| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MVSU | 16 | 35 | 51 |
| SOU | 22 | 33 | 55 |
Sam's double-double leads Southern past MVSU 55-51
BATON ROUGE, La. -- Jared Sam scored 18 points and grabbed 15 rebounds to help Southern beat Mississippi Valley State 55-51 on Monday night.
Jamar Sandifer added 12 points, Eddie Reese had 11 points, six boards, and four assists, and Chris Thomas scored 10 for Southern (12-14, 8-5 Southwestern Athletic Conference). The Jaguars were 15 of 23 from the free-throw line compared to MVSU's eight attempts.
Southern's lead was cut to 36-34 with 10:30 left in the game but MVSU didn't score again until the 5:41 mark. The Delta Devils pulled to 51-48 after Jordan Evans's three free throws but Sam answered with a basket and split a pair of free throws on back-to-back possessions to seal it.
Dante Scott scored 24 points and grabbed seven rebounds for MVSU (2-24, 2-11). Emmanuel Ejeh added 10 rebounds.
MVSU was held to just 16 first-half points on 7-of-30 shooting (23.3 percent) with eight turnovers.
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2017-2018 Southwestern Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grambling St | 13-5 | - | 17-14 |
| Prairie View | 12-6 | 1 | 16-18 |
| Texas Southern | 12-6 | 1 | 16-20 |
| Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 12-6 | 1 | 14-21 |
| Southern | 10-8 | 3 | 15-18 |
| Jackson St | 9-9 | 4 | 12-20 |
| Alabama St | 8-10 | 5 | 8-23 |
| Alcorn St | 7-11 | 6 | 11-21 |
| Miss Valley St | 4-14 | 9 | 4-28 |
| Alabama A&M | 3-15 | 10 | 3-28 |