Texas Southern returned to the winner's column in a big way as they led from start-to-finish during a 78-44 win over Alabama A&M Saturday night at home.
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Texas Southern started off the contest strong with a 9-0 run led by four points from Karl Nicholas. The Bulldogs would respond with an 8-0 surge of their own which led to a TSU timeout with 13:27 remaining.
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After the timeout, it took a total team effort to get the Tigers back on track as six players scored over the next five minutes. Behind the strength of a 15-4 run, TSU turned a one-point lead into a 24-12 lead. Defensively, cooled AAMU off as they held them to only 2-of-10 shooting. From there it was all TSU as the Tigers turned up the intensity even more as they remained hot from the field going 7-of-12 down the stretch. Brison Gresham led the charge with nine points over the final 6:28 as TSU took control en route to a 42-20 halftime lead.
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The Tigers were never threatened in the second half as they maintained a 20-point plus lead for the remainder of the half. TSU would claim a lead as high as 34 at the 23 second mark after Andrew Malveaux's three-pointer.
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John Jones led the way with 15 points on 5-of-9 shooting while Brison Gresham followed with 11. A.J. Lawson led the Tigers with eight boards along with five assists from Jordan Gilliam.
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With the win, TSU head coach Johnny Jones improves to 8-0 lifetime against Alabama A&M. As a team, the Tigers have won 17 straight over AAMU and 28 of the past 29 match-ups.
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TSU is back in action on Monday versus Alabama State at 7:30 p.m. inside the H&PE Arena.
