Alcorn State Braves @ Southern Jaguars
Southern beats Alcorn State 75-64
BATON ROUGE, La. -- Adrian Rodgers had 20 points and eight rebounds and Southern beat Alcorn State 75-64 on Saturday night to snap the Braves' five-game winning streak.
Alcorn State took a 37-35 lead early in the second half but did not score again for four minutes and trailed 44-39. Southern extended its lead to 51-41 on Rodgers' 3-pointer midway thought the half and Jaguars cruised from there.
Christopher Hyder added 16 points with six assists for Southern (15-7, 7-2 Southwestern Athletic Conference). Trelun Banks added 12 points.
Reginald Johnson scored 14 points for Alcorn State (8-12, 6-3), which had won five straight for the first time since 2005. Octavius Brown had 13 points, Tamarcio Wilson added 12 and Patrick Onwenu 10.
Alcorn State pulled to 24-22 with 1:53 left in the first half but Southern closed on a 4-0 run for a 28-22 halftime lead.
Game Information
Baton Rouge, LA
Referee:Mickey Cunningham
Referee:Patrick Wesley
Referee:Trent Davis
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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