Grambling Tigers at Southern Jaguars
· NCAA Men's Basketball
59 - 40
Grambling State uses big second half to beat Southern
Smith made 10 of 11 free throws in pacing the Tigers (12-11, 6-4 Southwestern Athletic Conference), who outscored Southern 39-17 in the second half. The Tigers made 17 of 25 at the line to 4 of 9 for the Jaguars (3-20, 2-8). Devante Jackson added 12 points. Grambling outrebounded Southern 41-29.
Sidney Umude scored 17 points for Southern, which shot just 33 percent and missed all 13 of their attempts from the arc.
Except for one tie, Southern led the entire first half and was up 23-20 at the break. The lead reached six before Grambling went on a 13-2 run, capped by a 3-pointer and dunk by Prince Moss, to lead 34-29 with 11:25 remaining. A 3-pointer by Smith put Grambling up by double figures for good with 6:49 to go.
Grambling swept the season series having beaten Southern 69-62 on Jan. 12.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 59 - 40 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Southern Deadball Team Rebound. | 59 - 40 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Jayden Saddler missed Free Throw. | 59 - 40 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Foul on Nigel Ribeiro. | 59 - 40 |
| 2nd 0:21 | Travon Bunch made Dunk. Assisted by Devante Jackson. | 59 - 40 |
Statistics
 GRAM |
 SOU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 20-48 | FG | 18-55 |
| 42 | Field Goal % | 33 |
| 2-9 | 3PT | 0-13 |
| 22 | Three Point % | 0 |
| 17-25 | FT | 4-9 |
| 68 | Free Throw % | 44 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 7 | Assists | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 7 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 20 |
| 13 | Fouls | 20 |
| 19 | Largest Lead | 8 |
Game Information
Location: Baton Rouge, LA
Attendance: 3,800 | 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 |