Times running out

The losing streak for Southern men’s basketball team extends to three as they suffer another loss to Alcorn State with a 14-point deficit of 70-56.
Unfortunately the games always had tied factors until the latter end. This is the first time that Southern has had three consecutive conference losses in head coach Roman Banks five seasons.
Time is ticking ever so close for the team to crawl high as Southern (10-6, 18-11) catches fourth place in the Southwestern Athletic Conference.
The Jaguars traveled to Lorman, Mississippi to face the Braves for Saturdays match up but instead of coming for a win to clinch a further place in the conference, the opposite happens.
The Jags have faced the Braves twice and since the lost, the season series between the two is tied at one game apiece.
In the match up against Alcorn, Southern quickly gained the lead after the tip off due to Junior guard, Trelun Banks, and Senior guard, Adrian Rodgers.
Rodgers continued the lead for the Jags until Alcorn took the lead with a score of 19-18. For majority of the first half the game was close, Southern would take control, then a tie, and then Alcorn would gain momentum and lead the game.
However, the Braves took the lead by 7 (30-23) with only 2 minutes remaining in the first half, and the Jags later proved they would not be able to overcome the deficit. Coming out of the half the Jags were having a hard time finding the bottom of the rim. While Southern fought their hardest, Alcorn was not letting up and expanded their lead over the second half. The lead became extensive (51-39) after Octavius Brown sailed a three pointer for the Braves.
The end of the matchup was apparent as Southern couldn’t score past their deficit as the final score was 70-56.
Rodgers led the team in points; he scored a total of 17 points, and shot just below 50% from the field. Redshirt junior, Shawn Prudhomme who scored a total of 13 points and also made a statement from beyond the three-point line, accompanied Rodgers.
Prudhomme spoke on what occurred during the matchup, “We didn’t have enough aggressiveness on defense and we didn’t shoot consistently like we normally do.”
Banks also spoke on behalf of the team with, “It’s really disappointing and frustrating right now,” said Banks. “I don’t have the answers right now. We’ve got to find ourselves. I haven’t been in this position before.”
With only a few weeks remaining in the season the basketball team looks to finish out their last few games on a high note. Their next game is set to take place at the F.G Clark Activity Center March 3, at 8:00pm; the game will also be televised on cox sports.
With just two more games left in the season the men’s basketball will look to capitalize on both in order to help secure a solid spot in the SWAC post season.
They will look to continue their undefeated home record alive against Texas Southern in an inner conference match up.