ICYMI: @TSUMensHoops pulled a huge upset win last night defeating the Baylor Bears on the road by a final score of 72-69. TSU was led by @jalynpatterson 23 points on 6-14 shooting from the field in what was @CoachJohnnyJ12 debut game with TSU #BeatBaylor #BeLegendary #TigerNation pic.twitter.com/YfDD2LF0OP— TSU Athletics (@TXSOTigers) November 7, 2018
WACO, Texas -- The Texas Southern Tigers Basketball team made history on Tuesday night with a 72-69 upset win over the Baylor Bears.
Sparked by Jalyn Patterson's 23 points on a 6-14 shooting night from the field, TSU was able to become the first SWAC school in history to defeat Baylor snapping a 56-game Baylor winning streak versus the league.
Trayvon Reed was extremely efficient for the Tigers offense as he tallied 15 points going 7-9 from the field while grabbing 12 rebounds and tallying 2 blocked shots.
Devocio Butler chipped in 13 points while fellow teammate Jeremy Combs tallied 11 points as TSU head coach Johnny Jones got a huge win for his program in his coaching debut at TSU.
"It was fun," said Jones. "The guys were really excited and to see them celebrate like that means a lot"
BOX SCORE
TSU shot 62.5 percent in the second half of play highlighted by clutch baskets by Patterson. Texas Southern outscored Baylor 45-29 in the second half.
TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONSTexas Southern beats Baylor 72-69, snaps Bears' 56-0 record against SWAC teams.— John Werner (@JohnWernerTrib) November 7, 2018
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