Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions at Texas Southern Tigers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
74 - 72
Pine Bluff wins in wild finish, 74-72 over Texas Southern
The Golden Lions (7-14, 7-0 Southwestern Athletic Conference) remained alone atop the SWAC standings and ended Texas Southern's 27-game home winning streak, the second longest in the nation.
McKnight hit a step-back 3 to tie it 72-all with 2.8 seconds to go and was fouled on the shot. Texas Southern head coach Mike Davis was charged with a technical foul after the play and McKnight made 1 of 2 of the technical foul shots. He then sank his bonus foul shot to complete the 5-point possession. Lamont Walker missed a 3-point attempt for Texas Southern at the buzzer.
Charles Jackson led the Lions with 25 points. McKnight and Trent Steen added 14 apiece.
Derrick Bruce had 25 points and Donte Clark added 21 for the Tigers (4-16, 4-3), who led for almost all of the game's final eight minutes.
Texas Southern was without its leading scorer Demontrae Jefferson (23.2 points per game), who was suspended indefinitely for a violation of time rules.
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Statistics
 UAPB |
 TXSO |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-60 | FG | 21-57 |
| 42 | Field Goal % | 37 |
| 8-22 | 3PT | 3-16 |
| 36 | Three Point % | 19 |
| 16-20 | FT | 27-39 |
| 80 | Free Throw % | 69 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 17 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 12 | Assists | 7 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 8 | Blocks | 1 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 26 | Fouls | 17 |
Game Information
Location: Houston, TX
Attendance: 2,278 | 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 |