HOUSTON, Texas -- Injuries and suspensions have challenged Texas Southern's efforts to repeat as Southwestern Athletic Conference champions throughout this season.They lost a player of the year candidate before conference play even began, the team struggled without leading-scorer Demontrae Jefferson and most recently, center Trayvon Reed and forward Lamont Walker were suspended indefinitely last week.
The Tigers overcame those hurdles and a slow start to beat Alabama A&M 106-71 at H&PE Arena on Saturday.
"We haven't had our whole team all year long so this year has been a difficult year from that standpoint," coach Mike Davis said, "but we're trying to build a program and you can't have a program if everyone's not on the same page."
Texas Southern (9-19, 9-6 in Southwestern Athletic Conference) began to break away 11 minutes into the game. They built a nine-point lead with nine minutes left in the half and stretched it to 13 with six minutes to go.
Derrick Bruce and Donte Clark have helped power the team through its absences. Both scored in double-digits before the intermission. Bruce led the team with 21 points heading into the locker room and finished with 35. Clark added 21 points and 3 blocks.
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