BATON ROUGE, La. (Interstat) — Southern used a decisive second-half surge to defeat Alabama A&M 81-68 in a SWAC men’s basketball game Saturday at Clark Activity Center.

The Jaguars, who led 36-33 at halftime, outscored the Bulldogs 45-35 after intermission. Southern’s offense was efficient, shooting 48.3% from the floor and converting 16 of 21 free throws. AJ Barnes led Southern with 17 points. Terrance Dixon added 18 points and three blocks.

Alabama A&M shot 50% from three-point range but was outrebounded 13-8 on the offensive glass. Koron Davis scored a game-high 19 points for the Bulldogs. Southern improved to 10-13 overall, while Alabama A&M fell to 12-11. An announced crowd of 4,985 attended.