Southern’s street woes in Alabama continued Monday night time.
Alabama State had a solution for each Southern run and held on within the second half to take a 73-66 win in Montgomery, Alabama. It’s Southern’s second consecutive loss after falling at Alabama A&M on Saturday.
Southern sliced a 13-point deficit within the second half to 68-64 with two minutes left to play, however Alabama State’s Alex Anderson made six free throws within the closing seconds to seal the win for the Hornets.
The loss drops Southern (12-12, 8-3 SWAC) into second place within the convention standings. The Jaguars path Alcorn State by one sport.
The Alabama State (7-17, 5-6) win snapped a four-game shedding streak. It was additionally a press release sport for a workforce that misplaced its main scorer, Isaiah Vary, to an harm in Saturday’s loss to Grambling.
Jalen Reynolds labored within the paint to guide Southern with 17 factors. The Jaguars exterior sport was virtually nonexistent as they made 3 of 27 pictures from 3-point vary.
Anderson had 17 factors to guide 4 Hornets in double figures. Alabama State made 26 of 59 pictures (44.1%) for the sport.
Southern was damage by poor ballhandling within the first half. The Jaguars constructed a 19-16 lead however had 5 turnovers because the Hornets put collectively an 11-4 run.
Southern battled again and trailed by three factors twice earlier than Roland McCoy’s 3-pointer helped the Hornets take a 36-31 halftime lead.