1 | 2 | T | |
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MVSU | 28 | 28 | 56 |
SOU | 47 | 33 | 80 |
Hussein, Saddler help Southern beat Mississippi Valley St.
BATON ROUGE, La. -- Hassan Hussein had 18 points and Jayden Saddler added 14, on 6-of-6 shooting, with seven assists to help Southern beat Mississippi Valley State 80-56 on Monday night.
Hussein made 9 of 11 from the field. Aaron Ray finished with 10 points and eight rebounds for Southern (3-16, 2-4 Southwestern Athletic Conference), which has won two in a row following a 10-game skid.
Hussein scored the first six points, and Ray the final seven, in a 19-7 run that gave Southern a 27-15 lead midway through the first half and MVSU trailed by double figures the rest of the way.
The Jaguars shot 60.7 percent (17 of 28) from the field, including 7 of 10 from 3-point range, and hit all their six free-throw attempts in the first half.
Jordan Evans led Mississippi Valley State (3-16, 1-4) with 17 points and Michael Green scored 12.
Game Information
2023-24 Southwestern Athletic Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
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Grambling | 14-4 | - | 21-15 |
Alcorn State | 13-5 | 1 | 14-18 |
Southern | 12-6 | 2 | 18-14 |
Texas Southern | 12-6 | 2 | 16-17 |
Bethune-Cookman | 11-7 | 3 | 17-17 |
Jackson State | 11-7 | 3 | 15-17 |
Alabama A&M | 9-9 | 5 | 12-23 |
Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 8-10 | 6 | 13-18 |
Alabama State | 8-10 | 6 | 13-19 |
Prairie View A&M | 5-13 | 9 | 10-21 |
Florida A&M | 4-14 | 10 | 6-23 |
Mississippi Valley State | 1-17 | 13 | 1-30 |