Texas Southern Tigers vs. Southern Jaguars

Jan 3, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
TXSO	29	44	73
SOU	42	42	84

Game Recap

Jacobs scores 27, Southern beats Texas Southern 84-73 to snap 5-game skid. Michael Jacobs had 27 points in Southern's 84-73 victory over Texas Southern on Saturday night to snap a five-game skid.

Player Stats

TEXAS SOUTHERN	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
2Troy Hupstead	32	1-7	0-4	9-11	11	3	1	0	3	2	11
3Oumar Koureissi	28	2-7	0-2	2-2	3	0	0	0	2	3	6
7Zaire Hayes	28	5-10	2-5	0-0	2	0	0	1	3	2	12
6Bryce Roberts	37	3-8	2-5	2-3	1	5	3	0	5	1	10
12Zytarious Mortle	23	1-7	0-2	0-0	5	2	2	0	2	5	2
35Josh Akpovwa	11	2-3	0-0	1-2	0	0	0	1	0	4	5
23Duane Posey	9	2-2	0-0	5-6	1	0	0	0	2	5	9
8Alex Anderson	32	6-9	0-1	6-8	8	0	1	0	0	2	18


TOTAL	-	22-5341.5%	4-1921.1%	25-3278.1%	31	10	7	2	17	24	73

SOUTHERN	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
8Malek Abdelgowad	24	8-11	0-0	4-6	7	0	1	0	0	3	20
23Terrance Dixon Jr.	14	1-3	0-0	2-2	4	2	0	0	0	4	4
2Joe Manning	17	2-4	2-3	0-0	1	2	2	0	2	0	6
10Michael Jacobs	33	7-14	3-5	10-15	6	6	3	1	4	1	27
4Brandon Hardy	34	3-9	0-4	0-0	3	0	2	0	1	1	6
13Lionel Bell	3	0-0	0-0	0-2	1	0	0	0	0	2	0
24Ashton Magee	13	2-2	0-0	1-2	1	0	0	1	1	0	5
1DaMariee Jones	27	3-3	0-0	2-5	6	2	2	1	0	5	8
14Fazl Oshodi	3	0-2	0-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
3Cam Amboree	32	2-7	2-5	2-2	3	8	1	0	4	2	8
TOTAL	-	28-5550.9%	7-1936.8%	21-3461.8%	33	20	11	3	12	18	84

