The Southern Jaguars (18-11) will bring the regular season to an end when they challenge the Texas Southern Tigers (16-12) at F.G. Clark Center. Action begins at 8:30 pm ET on Thursday, Mar. 3.
The Jaguars are hoping to rebound after their 70-56 loss to Alcorn State in their last matchup. Shawn Prudhomme had a solid performance, putting up 13 points and two rebounds for Southern. The Tigers, meanwhile, are coming off a 96-86 win against Alabama State in their last game. Derrick Griffin claimed his 17th double-double of the season with 23 points and 12 rebounds.
This is the second game of the season between these two teams, with the Tigers winning the first matchup 88-66. Chris Thomas put up 25 points and 10 rebounds.
Notes
The Southern Jaguars have a defensive rating of 100.3 (ranked 89th), while the Texas Southern Tigers have an offensive rating of 107.3 (ranked 142nd).
Southern has an average field goal percentage of 44.9%. Texas Southern is an underachieving 3-9 when opponents have a similar or higher field goal percentage.
The Southern Jaguars and the Texas Southern Tigers both rank higher in average field goal percentage when compared to their effective field goal percentages. Southern is 181st and 140th in the nation for eFG% and FG% respectively, while Texas Southern ranks 117th and 83rd in these categories.
Texas Southern, the 97th-ranked team in rebounding, registers an average of 37.7 rebounds per game. Southern does worse, ranked 203rd with 35.7.
The Texas Southern Tigers make an average of 4.5 steals per game. When the Southern Jaguars give up 4 or more steals, they are a winning 15-8.
