Southern University

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Southern U. SU 14-15,11-5 SWAC

Alcorn Alcorn 13-14,9-7 SWAC

Southern U. SU

14-15,11-5 SWAC

Final

Feb. 29, 2020

Alcorn Alcorn

13-14,9-7 SWAC

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
Southern U. SU	46	25	71
Alcorn Alcorn	37	20	57

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | 3/1/2020 1:43:00 AM | Rodney Kirschner, Sports Information Director

Jaguars Strong Defense Effort Helps Defeat Alcorn State On The Road 71-57 For Fifth Straight Win

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LORMAN, MS -- Southern picks up its fifth straight conference win as the Jaguars defeated Alcorn State 71-57 Saturday night at the Davey L. Whitney Complex.

Southern is now 14-15 on the year and 11-5 in the SWAC, sitting at third place. Grambling State is one game behind entering Thursday night home game with Texas Southern.

Alcorn State drops to 13-14 and 9-7 in the league.

Southern found itself down only a couple of times in the first half as they tried to slow down the Braves red hot shooting in the first half as SU headed into the locker room leading 46-37. Alcorn State in the first half made 7-of-13 from behind the arc (54%). SU was 18-of-33 in the first half (55%) and 3-of-8 from the arc.

Jayden Saddler came off the bench and led SU with a game-high 14 points on 3-of-9 shooting and 8-of-12 from the charity stripe, he also added season-high three steals and four assist. Darius Williams added nine points on 4-of-7 shooting and five rebounds. Micah Bradford contributed nine points.

For the game, ASU was 17-of-47 from the field, 9-of-12 from three and 14-of-27 at the free throw line while the Jaguars defense held the Braves to 20 second half points (season second best for SU defense). Southern largest lead of the night was 14 and the Jaguars finished the game shooting 24-of-55 (44.4 percent) 3-of-12 (25%) from three point range and 20-of-32 at the charity stripe (62.5%).

Southern got out rebounded 38-37, had a 17-4 advantage in points off turnovers and outscored the Braves bench 33-6.

Up Next
Southern will return home for the last two games of the regular season as they host Texas Southern on Greek Night Thursday, March 5th for a 7:30 PM tip-off. On Saturday, March 7th SU will host Prairie View A&M on Senior Day for a 5:30 PM tip-off.

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