Baton Rouge, LA—The Southern University Jaguars (2-4, 0-0) run past the Royals of Ecclesia College (0-4, 0-0) by a score of 109-53 on Tuesday evening inside F.G. Clark Activity Center.
The Basics
- Final Score: Southern 109, Ecclesia 53
- Records: Southern (2-4, 0-0 SWAC) | Ecclesia (0-4, 0-0)
- Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana – F.G. Clark Activity Center
- Series: Southern leads 5-0
How It Happened
First Half
- The Jaguars shot 16-of-33 from the field led by Tyrone Lyons with 16 points and Brion Whitley had ten points in the first half.
- SU had their biggest scoring run of 17 with 3:43 to go in the first.
- The Jaguars were 2-of-9 from behind the three-point line shooting 22.2 percent.
- The Jags had 13 steals to the Royals four.
Second Half
- Whitley scored 19 of his 29 points in the second half and added three rebounds and four steals.
- The Jaguars shot 66.7 percent from the field in the second half.
- SU shot a better percentage from the three-point line going 4-of-9 shooting 44.4 percent.
Top Performers
- Whitley finished with 29 points, six rebounds and five steals.
- Lyons had his best scoring output of the season with 25 points, seven assists, six rebounds and five steals.
- J'Quan Ewing had 19 points and six rebounds.
- Damien Sears closed the game with 11 points, six rebounds and three steals.
- Isaiah Rollins had 10 points, three rebounds and two steals.
Next Up
The Jags head back out on the road for a contest against the Tennessee State on Sunday, November 28
th, with a 2:00pm tip-off.
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