Baton Rouge, LA —The Southern University Jaguars (11-8, 6-1) improve to 6-0 at home with a 100-72 victory over the Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils (1-17, 1-7 SWAC) inside a ruckus F.G. Clark Activity Center on Monday night.
The Basics
- Final Score: Southern 100, MVSU 72
- Records: Southern (11-8, 6-1 SWAC) | MVSU (1-17, 1-7 SWAC)
- Location: Baton Rouge, LA – F.G. Clark Activity Center
- Series: Southern 35-22
How It Happened
First Half
- The Jaguars shot 18-32 from the field led by Jayden Saddler with 13 first half points.
- SU held the lead for all but 16 seconds of the first half.
- The Jaguars were 7-of-14 from behind the three-point line shooting 50 percent.
- The Jags had 26 bench points and 20 paint points in the first.
- Southern was 6-9 from the charity stripe in the first.
Second Half
- Brion Whitley scored 12 points to pace to Jags in the second half.
- The Jaguars shot 64.3 percent from the field in the second half.
- SU was 11-13 from the free-throw line.
- The Jags had their largest lead of 28 with :33 seconds remaining in the half.
- Southern shot 44.4 percent from behind the arc in the second half going 4-of-9.
Top Performers
Next Up
The Jags will continue Southwestern Athletic Conference play on January 29, 2022 as they travel to Lorman, Mississippi for a contest against Alcorn State. Tip-off will be 30-minutes following the women's game.
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