| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARPB | 31 | 31 | 62 |
| SOU | 27 | 43 | 70 |
Reese with 19, Southern beats Arkansas-Pine Bluff 70-62
BATON ROUGE, La. -- Eddie Reese scored 19 points with six assists and Southern beat Arkansas-Pine Bluff 70-62 on Saturday night.
Reese was 7 of 14 from the field including four from distance for the Jaguars (11-14, 7-5 Southwestern Athletic Conference), who had a 43-27 rebounding edge over Arkansas-Pine Bluff. Emanual Shepherd added 15 points and nine rebounds and Jared Sam scored 14 points and led the team with 11 rebounds.
Southern trailed 31-27 at the break and Shepard scored nine points as part of an 11-4 start to the second half that moved the Jaguars into a 38-35 lead with 13:21 to play. Arkansas-Pine Bluff cut it to 65-60 with 1:06 left but could not get closer.
Martaveous McKnight scored 23 points with five rebounds and four assists for the Golden Lions (9-17, 9-3).
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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 |