CARBONDALE, Ill. – Despite a furious second half comeback attempt the Texas Southern Tigers fell to Southern Illinois 74-70 on Saturday.
TSU was trailing 36-27, when they stormed back as Dulani Robinson's 3-pointer with 1:30 left gave Texas Southern the lead, 70-68 in the second half of play.
Robinson was called for a foul with 1:11 left, sending Mike Rodriguez to the line for two free throws. After making the first, Texas Southern was called for a technical foul and SIU's Armon Fletcher connected on one of two from the line, after which Rodriguez returned to hit the second of two.
SIU added two more points from the charity stripe with eight seconds remaining to help seal the game for the Salukis.
Derrick Griffin posted another double-double with 12 points and 13 boards while Kevin Scott chipped in 13 points for the Tigers.
