Texas Southern Rallies Over Southern To Remain Undefeated In The SWAC

The Lady Tigers hit 44.2% of their shots and buried 5-of-18 treys. Deivejon Harris didn't register a double-double this afternoon, but still had TSU with 6 offensive rebounds and Fantroy added 7 (6 defensive) boards.

Southern gained a 27-20 advantage before halftime before taking a 15-point lead in the third quarter over Texas Southern. Deivejon Harris started the Tigers's rally at the top of the final stanza with a jumper.   

A tremendous defensive effort brought the home team back as Treasure Thompson scored on a layup to tie the game at 45-45. She scored five of the final six points in the game's last five minutes for Texas Southern.

The Southern Jaguars top performers were center Tionna Lidge (15 points, 4 rebounds, 3 steals) and Aniya Gourdine (11 points, 5 rebounds) in the defeat

KEY GAME STATS

• Points: TSU 55, SU 51
• Field Goal %: TSU 44.2%, SU 32.3%
• Rebounding: TSU 41, SU 31
• Turnovers: TSU 25, SU 12
• Fastbreak Points: TSU 19, SU 13
• Steals: TSU 6, SU 3
• Points off Turnovers: TSU 17, SU 30
• Second Chance Points: TSU 0, SU 7
• Points in the Paint: TSU 24, SU 30

NEXT

Texas Southern will travel to Itta Bena, Mississippi, to battle Mississippi Valley State at 6 PM CT on Thursday, Jan. 9.

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