Men’s Basketball Recap: Nov. 12
Around the SWAC
Iowa State 85, Texas Southern 73
Baylor 91, Prairie View A&M 80
Rice 73, Alabama A&M 59
Quick hits
- Texas Southern’s Trayvon Reed registered another double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds and Jeremy Coombs added 16 points and nine rebounds.
- The Tigers (1-2) shot just 35 percent from the floor, but were nearly perfect at the free throw line (14-of-15).
- Texas Southern outscored the Cyclones (3-0) in the second half (38-37).
- Prairie View A&M’s Gary Blackston scored a team-high 18 points with six rebounds and three assists.
- The Panthers (1-1) had four other players reach double digits in scoring including Darius Williams (16 points), Gerard Andrus (14 points), Chancellor Ellis (12 points), and Taishaun Johnson (11 points).
- Despite shooting 46 percent from the floor and 50 percent from 3-point range, the Panthers were outgunned by the Bears, who shot 61 percent from the floor and 48 percent from 3-point range.
- Four players on Alabama A&M (0-3) reached double digits in scoring including Jalen Reeder (13 points), Walter Jones and Arthur Johnson (11 points apiece), and Andre Kennedy (10 points).