Dec. 14, 2006
Box Score
The Southern University Jaguars woes continued Wednesday
night as the Southeastern (La.) Lions outscored the Jaguars by 18 points in
the first eight minutes of the game, then cruised to a 70-59 win at the FG Clark
Activity Center on the campus of Southern University.
Southern matches the worst start in the program's history
at 0-10 (2001-02 team also started 0-10).
SLU bolted to a 21-3 lead in the first eight minutes, with
the Jaguars shooting 1-for-9 and turning the ball over seven times, before SU
coach Rob Spivery benched starting players and went with the youth of the team
to try and kickstart the Jags.
The combination of Chris Davis, Geri Gallery, Joe Holliday,
Douglas Scott and Chike Ekwoezer sparked the Jags as they cut into the Lions
lead.
Douglas Scott putback got Southern within 27-21 with
3:58 left until halftime, but the Jags went scoreless over the final two minutes,
and Southeastern took a 37-23 lead into halftime.
Southeastern took over in the second half where they left off
in the first, scoring the first seven points and going ahead 48-25. The Lions
had leads of up to 23 points on the Jaguars, and SU could only get withIN 11
points, with 22 seconds remaining.
Sophomore guard Steffon Wiley led SU with 12 points and three
steals, while Douglas Scott had 12 points and nine rebounds
Southern will be back in action hosting Louisiana Tech, in
a rematch of last Saturday's game, at 7 p.m. Saturday at the FG Clark
Activity Center.
