Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils @ Texas Southern Tigers
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
MVSU | 32 | 41 | 73 |
TXSO | 38 | 45 | 83 |
Texas Southern beats Mississippi Valley State 83-73
HOUSTON -- Madarious Gibbs had 25 points and nine rebounds and Chris Thomas added 22 points and grabbed 10 boards as Texas Southern held off Mississippi Valley State 83-73 on Monday night.
Gibbs was 10 of 18 from the floor and had six assists. Thomas made 9 of 19 field goal attempts.
Texas Southern (15-12, 12-2 Southwestern Athletic Conference), which has won seven of its last eight, led most of the game but could never break free of the Delta Devils. TSU led 70-60 with 7:36 remaining when Mississippi Valley State had a 9-3 run to close to 73-69 with 4:54 left, but the Tigers held MVSU to four points after that.
TSU remains tied atop the conference standings with Alabama State (16-7, 12-2), which beat Southern 56-54 on Monday night.
Jeffrey Simmons led MVSU (5-23, 4-11) with 25 points and DeAngelo Priar chipped in 12.
Game Information
Houston, TX
Referee:Willi CJ Washington
Referee:Marvin Royal
Referee:John Heatly
2025-26 Standings
| Southwestern Athletic Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethune-Cookman | 14-4 | - | 17-15 |
| Southern | 11-7 | 3 | 17-17 |
| Florida A&M | 11-7 | 3 | 15-16 |
| Alabama A&M | 10-8 | 4 | 18-15 |
| Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 10-8 | 4 | 13-19 |
| Texas Southern | 10-8 | 4 | 12-18 |
| Jackson State | 10-8 | 4 | 12-21 |
| Prairie View A&M | 9-9 | 5 | 19-18 |
| Grambling | 7-11 | 7 | 14-19 |
| Alabama State | 7-11 | 7 | 10-22 |
| Alcorn State | 7-11 | 7 | 9-23 |
| Mississippi Valley State | 2-16 | 12 | 3-30 |
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