Tulane Green Wave @ Southern Jaguars
Southern knocks off Tulane 90-82
BATON ROUGE, La. -- Adrian Rodgers scored 20 points and Jared Sam added 17 as Southern University, which upset Mississippi State 76-72 on Monday, knocked off Tulane 90-82 on Thursday night.
Christopher Hyder added 15 points, Shawn Prudhomme chipped in 13 and Trelun Banks had 12 for the Jaguars (2-1).
Tulane, which opened the season with a 68-67 overtime loss to Alabama A&M and then beat Drake, 79-74 in overtime on Monday, could not stay with the Jaguars down the stretch.
Southern led 39-35 at the half and stretched that to 75-64 with 6:47 remaining in the game. Tulane (1-2) had an 18-9 run to cut it to 84-82 with 24 seconds left. Hyder and Prudhome made six free throws to seal the win.
Malik Morgan made 4 of 8 from long range for 18 points to lead Tulane. Dylan Osetkowski had 16 points and 10 rebounds and Louis Dabney added 16 points.
Game Information
Baton Rouge, LA
Referee:Brent Hampton
Referee:Darron George
Referee:Rodrick Dixon
2025-26 Standings
| American Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Florida | 15-3 | - | 25-9 |
| Tulsa | 13-5 | 2 | 30-8 |
| Wichita State | 13-5 | 2 | 24-12 |
| UAB | 11-7 | 4 | 20-12 |
| North Texas | 9-9 | 6 | 19-14 |
| Florida Atlantic | 9-9 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Charlotte | 9-9 | 6 | 17-17 |
| Tulane | 8-10 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Temple | 8-10 | 7 | 16-16 |
| Memphis | 8-10 | 7 | 13-19 |
| Rice | 7-11 | 8 | 13-18 |
| East Carolina | 6-12 | 9 | 11-20 |
| UTSA | 1-17 | 14 | 5-25 |
| Southwestern Athletic Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethune-Cookman | 14-4 | - | 17-15 |
| Southern | 11-7 | 3 | 17-17 |
| Florida A&M | 11-7 | 3 | 15-16 |
| Alabama A&M | 10-8 | 4 | 18-15 |
| Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 10-8 | 4 | 13-19 |
| Texas Southern | 10-8 | 4 | 12-18 |
| Jackson State | 10-8 | 4 | 12-21 |
| Prairie View A&M | 9-9 | 5 | 19-18 |
| Grambling | 7-11 | 7 | 14-19 |
| Alabama State | 7-11 | 7 | 10-22 |
| Alcorn State | 7-11 | 7 | 9-23 |
| Mississippi Valley State | 2-16 | 12 | 3-30 |
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