Southern Jaguars @ Jackson State Tigers
Jackson St. capitalizes on foul-prone Southern for 64-58 win
JACKSON, Miss. -- Venjile Wallis scored 17 points, Chris Howell added 14 and Jackson state beat Southern 64-58 on Monday night.
Sidney Umude's 3-point play with 2:23 left put Southern ahead 54-52 before the Tigers (6-11 3-1 Southwestern Athletic Conference) closed it out with a 12-4 run. Jontrell Walker made a pair of free throws, Wallis made a layup and Howell's layup off a steal made it 58-54 with 77 seconds to go.
The teams combined for 46 personal fouls -- Southern committed 26 -- and the Tigers took advantage and made 20 of 34 from the free-throw line. Despite that the Jaguars led for 26 minutes of the contest.
Umude scored 16 points on 6-of-9 shooting, Aaron Ray scored 14 and Destin Dunton and Jayden Saddler each scored 12 points for the Jaguars (1-16, 0-4). Southern has lost 10 in a row
Game Information
Jackson, MS
2025-26 Standings
| Southwestern Athletic ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethune-Cookman | 12-3 | - | 15-13 |
| Southern | 9-5 | 2.5 | 13-14 |
| Alabama A&M | 9-6 | 3 | 16-12 |
| Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 9-6 | 3 | 12-16 |
| Jackson State | 8-6 | 3.5 | 9-18 |
| Florida A&M | 8-7 | 4 | 11-15 |
| Texas Southern | 8-7 | 4 | 10-16 |
| Grambling | 6-8 | 5.5 | 12-15 |
| Alcorn State | 6-8 | 5.5 | 7-19 |
| Prairie View A&M | 6-9 | 6 | 11-17 |
| Alabama State | 6-9 | 6 | 9-19 |
| Mississippi Valley State | 1-14 | 11 | 2-27 |
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