By Curtis Ford, Grambling State Associate AD for Athletic Communications; featured photo by Diamond Jackson
GRAMBLING — It was a tale of two halves on Saturday on Willis Reed Court at the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center as Grambling State fell to Texas Southern 67-60.
GSU (8-17 overall, 5-7 SWAC) led by seven points at halftime, but couldn’t hold off a second half surge by TSU (11-14, 8-4). The G-Men struggled offensively in the final 12 minutes of the contest, going 4-of-20 from the floor and 2-of-14 from behind the arc during that span.
Antwan Burnett led the way for GSU with 15 points, seven rebounds, an assist and a steal. Kintavous Dozier added 14 points, nine rebounds, an assist and a steal.
With Texas Southern leading 8-7 with just over 15 minutes remaining in the first half, Grambling State embarked on a 17-4 run to grab a 24-12 advantage, it’s largest of the game, with 8:07 on the clock.
Grambling took a 37-30 lead into halftime.
GSU maintained the lead until the 13:58 mark when TSU’s Jaylin Jackson-Posey drained a 3-pointer to give TSU a 46-45 advantage.
PJ Eason responded with a layup, putting GSU back in front 47-46. After Grambling State grew its cushion to 52-46, TSU began to seize control of the game. Texas Southern outscored GSU 21-8 over the final 11:11 to pull off the come from behind win.
Texas Southern was paced by Jackson-Posey and Kavion McClain who both scored 13 points.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- Grambling State shot 33.3 percent from the field (19-of-57) and 26.9 percent (7-of-26) from three-point range. GSU was 15-of-20 at the free throw line (66.7 percent).
- Grambling State grabbed 34 rebounds.
- GSU committed 12 turnovers.
- The G-Men scored 22 points in the paint, 17 bench points, 15 points off turnovers, nine fastbreak points and nine second chance points.
- Texas Southern shot 49.1 percent from the floor (27-of-55) and 33.3 percent from behind the arc (7-of-21). TSU was 6-of-9 at the charity stripe (66.7 percent)
- Texas Southern pulled down 38 rebounds.
- TSU committed 17 turnovers.
- Texas Southern scored 34 points in the paint, 19 bench points, 11 fastbreak points, 10 points off turnovers and six second chance points.
Up Next
Grambling State returns to action on Monday when the Tigers take on Prairie view A&M. Tip-off is set for 6:30 p.m. at the Fredrick C. Hobdy Center.
