Four-guard lineup sparks SU men to 77-73 win over PVU

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas — Trailing by 15 points midway through the second half, Southern was running out of big men and time.

Keith Davis just picked up his fourth foul. Frank Snow was already sitting with three, and Jared Sam couldn’t get back in the game after trying to play on a sprained ankle.

So, the Jaguars did the only thing they could do — put out a four-guard lineup and hope for the best.

Christopher Hyder and Trelun Banks delivered just that in a dramatic 77-73 win over Prairie View at the William Nicks Building.

“It’s one of the gutsiest wins we’ve had since I’ve been here,” Southern coach Roman Banks said. “To come back like we did — I don’t know if you can do that again and get away with it.

“I know this team isn’t the most talented team we’ve ever had, but it was one of the best wins we’ve had in a long time.”

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