Southern Jaguars @ Jackson State Tigers
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
SOU | 29 | 29 | 58 |
JKST | 24 | 40 | 64 |
Jackson St. capitalizes on foul-prone Southern for 64-58 win
JACKSON, Miss. -- Venjile Wallis scored 17 points, Chris Howell added 14 and Jackson state beat Southern 64-58 on Monday night.
Sidney Umude's 3-point play with 2:23 left put Southern ahead 54-52 before the Tigers (6-11 3-1 Southwestern Athletic Conference) closed it out with a 12-4 run. Jontrell Walker made a pair of free throws, Wallis made a layup and Howell's layup off a steal made it 58-54 with 77 seconds to go.
The teams combined for 46 personal fouls -- Southern committed 26 -- and the Tigers took advantage and made 20 of 34 from the free-throw line. Despite that the Jaguars led for 26 minutes of the contest.
Umude scored 16 points on 6-of-9 shooting, Aaron Ray scored 14 and Destin Dunton and Jayden Saddler each scored 12 points for the Jaguars (1-16, 0-4). Southern has lost 10 in a row
Game Information
Jackson, MS
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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