Acquaah scores 25, California Baptist edges Southern 79-76
BATON ROUGE, La. -- Milan Acquaah had 25 points and eight rebounds, De'jon Davis added 16 points and nine boards and California Baptist beat Southern 79-76 on Wednesday.
Davis had dunks on back-to-back possessions to give California Baptist a 75-67 lead with 1:28 remaining, but those were the final field goals of the game for the Lancers. Aaron Ray answered the second dunk with a 3-point play to start a 7-0 run to pull to 75-74 with 45 seconds left.
Acquaah and Jordan Heading combined for four free throws on California Baptist's next two possessions and Richard Lee was off on a 3-pointer at the buzzer.
California Baptist (7-5) shot 61 percent from the field and made 18 of 23 free throws in its fourth Division I road game.
Ray scored a career-high 21 points for the Jaguars (1-11), who have lost five straight games. Lee added 18 points and Eddie Reese had 10 for Southern, which plays at Marquette (9-2) on Friday.
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2024-25 Western Athletic Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Utah | 0-0 | - | 6-1 |
| Utah Valley | 0-0 | - | 3-1 |
| Abilene Christian | 0-0 | - | 4-2 |
| California Baptist | 0-0 | - | 4-2 |
| Grand Canyon | 0-0 | - | 3-2 |
| Seattle U | 0-0 | - | 2-3 |
| UT Arlington | 0-0 | - | 2-3 |
| Tarleton State | 0-0 | - | 1-5 |
| Utah Tech | 0-0 | - | 1-6 |
2024-25 Southwestern Athletic Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama A&M | 0-0 | - | 4-4 |
| Alabama State | 0-0 | - | 3-3 |
| Southern | 0-0 | - | 2-4 |
| Bethune-Cookman | 0-0 | - | 1-4 |
| Florida A&M | 0-0 | - | 1-4 |
| Grambling | 0-0 | - | 1-4 |
| Mississippi Valley State | 0-0 | - | 1-5 |
| Prairie View A&M | 0-0 | - | 1-5 |
| Texas Southern | 0-0 | - | 1-5 |
| Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 0-0 | - | 1-6 |
| Alcorn State | 0-0 | - | 0-7 |
| Jackson State | 0-0 | - | 0-7 |
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