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Southern plays in SWAC Tournament against the UAPB
By The Associated Press
Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions (13-18, 10-8 SWAC) vs. Southern Jaguars
(15-16, 11-7 SWAC)
College Park, Georgia; Thursday, 8:30 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: Southern plays in the SWAC Tournament against UAPB.
The Jaguars' record in SWAC play is 11-7, and their record is 4-9 in
non-conference play. Southern is 4-9 against opponents with a winning record.
The Golden Lions are 10-8 in SWAC play. UAPB ranks seventh in the SWAC with
21.8 defensive rebounds per game led by Quion Williams averaging 5.8.
Southern is shooting 45.3% from the field this season, 0.3 percentage points
lower than the 45.6% UAPB allows to opponents. UAPB averages 7.5 made
3-pointers per game this season, 0.2 fewer makes per game than Southern gives
up.
The teams square off for the second time this season. UAPB won the last meeting
75-74 on Jan. 24. Williams scored 23 to help lead UAPB to the win, and Fazl
Oshodi scored 17 points for Southern.
TOP PERFORMERS: Michael Jacobs is averaging 17.6 points, 5.1 assists and 1.7
steals for the Jaguars. Oshodi is averaging 1.9 made 3-pointers over the last
10 games.
Williams is scoring 17.5 points per game with 8.1 rebounds and 5.3 assists for
the Golden Lions. Jaquan Scott is averaging 17.0 points and 8.7 rebounds while
shooting 56.0% over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Jaguars: 7-3, averaging 80.2 points, 32.6 rebounds, 16.3
assists, 7.9 steals and 4.1 blocks per game while shooting 45.2% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 76.9 points per game.
Golden Lions: 5-5, averaging 74.4 points, 29.4 rebounds, 14.8 assists, 7.2
steals and 2.7 blocks per game while shooting 46.3% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 72.9 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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