Southern U edges Grambling State 67-66 (Feb 04, 2017)
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) Shawn Prudhomme scored 19 points and grabbed eight rebounds as Southern University edged Grambling State 67-66 on Saturday night, ending a two-game slide.
Prudhomme was 7 of 15 from the floor including three from distance for the Jaguars (10-13, 6-4 SWAC). Chris Thomas added 17 points and eight rebounds and Tre'lun Banks had 13 points with five rebounds and five assists.
The Jaguars averaged 42 percent shooting from the floor and 71.4 percent from the free throw line compared to 36.5 and 53 percent for Grambling State.
The loss snaps a three-game win streak for Grambling who had a 47-38 rebounding edge over the Jaguars.
Averyl Ugba led the Tigers (10-13, 5-5) with 26 points and 17 rebounds for his fifth double-double of the season. Ervin Mitchell added 21 points and five rebounds.