Play-by-Play

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1st halfTXSOSOU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Southern.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Texas Southern.
(19:58) Michael Jacobs misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(19:43) Oumar Koureissi Defensive Rebound.
(19:37) Bryce Roberts misses 16-foot jumper.
(19:33) Brandon Hardy Defensive Rebound.
(19:19) Malek Abdelgowad misses 17-foot jumper.
(19:16) Zytarious Mortle Defensive Rebound.
(19:15) Zytarious Mortle bad pass turnover.
(19:15) Joe Manning Steal.
+2 (18:44) Michael Jacobs makes layup (Joe Manning assists).
02
+2 (18:25) Oumar Koureissi makes driving layup.
22
(18:07) Malek Abdelgowad misses 13-foot jumper.
(18:04) Zytarious Mortle Defensive Rebound.
(17:57) Bryce Roberts misses layup.
(17:57) Michael Jacobs Block.
(17:53) Michael Jacobs Defensive Rebound.
(17:52) Foul on Troy Hupstead.
+1 (17:52) Michael Jacobs makes free throw 1 of 2.
23
+1 (17:52) Michael Jacobs makes free throw 2 of 2.
24
(17:25) Troy Hupstead misses layup.
(17:22) DaMariee Jones Defensive Rebound.
(17:19) Michael Jacobs misses 1-foot jumper.
(17:17) Troy Hupstead Defensive Rebound.
(17:16) Bryce Roberts bad pass turnover.
(17:16) Michael Jacobs Steal.
+2 (17:06) Brandon Hardy makes layup (Michael Jacobs assists).
26
(17:02) Foul on Terrance Dixon Jr..
+1 (16:48) Oumar Koureissi makes free throw 1 of 2.
36
+1 (16:48) Oumar Koureissi makes free throw 2 of 2.
46
+2 (16:40) DaMariee Jones makes driving layup.
48
(16:24) Zytarious Mortle bad pass turnover.
(16:08) Brandon Hardy misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(16:05) Zytarious Mortle Defensive Rebound.
(15:55) Zytarious Mortle misses 6-foot jumper.
(15:48) Texas Southern Deadball Team Rebound.
(14:54) Zytarious Mortle misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(14:52) DaMariee Jones Defensive Rebound.
(14:51) Brandon Hardy misses 14-foot jumper.
(14:47) Troy Hupstead Defensive Rebound.
(14:46) Troy Hupstead misses 11-foot jumper.
(14:42) Michael Jacobs Defensive Rebound.
(14:42) Michael Jacobs misses 16-foot jumper.
(14:36) Oumar Koureissi Defensive Rebound.
(14:33) Bryce Roberts out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(14:16) Cam Amboree bad pass turnover.
+2 (13:50) Duane Posey makes layup.
68
(13:37) Fazl Oshodi misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(13:32) Duane Posey Defensive Rebound.
(13:31) Duane Posey bad pass turnover.
(13:20) Cam Amboree misses 14-foot hook shot.
(13:20) Josh Akpovwa Block.
(13:20) Michael Jacobs Offensive Rebound.
(13:20) Foul on Josh Akpovwa.
(13:15) Cam Amboree misses 20-foot jumper.
(13:12) Alex Anderson Defensive Rebound.
(12:55) Foul on Lionel Bell.
+1 (12:55) Duane Posey makes free throw 1 of 2.
78
(12:54) Duane Posey misses free throw 2 of 2.
(12:53) Fazl Oshodi Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:36) Ashton Magee makes driving layup.
710
(12:22) Foul on Lionel Bell.
+1 (12:22) Duane Posey makes free throw 1 of 2.
810
+1 (12:22) Duane Posey makes free throw 2 of 2.
910
(12:08) Fazl Oshodi misses 30-foot three point jumper.
(12:06) Zytarious Mortle Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:54) Josh Akpovwa makes driving layup.
1110
+2 (11:45) Michael Jacobs makes driving layup.
1112
(11:29) Zytarious Mortle misses 18-foot jumper.
(11:27) Lionel Bell Defensive Rebound.
(11:21) Foul on Duane Posey.
(11:21) Lionel Bell misses free throw 1 of 2.
(11:21) Southern Deadball Team Rebound.
(11:21) Lionel Bell misses free throw 2 of 2.
(11:20) Zytarious Mortle Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:09) Josh Akpovwa makes 1-foot dunk (Zytarious Mortle assists).
1312
(11:02) Foul on Duane Posey.
+1 (11:02) Michael Jacobs makes free throw 1 of 2.
1313
+1 (11:02) Michael Jacobs makes free throw 2 of 2.
1314
+3 (10:48) Bryce Roberts makes 25-foot three point jumper (Zytarious Mortle assists).
1614
+3 (10:17) Michael Jacobs makes 24-foot three point jumper (Cam Amboree assists).
1617
(9:53) Josh Akpovwa misses 3-foot jumper.
