Mississippi Valley State 69, at Southern 80

BATON ROUGE, La. (Interstat) — Southern used a dominant performance at the free-throw line and a balanced offensive attack to pull away from a persistent Mississippi Valley State team for an 80-69 victory in a Southwestern Athletic Conference men’s basketball game Wednesday afternoon at the Clark Activity Center. The Jaguars, improving to 8-12 overall, shot 24 of 29 from the foul line, a stark contrast to the Delta Devils’ 5-of-8 performance. That 19-point disparity proved decisive in a game where Southern led for all but the opening moments but could never fully shake Mississippi Valley State until the final minutes.… Read more...