Southern Jaguars @ Jackson State Tigers
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
SOU | 31 | 37 | 68 |
JKST | 22 | 41 | 63 |
Southern holds on to beat Jackson State, 68-63
JACKSON, Miss. -- Damien Goodwin dunked with just more than a minute left to give Southern a 10-point lead and the Jaguars cruised to a 68-63 win at Jackson State Monday night.
Calvin Godfrey, YonDarius Johnson and Tre Lynch each pumped in 15 points for Southern (14-10, 10-1 SWAC), which now leads the conference standings by two full games after second-place Alabama State fell to Arkansas-Pine Bluff. Godfrey pulled down nine rebounds.
The Jaguars built a nine-point lead at intermission, then held off a Jackson State rally.
Southern was 22 of 48 from the field and 10 of 15 from long range.
Julysses Nobles tossed in 20 points to lead the Tigers (8-15, 4-7). Derrell Taylor added 14 points and Brandon West contributed 13 points and grabbed 12 rebounds.
Jackson State shot 36 percent from the field (18 of 50) and was 4 of 6 from long range.
Game Information
Jackson, MS
Referee:Patrick Evans
Referee:Matt Potter
Referee:Mike Nance
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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