 |
| 27 | Field Goal % | 40 |
| 4-13 | 3PT | 7-21 |
| 31 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 12-14 | FT | 12-21 |
| 86 | Free Throw % | 57 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 4 | Assists | 7 |
| 3 | Steals | 1 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
| 5 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 5 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 3 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 3 |
| 16 | Points in Paint | 16 |
| 16 | Fouls | 13 |
| 7 | Largest Lead | 14 |
Game Information
Venue: F.G. Clark Activity Center
Location: Baton Rouge, LA
Attendance: 1,178 | Capacity:
Location: Baton Rouge, LA
Attendance: 1,178 | 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 |