Southern Jaguars vs. Texas Southern Tigers

Feb 16, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
SOU	41	32	73
TXSO	27	47	74

Game Recap

Wysinger, Mortle rally Texas Southern to 74-73 victory over Southern. Jaylen Wysinger scored 28 points, including a pair of go-ahead free throws with two seconds left, and Zytarious Mortle posted a double-double to rally Texas Southern to a 74-73 victory over Southern on Monday night.

Player Stats

SOUTHERN	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
12AJ Barnes	27	5-9	3-6	3-4	8	3	0	0	2	2	16
23Terrance Dixon Jr.	32	6-9	0-0	3-4	6	0	1	0	0	1	15
1DaMariee Jones	35	3-5	0-0	0-0	8	1	2	1	1	1	6
14Fazl Oshodi	27	5-11	2-7	1-1	0	0	0	0	0	2	13
10Michael Jacobs	33	2-13	2-4	4-8	4	2	1	0	3	2	10
35Puoch Dobuol	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
8Malek Abdelgowad	8	1-3	0-1	0-0	3	1	0	0	1	1	2
2Joe Manning	2	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4Brandon Hardy	9	1-3	1-2	2-2	2	0	1	0	2	1	5
3Cam Amboree	23	2-7	2-3	0-0	3	2	0	0	2	2	6
TOTAL	-	25-6141.0%	10-2441.7%	13-1968.4%	35	9	5	1	11	13	73

TEXAS SOUTHERN	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
2Troy Hupstead	33	3-8	0-2	1-2	5	0	1	0	3	2	7
34Jordan Gorecki	28	2-2	0-0	2-2	7	0	0	2	2	2	6
7Zaire Hayes	22	1-5	0-2	2-2	0	1	2	1	1	2	4
6Bryce Roberts	22	0-6	0-2	0-0	3	3	0	0	1	4	0
5Jaylen Wysinger	35	10-16	4-7	4-4	7	4	3	0	2	3	28
35Josh Akpovwa	10	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
12Zytarious Mortle	25	10-17	3-6	2-4	11	2	2	1	2	2	25
23Duane Posey	10	2-4	0-0	0-0	2	0	3	0	1	1	4
8Alex Anderson	15	0-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	2	2	0

