Texas Southern Tigers @ Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
TXSO | 21 | 33 | 54 |
UAPB | 24 | 28 | 52 |
Griffin rallies Texas Southern over Pine Bluff 54-52
PINE BLUFF, Ark. -- Derrick Griffin had 18 points and 14 rebounds and scored six straight as Texas Southern rallied late to beat Arkansas-Pine Bluff 54-52 on Monday night.
David Blanks scored the game-winning points for the Tigers (14-12, 13-1 Southwestern Athletic Conference) on a jumper that capped the scoring with 20 seconds left.
Texas Southern trailed 50-42 with less than five minutes to go. Brian Carey made a pair of free throws and Malcolm Riley a layup before Griffin powered the Tigers into the lead at 52-50 with a minute to go.
Marcus Wallace tied it for the Golden Lions (6-23, 4-11) with 47 seconds left.
Chris Thomas had 12 points and Riley added 11. Texas Southern added a game to its lead over second-place Alcorn State (11-4) which lost to Alabama State earlier Monday night.
Devin Berry, JoVaughn Love and Wallace had 10 points each for Pine Bluff.
Game Information
Pine Bluff, AR
Referee:Glenn Tuitt
Referee:Byron Jarrett
Referee:Pat Adams
2025-26 Standings
| 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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