Lincoln, Nebraska—The Southern University Jaguars (1-4, 0-0) drop a hard-fought battle against the University of Nebraska (3-2, 0-0) by a score of 82-59 on Sunday evening inside Pinnacle Bank Arena.
The Basics
- Final Score: Southern 59, Nebraska 82
- Records: Southern (1-4, 0-0 SWAC) | South Dakota (3-2, 0-0 Big10)
- Location: Lincoln, Nebraska – Pinnacle Bank Arena
- Series: Nebraska leads 0-4
How It Happened
First Half
- The Jaguars shot 10-of-30 from the field led by Jayden Saddler with eight points and J'Quan Ewing had five points in the first half.
- SU had their biggest scoring run of three with 8:47 to go in the first.
- The Jaguars were 1-of-7 from behind the three-point line shooting 14 percent.
- The Jags had three steals to the Cornhuskers one.
Second Half
- Brion Whitley scored 14 of his 17 points in the second half and added two rebounds.
- The Jaguars shot 34.3 percent from the field in the second half.
- SU shot a better percentage from the three-point line going 5-of-14 shooting 35.7 percent.
Top Performers
- Brion Whitley finished with 17 points, three rebounds and one steal.
- J'Quan Ewing had his best scoring output of the season with ten points and five rebounds.
- Jayden Saddler had eight points, five rebounds and three assists.
Next Up
The Jags return to Baton Rouge, Louisiana to open the doors of the F.G. Clark Activity Center for a contest against the Ecclesia College on Tuesday, November 23
rd, with a 7:00pm tip-off.
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