Alabama State holds off Southern U for 79-65 win
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) Tony Armstrong scored 17 points with 7-for-11 shooting and Alabama State held off Southern for a 79-65 win Monday night.
Reginald Gee and Rodney Simeon added 13 points apiece, Torloft Thomas had 12 and Amir Warnock hauled in 10 rebounds for Alabama State (5-14, 3-4 Southwestern Athletic Conference). The Hornets shot 53 percent from the field and forced 10 turnovers.
Southern (9-12, 5-3) trailed 42-25 at the break but outscored Alabama State 40-37 in the second half to tighten the gap. The Jaguars controlled the boards 38-32 but made just 23 field goals, including 3 of 14 from 3-point range.
Shawn Prudhomme paced the Jaguars with 19 points and six rebounds. Jared Sam added 17 points with 6-for-9 shooting from the field for Southern.
Southern remained tied with Alcorn State for second place in the SWAC.
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| Points | 0 | 0 |
| Field Goals | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
| 3-Pointers | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
| Free Throws | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
| Total Rebounds | 0 | 0 |
| Offensive | 0 | 0 |
| Defensive | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 0 | 0 |
| Assists | 0 | 0 |
| Steals | 0 | 0 |
| Blocks | 0 | 0 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Fouls | 0 | 0 |
| Technicals | 0 | 0 |
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71.5 PPG | 42.4 RPG | 11.8 APG |
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65.9 PPG | 42.7 RPG | 9.7 APG |
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