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Jacobs scores 27, Southern beats Texas Southern 84-73 to snap 5-game skid

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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Michael Jacobs had 27 points in Southern’s 84-73 victory over Texas Southern on Saturday night to snap a five-game skid.

Jacobs had six rebounds, six assists, and three steals for the Jaguars (5-9, 1-0 Southwestern Athletic Conference). Malek Abdelgowad added 20 points on 8-of-11 shooting and grabbed seven rebounds. Damariee Jones shot 3 of 3 from the field and 2 of 5 from the free-throw line to finish with eight points.

Alex Anderson led the way for the Tigers (2-10, 0-1) with 18 points and eight rebounds. Zaire Hayes added 12 points for Texas Southern. Troy Hupstead also put up 11 points and 11 rebounds.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

By The Associated Press