GRAMBLING, La. (Interstat) — Southern built a commanding first-half lead and cruised to a 71-53 men’s basketball victory over Grambling on Saturday at Fredrick Hobdy Assembly Center.

The Jaguars led 34-22 at halftime and maintained control throughout the second half before an announced crowd of 4,787. Southern improved to 7-11 overall, while Grambling fell to 8-10.

Michael Jacobs led Southern with 14 points and nine assists. Fazl Oshodi added a team-high 16 points. Derrius Ward paced Grambling with 11 points.

The result flipped the pregame projection from Interstat’s ELO system, which gave the Tigers a 54.2% probability to win.