TOTAL	-	28-6046.7%	7-1936.8%	11-1478.6%	36	11	11	4	15	18	74

Play-by-Play

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1st halfSOUTXSO

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Texas Southern.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Southern.
+2 (19:30) Zaire Hayes makes 17-foot pullup jump shot.
02
+3 (19:11) Michael Jacobs makes 26-foot three pointer (DaMariee Jones assists).
32
(18:42) Bryce Roberts misses layup.
(18:38) Jaylen Wysinger Offensive Rebound.
(18:38) Zaire Hayes misses 8-foot jumper.
(18:38) Terrance Dixon Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(18:26) Michael Jacobs bad pass turnover.
(18:26) Troy Hupstead Steal.
(18:20) Troy Hupstead misses layup.
(18:18) AJ Barnes Defensive Rebound.
(18:15) Foul on Bryce Roberts.
+1 (18:15) Michael Jacobs makes free throw 1 of 2.
42
+1 (18:15) Michael Jacobs makes free throw 2 of 2.
52
(17:57) Jordan Gorecki bad pass turnover.
(17:45) Foul on Jordan Gorecki.
+2 (17:35) DaMariee Jones makes 11-foot jumper (Michael Jacobs assists).
72
+2 (17:15) Troy Hupstead makes layup.
74
(17:02) DaMariee Jones misses 14-foot jumper.
(16:58) Terrance Dixon Jr. Offensive Rebound.
+2 (16:57) Terrance Dixon Jr. makes layup.
94
(16:38) Troy Hupstead bad pass turnover.
+2 (16:14) Terrance Dixon Jr. makes 13-foot pullup jump shot.
114
(15:43) Foul on DaMariee Jones.
+1 (15:43) Zaire Hayes makes free throw 1 of 2.
115
+1 (15:43) Zaire Hayes makes free throw 2 of 2.
116
+2 (15:29) DaMariee Jones makes 4-foot dunk (AJ Barnes assists).
136
(14:58) Bryce Roberts misses 13-foot jumper.
(14:56) DaMariee Jones Defensive Rebound.
(14:52) AJ Barnes misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(14:48) Troy Hupstead Defensive Rebound.
+3 (14:35) Jaylen Wysinger makes 23-foot three point jumper (Bryce Roberts assists).
139
+2 (14:17) Terrance Dixon Jr. makes layup.
159
(13:52) Foul on Fazl Oshodi.
(13:48) Bryce Roberts misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(13:46) DaMariee Jones Defensive Rebound.
(13:27) Cam Amboree misses layup.
(13:24) Bryce Roberts Defensive Rebound.
(13:24) Bryce Roberts bad pass turnover.
+3 (13:10) AJ Barnes makes 24-foot three point jumper (Cam Amboree assists).
189
(12:48) Jaylen Wysinger bad pass turnover.
(12:48) DaMariee Jones Steal.
(12:44) AJ Barnes misses layup.
(12:41) Bryce Roberts Defensive Rebound.
(12:38) Jaylen Wysinger misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(12:33) Jordan Gorecki Offensive Rebound.
+3 (12:17) Jaylen Wysinger makes 25-foot three point jumper (Zaire Hayes assists).
1812
(11:56) Foul on Jordan Gorecki.
(11:56) Terrance Dixon Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2.
(11:56) Southern Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (11:56) Terrance Dixon Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2.
1912
(11:40) Duane Posey misses layup.
(11:38) Malek Abdelgowad Defensive Rebound.
(11:33) Foul on Troy Hupstead.
+1 (11:33) Brandon Hardy makes free throw 1 of 2.
2012
+1 (11:33) Brandon Hardy makes free throw 2 of 2.
2112
(11:29) Foul on Cam Amboree.
+2 (11:02) Zytarious Mortle makes driving layup.
2114
(10:42) Michael Jacobs misses 7-foot jumper.
(10:40) Duane Posey Defensive Rebound.
(10:29) Zytarious Mortle misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(10:26) Cam Amboree Defensive Rebound.
+3 (10:12) Brandon Hardy makes 27-foot three point jumper (Malek Abdelgowad assists).
2414
(9:52) Duane Posey misses 6-foot jumper.
(9:49) Malek Abdelgowad Defensive Rebound.
(9:38) Brandon Hardy misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(9:36) Zytarious Mortle Defensive Rebound.
(9:34) Foul on Brandon Hardy.
+1 (9:34) Zytarious Mortle makes free throw 1 of 2.
2415
(9:30) Zytarious Mortle misses free throw 2 of 2.
(9:29) Puoch Dobuol Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:06) Malek Abdelgowad makes 6-foot jumper.
2615
(8:45) Josh Akpovwa bad pass turnover.
(8:32) Brandon Hardy bad pass turnover.
(8:32) Duane Posey Steal.
(8:23) Alex Anderson misses layup.
(8:21) Brandon Hardy Defensive Rebound.
(8:21) Foul on Alex Anderson.
(8:05) DaMariee Jones bad pass turnover.
(8:05) Duane Posey Steal.
+2 (7:53) Duane Posey makes layup (Josh Akpovwa assists).
2617
(7:31) Joe Manning misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(7:29) Zytarious Mortle Defensive Rebound.
(7:18) Foul on Puoch Dobuol.
(6:57) team shot clock turnover .
(6:48) Fazl Oshodi misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(6:44) AJ Barnes Offensive Rebound.
(6:35) Malek Abdelgowad misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(6:19) Malek Abdelgowad Offensive Rebound.
(6:19) Malek Abdelgowad bad pass turnover.
(6:19) Duane Posey Steal.
(6:12) Zaire Hayes misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(6:10) Zytarious Mortle Offensive Rebound.
(6:09) Zytarious Mortle misses 14-foot jumper.
(6:07) DaMariee Jones Defensive Rebound.
(6:07) Foul on Duane Posey.
(5:42) AJ Barnes misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(5:40) Jaylen Wysinger Defensive Rebound.
+3 (5:12) Zytarious Mortle makes 33-foot three point jumper.
2620
+2 (4:49) AJ Barnes makes layup.
2820
+2 (4:33) Troy Hupstead makes layup (Jaylen Wysinger assists).
2822
+3 (4:17) Fazl Oshodi makes 23-foot three point jumper (AJ Barnes assists).
3122
(3:55) Troy Hupstead bad pass turnover.
(3:55) DaMariee Jones Steal.
(3:26) Michael Jacobs misses layup.
(3:23) Zytarious Mortle Defensive Rebound.
(3:17) Troy Hupstead misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(3:14) Michael Jacobs Defensive Rebound.
(3:11) Foul on Zaire Hayes.
+1 (3:11) Terrance Dixon Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2.
3222
+1 (3:11) Terrance Dixon Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2.
3322
+2 (2:59) Zytarious Mortle makes driving layup.
3324
(2:48) Foul on Zaire Hayes.
(2:48) AJ Barnes misses free throw 1 of 2.
(2:48) Southern Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (2:48) AJ Barnes makes free throw 2 of 2.
3424
+2 (2:25) Zytarious Mortle makes driving layup.
3426
(2:17) Michael Jacobs misses layup.
(2:17) Zytarious Mortle Block.
(2:12) Zytarious Mortle Defensive Rebound.
(2:11) Zytarious Mortle misses 4-foot jumper.
(2:07) AJ Barnes Defensive Rebound.
(2:03) Foul on Zytarious Mortle.
+1 (2:03) AJ Barnes makes free throw 1 of 2.
3526
+1 (2:03) AJ Barnes makes free throw 2 of 2.
3626
(1:38) Troy Hupstead misses 13-foot jumper.
(1:36) AJ Barnes Defensive Rebound.
(1:29) Michael Jacobs misses layup.
(1:29) AJ Barnes Offensive Rebound.
+2 (1:29) AJ Barnes makes layup.
3826
(1:12) Foul on AJ Barnes.
(1:10) Foul on Terrance Dixon Jr..
+1 (1:10) Troy Hupstead makes free throw 1 of 2.
3827
(1:09) Troy Hupstead misses free throw 2 of 2.
(1:05) Michael Jacobs Defensive Rebound.
(0:46) Michael Jacobs misses 14-foot jumper.
(0:44) Troy Hupstead Defensive Rebound.
(0:32) Bryce Roberts misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(0:29) AJ Barnes Defensive Rebound.
+3 (0:07) Cam Amboree makes 24-foot three point jumper (AJ Barnes assists).
4127
(0:00) Jaylen Wysinger misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(0:00) Southern Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

SOU

TXSO

73Points74

25-61(41.0%)Field Goal(%)28-60(46.7%)

10-24(41.7%)3-Point(%)7-19(36.8%)

13-19(68.4%)Free Throw(%)11-14(78.6%)

36(10)Rebounds(Offensive)37(9)

9Assists11

5Steals11

1Blocks4

12Turnovers16

13(0)Fouls(Technical)18(0)

18Largest Lead4

Game Details

Monday, February 16, 2026 · 8:00 PM

H&PE Arena · Houston, TX

attendance: 1,539 (19.0%)

spread: SOU -4.5

over/under: 151.5