Southern Jaguars (0-4, 0-0) at Grambling State Tigers (3-5, 1-0)
Saturday Jan. 9, 2021 | 5:30 p.m. CT | Grambling, LA | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center
Series History: Since 1978, Overall 99th meeting, SU leads 66-33
2/8/20 vs GSU (Baton Rouge, LA)  62-66 L
1/11/20 at GSU (Grambling, LA)  56-61 L
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BATON ROUGE, LA -- It has been nearly a month since the Southern Jaguars men's basketball team has played a game. After a 24-day absence, with game cancellations due to Covid-19 and the Jaguars taking a few days off for the Christmas holiday. The Jaguars are set to face Grambling State at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday at GSU to open Southwestern Athletic Conference play. 
 
Southern (0-4, 0-0) has played all four non-conference games on the road. The first two SWAC games of the season versus Prairie View A&M and Texas Southern were postponed due to Covid-19 protocols. SU is led by sophomore Damiree Burns (6-7, 210), junior Jayden Saddler (6-1, 175) in scoring, with both of them averaging 11.0 points per game. Burns leads the Jaguars in rebounds with (22) and Saddler leads in assist with (13). Ahsante Shivers leads SU is steals (7), field goal attempts (48) and three point field goal attempts (23).
 
Grambling (3-5, 1-0) is coming off a road win on Saturday night at Alabama State, 66-49 which opened up SWAC play for the Tigers. GSU is led by redshirt junior Cameron Christon (6-6, 190) who is averaging 13.4 points per game, 5.2 rebounds and junior Cameron Woodall (6-7, 225) is averaging 10.1 points per game.  GSU shot 25-for-59 (42 percent) from the field for the game and 7-for-16 (44 percent) from 3 point range against the Hornets.
 
The Jaguars and Tigers met twice during the 2019-20 season with GSU winning both contest. 

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