Sunday, January 21, 2018

'Get the job done': Southern withstands late Alabama State punch to earn third SWAC win

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana -- Southern can’t escape games like these.

These contests decided by one point, sometimes two, between the Jaguars and whichever Southwestern Athletic Conference opponent they face that night.

In Southern’s 63-61 win Saturday against Alabama State, the Jaguars avoided a crushing home loss in a game in which they never trailed.

Southern was taken to overtime by Arkansas-Pine Bluff and Mississippi Valley State in its previous two games.

These games — too close for Southern’s comfort — won’t go away.

“Knowing it's going to be tough, we've just got to keep grinding it out," said Eddie Reese, Southern's leading scorer with 14 points.

Forward Jared Sam added nine points, a quiet night by his lofty standards.

With 3.2 seconds to go, Alabama State guard Reginald Gee, who finished with a game-high 20 points, buried a 3-pointer multiple feet behind the perimeter arc, chipping Southern’s lead to 62-61.

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