(9:51) Terrance Dixon Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(9:44) Brandon Hardy misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(9:41) Terrance Dixon Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(9:40) Michael Jacobs bad pass turnover.
(9:40) Zytarious Mortle Steal.
(9:35) Bryce Roberts misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(9:29) Michael Jacobs Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:19) Michael Jacobs makes 9-foot floating jump shot.
1619
(8:58) Oumar Koureissi misses 8-foot jumper.
(8:58) Troy Hupstead Offensive Rebound.
+2 (8:58) Troy Hupstead makes 0-foot tip in layup.
1819
(8:58) Foul on DaMariee Jones.
+1 (8:58) Troy Hupstead makes free throw 1 of 1.
1919
+2 (8:33) DaMariee Jones makes layup (Michael Jacobs assists).
1921
(8:20) Foul on Terrance Dixon Jr..
(8:20) Troy Hupstead misses free throw 1 of 2.
(8:20) Texas Southern Deadball Team Rebound.
(8:20) Troy Hupstead misses free throw 2 of 2.
(8:19) Malek Abdelgowad Defensive Rebound.
(8:19) Foul on Zytarious Mortle.
+2 (7:55) Malek Abdelgowad makes 6-foot pullup jump shot (Michael Jacobs assists).
1923
+2 (7:37) Alex Anderson makes 7-foot floating jump shot.
2123
+3 (7:26) Cam Amboree makes 26-foot three point jumper (Michael Jacobs assists).
2126
(7:05) Troy Hupstead misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(7:02) Alex Anderson Offensive Rebound.
+2 (7:02) Alex Anderson makes 0-foot tip in layup.
2326
+2 (6:42) Malek Abdelgowad makes 12-foot pullup jump shot (Cam Amboree assists).
2328
(6:10) Zytarious Mortle misses 9-foot jumper.
(6:07) DaMariee Jones Defensive Rebound.
+3 (6:01) Joe Manning makes 28-foot three point jumper (Cam Amboree assists).
2331
(5:31) Zaire Hayes misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(5:28) Brandon Hardy Defensive Rebound.
(5:14) Foul on Oumar Koureissi.
(5:14) DaMariee Jones misses free throw 1 of 2.
(5:14) Southern Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (5:14) DaMariee Jones makes free throw 2 of 2.
2332
+2 (4:47) Alex Anderson makes driving layup.
2532
(4:33) Foul on Zytarious Mortle.
+1 (4:33) Malek Abdelgowad makes free throw 1 of 2.
2533
(4:33) Malek Abdelgowad misses free throw 2 of 2.
(4:31) Alex Anderson Defensive Rebound.
(4:13) Foul on Malek Abdelgowad.
+1 (4:13) Troy Hupstead makes free throw 1 of 2.
2633
+1 (4:13) Troy Hupstead makes free throw 2 of 2.
2733
(4:12) Joe Manning bad pass turnover.
(4:12) Troy Hupstead Steal.
+2 (3:43) Oumar Koureissi makes layup (Troy Hupstead assists).
2933
(3:20) Cam Amboree misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(3:18) Texas Southern Deadball Team Rebound.
(2:57) Alex Anderson misses layup.
(2:54) Michael Jacobs Defensive Rebound.
(2:51) Cam Amboree misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(2:48) Troy Hupstead Defensive Rebound.
(2:47) Bryce Roberts bad pass turnover.
(2:47) Brandon Hardy Steal.
(2:24) Michael Jacobs misses layup.
(2:23) Malek Abdelgowad Offensive Rebound.
(2:23) Foul on Zaire Hayes.
+1 (2:23) Malek Abdelgowad makes free throw 1 of 2.
2934
+1 (2:23) Malek Abdelgowad makes free throw 2 of 2.
2935
(1:53) Alex Anderson misses 14-foot jumper.
(1:51) Michael Jacobs Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:33) Malek Abdelgowad makes layup (Cam Amboree assists).
2937
(1:30) Zaire Hayes traveling turnover.
+2 (1:05) DaMariee Jones makes layup (Cam Amboree assists).
2939
(1:02) Foul on Cam Amboree.
(0:46) Bryce Roberts misses free throw 1 of 1.
(0:45) Malek Abdelgowad Defensive Rebound.
(0:27) Brandon Hardy misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(0:24) Zaire Hayes Defensive Rebound.
(0:24) Zaire Hayes bad pass turnover.
(0:24) DaMariee Jones Steal.
+3 (0:01) Michael Jacobs makes 26-foot three point jumper (Cam Amboree assists).
2942

2nd half

Team Stats

TXSO

SOU

73Points84

22-53(41.5%)Field Goal(%)28-55(50.9%)

4-19(21.1%)3-Point(%)7-19(36.8%)

25-32(78.1%)Free Throw(%)21-34(61.8%)

32(6)Rebounds(Offensive)33(5)

10Assists20

7Steals11

2Blocks3

17Turnovers12

24(0)Fouls(Technical)18(0)

2Largest Lead21

Game Details

Saturday, January 3, 2026 · 6:00 PM

F. G. Clark Activity Center · Baton Rouge, LA

attendance: 4,357 (58.1%)

spread: SOU -6.5

over/under: 153.5