Lexington, KY—The Southern University Jaguars (3-6, 0-0) fought hard to the final horn but was outlasted by Kentucky University (7-1, 0-0) by a score of 76-64 on Tuesday evening inside Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky.
"It was good coming home, said Head Coach
Sean Woods. Thought I could sneak one. Couple plays here and there down the stretch got (Kentucky) separation to where we couldn't and didn't have enough time to get it. But I'm proud of our guys for answering the bell in an environment like this. We've got things to build on. I thought the players who were supposed to make the plays for them made them. I thought Oscar (Tshiebwe) was the difference down the stretch. He took advantage of our switching. We were trying to put pressure on them and camouflage, so we couldn't see, and our guy's kind of missed it a little bit. It was a step or two late. But for the most part, we did what we were supposed to do. Like any team, it's tough winning on the road. But I saw some great things out of our basketball team. That makes me very optimistic about the future of this basketball team and hopefully getting to the NCAA Tournament."
The Basics
- Final Score: Southern 64, Kentucky 76
- Records: Southern (3-6, 0-0 SWAC) | Kentucky (7-1, 0-0 SEC)
- Location: Lexington, Kentucky – Rupp Arena
- Series: Kentucky 0-2
How It Happened
First Half
- The Jaguars shot 12-31 from the field led by Jayden Saddler with 12 first half points.
- SU had their biggest lead of seven with 16:37 to go in the first.
- There was six lead changes and five ties during this half of play.
- The Jaguars were 3-of-5 from behind the three-point line shooting 60 percent.
- The Jags tallied five steals to the Wildcats four.
- Southern was perfect from the free-throw line going 7-of-7.
Second Half
- Saddler added six points second half along with three assists.
- The Jaguars shot 44.4 percent from the field in the second half.
- Southern shot only 25 percent from behind the arc in the second half.
Top Performers
Next Up
The Jags return to Baton Rouge for a contest against Lindsey Wilson on Thursday, December 9th, inside Clifford Seymour Gymnasium, with a 7:00pm tip-off.
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