Texas Southern Tigers @ Prairie View A&M Panthers
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
TXSO | 31 | 56 | 87 |
| 41 | 41 | 82 |
Lofton, McCloud help Texas Southern beat Prairie View 87-82
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas -- Zach Lofton scored 21 points and Jalan McCloud 16 as Texas Southern rallied in the second half to defeat Prairie View 87-82 on Saturday night.
Prairie View (3-14, 0-3 Southwest Athletic Conference), which had lost 11 of its previous 12 games, led by 10 at halftime.
Texas Southern (7-9, 3-0) opened the second half on a 20-10 run, built a 65-55 edge with just under 10 minutes left.
Marvin Jones and Kevin Scott scored 15 points each for the Tigers.
Prairie View's Tevin Bellinger -- who scored a career-high 24 points -- stole the ball and raced for a layup, cutting the gap to 79-77 with 2:05 to play. Ja'Donta Blakely stole Texas Southern' s next possession, only to have McCloud steal it right back and make two free throws after being fouled.
A Lofton basket with just under a minute to play put Texas Southern up 83-77.
Game Information
Prairie View, TX
Referee:Toney Means
Referee:Chris Ford
Referee:Don Hudson
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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