Tougaloo Bulldogs at Grambling Tigers
· NCAA Men's BasketballGrambling holds off NAIA Tougaloo for 111-95 win
Smith was 16 of 17 from the line. Mpoyo finished with 19 points and 13 rebounds, both career highs, and Drake Wilks added 21 points for Grambling, which shot 55 percent from the field and got its first triple-digit final score of the season. Diontae Jones and Anthony Gaston had 14 points apiece for the Tigers.
Grambling led by as many as 20 points in the second half but had to hold off a Tougaloo rally that cut the gap to four three times before the Tigers retook control, getting a pair of free throws from Smith with 7:53 left to stretch the lead to 89-79, and protecting the double-digit advantage the rest of the way.
Tougaloo opened the game with a 3-pointer from Anfernee Parker to take its only lead and shot 50 percent from the field.
Tonzell Handy's 26 points led five Bulldogs in double figures.
How can I watch Tougaloo vs. Grambling?
Statistics
GRAM |
||
|---|---|---|
| 35-70 | FG | 36-65 |
| 50.0 | Field Goal % | 55.4 |
| 5-14 | 3PT | 7-19 |
| 35.7 | Three Point % | 36.8 |
| 20-27 | FT | 32-41 |
| 74.1 | Free Throw % | 78.0 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 8 | Assists | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 1 | Blocks | 7 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 29 | Fouls | 25 |
Game Information
Location: Grambling, LA
Attendance: 510 | Capacity:
2024-25 Southwestern Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern | 15-3 | - | 20-12 |
| Jackson State | 14-4 | 1 | 16-18 |
| Bethune-Cookman | 13-5 | 2 | 17-16 |
| Alabama State | 12-6 | 3 | 20-16 |
| Texas Southern | 12-6 | 3 | 15-17 |
| Alcorn State | 11-7 | 4 | 11-21 |
| Florida A&M | 10-8 | 5 | 14-17 |
| Grambling | 7-11 | 8 | 12-22 |
| Alabama A&M | 6-12 | 9 | 10-22 |
| Prairie View A&M | 4-14 | 11 | 5-27 |
| Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 3-15 | 12 | 6-25 |
| Mississippi Valley State | 1-17 | 14 | 3-28 |

GRAM