Southern beats Alabama State 79-73
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) Chris Thomas had 19 points, seven rebounds and four assists to help Southern beat Alabama State 79-73 on Monday night.
Thomas scored 12 points in the first half and Shawn Prudhomme added 11 as Southern held a 39-31 lead at the break. The Jaguars scored 10 points - with five from LaQuentin Collins - in the first 2:21 of the second half for a 16-point lead.
Alabama State clawed back and Tony Armstrong converted a 3-point play with 56 seconds to get to 75-73. The Hornets forced a miss but gave up an offensive rebound and Tre'lun Banks hit two free throws for a four-point lead.
Prudhomme finished with 18 points and Jared Sam had 16 points and seven rebounds for Southern (14-14, 10-5 SWAC).
Armstrong scored 15 points and Terrance LeFlore had 14 points, six rebounds, four assists and three steals for Alabama State (8-18, 6-8). Rodney Simeon also scored 14 but he was just 3 of 12 from distance.
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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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65.9 PPG | 42.7 RPG | 9.7 APG |
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71.5 PPG | 42.4 RPG | 11.8 APG |
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