Jackson State Tigers @ Southern Jaguars
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
JKST | 29 | 31 | 60 | ||
SOU | 25 | 37 | 62 |
Reese's free throw wins it, Southern heads to SWAC semis
BATON ROUGE, La. -- Eddie Reese scored 21 points and the game-winning free throw with one second left and Southern rallied to beat Jackson State 62-60 in a Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament quarterfinal on Tuesday night.
Jared Sam scored 12 points for the fourth-seeded Jaguars (15-17), who face top-seeded Arkansas-Pine Bluff (13-20) in a Friday semifinal.
Sam's jumper off an offensive rebound tied it at 60, then Reese made 2 of 3 from the line for the win. Treshawn Bolden missed a 3 at the buzzer.
Torrey Mayo's layup capped a 12-0 run and Southern tied it at 54 on Sam's jumper with 4:03 left. Lemmie Howard's jumper put the Tigers up 56-54, and Maurice Rivers and Julian Daughtry each hit two free throws for a 60-56 Tigers' lead.
Paris Collins scored 17 points with four steals for the fifth-seeded Tigers (12-20), who led 29-25 at halftime and shot 36.5 percent from the field.
Game Information
Baton Rouge, LA
Referee:Glenn Tuitt
Referee:John Heatly
Referee:Kevin Chambliss
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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