Tigers Use Second Half Surge To Claim Road Win At Mississippi Valley State

ITTA BENA, Miss – Texas Southern broke open a tight game with a 37-9 run midway through the second half to defeat Mississippi Valley State 82-53 Monday night on the road.
 
The first half was tight from start-to-finish with a total of six ties. Mississippi Valley State would lead by as much as four (11-7) early in the half. TSU countered with an 8-2 run to lead 15-13 but the Delta Devils fought back and only missed two field goals from that point as they closed out the first half with a 28-27 lead.
 
The contest remained close to open the second half as TSU would hold a narrow 40-38 lead after a MVSU three-pointer with 13:05 left. TSU would begin to create separation from that point with a 7-0 run led by four points from Josh Farmer en route to a 47-38 lead with 11:33 left. MVSU would end its drought with a basket but the Tigers would continue to pour it on as Kavion McClain and Kenny Hunter combined to score 19 points over the next eight minutes as TSU went on a 30-point swing to remove all doubt and seize any hopes of a MVSU comeback.
 
McClain led TSU 14 points followed by 13 from Hunter and 12 from Kehlin Farooq off the bench. Hunter grabbed nine rebounds while McClain dished out four assists and had five steals.
 
TSU is back in action on Saturday against Alcorn State at 5 p.m. inside the H&PE Arena.