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Texas Southern 73, at Southern 84

Saturday, January 3, 2026 · Final · SWAC

SWAC 1 2 PTS

Texas Southern Tigers

12-18 · L2 · #320 (954 ELO -12)

29 44 73

Southern Jaguars

17-16 · L1 · #279 (1087 ELO +12)

42 42 84

Clark Activity Center · Baton Rouge, LA

Attendance: 4,357

Officials: Kael Saloy, Damien Richard, Jeremy Campbell

Southern Holds Off Texas Southern in SWAC Men’s Basketball

BATON ROUGE, La. (Interstat) — Michael Jacobs scored 27 points and Southern used a dominant first half to build a substantial lead before holding off a late Texas Southern rally for an 84-73 victory in a Southwestern Athletic Conference men’s basketball game Saturday night at the Clark Activity Center. A crowd of 4,357 saw the Jaguars (5-9, 1-0 SWAC) snap a four-game losing streak and open conference play with a win. The Tigers (2-10, 0-1) dropped their third straight despite a more competitive second half. The game’s most pivotal stretch came early, as Southern established immediate control. After a slow… Read more...

Top Statlines

Michael Jacobs SOU 33m 27p 6r 6a 1b
Malek Abdelgowad SOU 23m 20p 7r
Alex Anderson TXSO 32m 18p 8r

Forecasting

ELO Probability SOU 74.6%

Money Line SOU -305/TXSO +245

Over/Under 154 (Over)