Lyons leads Southern against Texas Southern after 24-point outing

Southern Jaguars (13-10, 8-3 SWAC) at Texas Southern Tigers (10-10, 9-3 SWAC)

Houston; Monday, 8:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Southern takes on the Texas Southern Tigers after Tyrone Lyons scored 24 points in Southern's 84-77 loss to the Prairie View A&M Panthers.

The Tigers are 5-0 in home games. Texas Southern is 4-1 when it wins the turnover battle and averages 13.6 turnovers per game.

The Jaguars have gone 8-3 against SWAC opponents. Southern has a 3-7 record against opponents over .500.

The teams play for the second time in conference play this season. The Jaguars won the last matchup 63-50 on Jan. 4. Jayden Saddler scored 16 points to help lead the Jaguars to the victory.

TOP PERFORMERS: Joirdon Karl Nicholas is averaging 9.5 points and 5.8 rebounds for the Tigers. Bryson Etienne is averaging 13.4 points over the last 10 games for Texas Southern.

Damien Sears is averaging 4.5 points and 5.2 rebounds for the Jaguars. Lyons is averaging 12.8 points over the last 10 games for Southern.

LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 8-2, averaging 74.2 points, 36.6 rebounds, 11.9 assists, 6.7 steals and 4.7 blocks per game while shooting 44.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 63.0 points per game.

Jaguars: 7-3, averaging 78.6 points, 30.2 rebounds, 15.2 assists, 9.9 steals and 2.6 blocks per game while shooting 47.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 66.9 points.

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