Scratched: Bearkats outlast Jaguars on the hardwood

This past Thursday the Southern University Jaguars had a difficult time against Sam Houston State as they lost 83-91 at Bernard Johnson Coliseum in Huntsville. This game happened after a loss from Georgia Tech last Monday. After this game the Jags record decreased to 0-3 for the season. Sam Houston coming into this game was 2-1 and both the wins were at home.
The highest scoring Jag for the night was forward Shawn Prudhomme, with 26 points in 31 minutes. Prudhomme was 3-3 from three-point range and 10-14 for the night. On defense, Prudhomme collected 7 defense rebounds and 1 steal. Tre’lun Banks was the next highest scoring Jag with 19 points in 32 minutes, made an averaged 5-13 from field goal range, and made 1 of his 3 attempted 3 pointers.
On defense Banks had 1 rebound and 1 steal.
The Jags bench combined scored only 8 points. The Jags had a 47.5 field goal percentage, was 30.8 percent from the 3 point line, and 72.4 percent from the free throw line. The Jags, as a team, had 37 rebounds, 9 assist, 9 steals, and 2 blocks.
Sam Houston made 45.1% of all their shots as a team, 26.7% of all 3 pointers, and was 76.7% from free throw range. They had a total of 41 rebounds, 8 steals, 9 assists, and 3 blocks. The starters for Sam Houston combined for 59 of their 91 points. Sam Houston’s bench accounted for most of the team’s rebounds.
The next game Southern will play will be against the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles at home on Tuesday. We will see the Southern will win their first game of the season at home and end this drought.
Tennessee Tech record is 1-3 and they are 0-1 away.