Southern Jaguars @ Alcorn State Braves
Alcorn State tops Southern 70-56 to keep pace in SWAC
LORMAN, Miss. -- Octavius Brown scored 13 points and Alcorn State beat Southern 70-56 on Saturday night to keep pace in the Southwestern Athletic Conference race.
DeAndre Davis added 12 points with seven rebounds and Devonte Hampton had 11 points for Alcorn State (14-13, 12-4), which led by seven points at halftime.
The Braves sit alone in second place -- a half-game ahead of Jackson State. Texas Southern (14-1) clinched a share of the SWAC regular-season title after beating Alabama A&M 77-54 Saturday.
Adrian Rodgers led Southern (18-11, 10-6) with 17 points. Shawn Prudhomme added 13 points and Christopher Hyder 11. The Jaguars made 7 of 13 from distance but only shot 37 percent from the field in the second half to extend their losing skid to three games.
Game Information
Lorman, MS
Referee:Terry Ware
Referee:George E. Washington
Referee:Andre Crawford
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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