1 | 2 | T | |
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SOU | 37 | 38 | 75 |
UAPB | 24 | 32 | 56 |
Shivers, Burns propel Southern past UAPB 75-56
PINE BLUFF, Ark. -- Ahsante Shivers tossed in 18 points and freshman Damiree Burns came off the bench to score 16 as Southern cruised to a 75-56 victory over Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Saturday.
Burns scored 11 first-half points to spark the Jaguars (5-13, 2/3 Southwestern Athletic Conference) to a 37-24 lead at intermission. The Golden Lions (3-13, 2-2) never threatened the lead after the break. Micah Bradford added 11 points and Amel Kuljuhovic grabbed a career-high 13 rebounds to go with eight points.
Zavian Jackson came off the bench to score 15 for Arkansas-Pine Bluff. Terrance Banyard added 13 points. UAPB shot 48% from the floor but struggled from distance (4 of 12) and at the free-throw line 10 of 24 (42%).
Southern made half of its 52 shots, sank 4 of 10 from distance, but also struggled at the foul line, making just 19 of 33 (58%).
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2023-24 Southwestern Athletic Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
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Grambling | 14-4 | - | 21-15 |
Alcorn State | 13-5 | 1 | 14-18 |
Southern | 12-6 | 2 | 18-14 |
Texas Southern | 12-6 | 2 | 16-17 |
Bethune-Cookman | 11-7 | 3 | 17-17 |
Jackson State | 11-7 | 3 | 15-17 |
Alabama A&M | 9-9 | 5 | 12-23 |
Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 8-10 | 6 | 13-18 |
Alabama State | 8-10 | 6 | 13-19 |
Prairie View A&M | 5-13 | 9 | 10-21 |
Florida A&M | 4-14 | 10 | 6-23 |
Mississippi Valley State | 1-17 | 13 | 1-30 |