BATON ROUGE, La. | Alabama State University men's basketball team could dig out of an early double-digit deficit as Southern University claimed a. 66-52 win on Thursday at the Clark Activity Center.
 
 THE BASICS
 Score: Southern 66 | Alabama State 52
 Records: Hornets 8-22, 6-11 SWAC |. Jaguars 15-15, 11-6 SWAC
 Date: Thurs., March 2, 2023
 Location: Baton Rouge, La. | Clark Activity Center
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 HOW IT HAPPENED 

• P.J. Byrd gave Southern a 9-0 lead two minutes into the first half.
• Duane Posey cut the deficit to 14-6 before Southern went on a 5-0 run to build their lead to 19-6 midway through the first half.
• An Alex Anderson 3-pointer cut the Jaguars' 19-12 at the 8:57 mark of the first half. 
• Eric Coleman's layup made the score 29-18 before an 11-0 run lifted the Jaguars to a 38-18 advantage with 39 seconds to go.
• Roland McCoy hit a 3-pointer with 17 seconds left to close the gap to 38-31 at halftime. 
• McCoy hit a layup at the end of a 5-0 run to cut the deficit to 42-38 at the 18:00 mark of the second half.
• The Hornets got within 10, 46-36, on a Kendal Parker 3-pointer with 13:25 remaining in the second half.
• Southern answered with an 8-1 run to build the lead back to 54-37 midway through the second half.
• The Hornets went on a 9-0 run to make the score 60-48 with 4:25 left in the second half.
• Sutherrn did not allow the lead to get below points for the rest of the way.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• McCoy and Madlock scored 11 points apiece to lead the Hornets' scoring.
• Madlock led ASU with six rebounds. 
• Anderson finished with eight points and two steals.
• Parker had three steals and two blocks.
• Etienne led the way for the Jaguars with 16 points.

UP NEXT
 Alabama State finishes the regular season against Grambling University on Saturday at 5:30 p.m. in Grambling, La.