Daytona Beach, FL – Bethune-Cookman men's basketball heads to Louisiana this weekend for two games against Southern and Grambling State. The Wildcats face the Jaguards, Saturday, Feb. 26 at 6:30 p.m. EST, then travel to take on the Tigers at 8:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 28.

GAME INFORMATION
 
Saturday, Feb. 26
Opponent: Southern (15-11, 10-4 SWAC)
Time: 6:30 p.m. EST
Location: Baton Rouge, La. / F.G. Clark Activity Center
Live Stats: https://gojagsports.com/sidearmstats/mbball/summary
Watch: https://jaguarsportsnetwork.com/

Monday, Feb. 28
Opponent: Grambling State (11-15, 9-5 SWAC)
Time: 8:30 p.m. EST
Location: Grambling, La. / Fredrick C. Hodby Assembly Center
Live Stats: https://gsutigers.com/sidearmstats/mbball/summary
Watch: https://gsutigers.com/watch/
 
Recap
 
The Wildcats will look to rebound from an 0-2 weekend. B-CU was downed by Alabama A&M, 62-60 after shooting only 32 percent from the field. The Wildcats then took an 89-78 loss to Alabama State on ESPNU – Joe French, Kevin Davis, and Marcus Garrett combined for 65 points, but the Wildcats could not overcome a deficit late.
 
Scouting the Jaguars
 
The Jaguars are 15-11 on the year and 10-4 in SWAC play. Southern fell to Grambling State, 61-57 last weekend at home. The Jaguars defeated the Wildcats, 69-59, when the two teams met back on Jan. 10 at Moore Gymnasium. The Wildcats led that game at halftime, 38-36, but shot only 26 percent in the second half in the loss.
 
Southern averages a SWAC-best 73.5 points per game and allows an average of 68.5 points per game. They are shooting a conference-best 45 percent from the field and 37 percent from deep. They also lead the SWAC in turnover margin and assists.
 
Tyrone Lyons leads the Jaguars with 13.7 points per game. Jayden Saddler leads his team and the SWAC with four assists per game.
 
Scouting the Tigers
 
Grambling State is 11-15 this season and 9-5 in conference play. They are 1-2 in their last three, most recently defeating Southern, 61-57 in Baton Rouge. Grambling defeated B-CU, 68-66 back on Jan. 8. Joe French scored 30, but a slow first half offensively was too much for the Wildcats to overcome.
 
Grambling State scores 65.5 points per game and allows 71 per game. The Tigers shoot 40 percent from the field and 33 percent from deep this season. The Tigers have shot 72 percent from the free throw line this season.
 
The Tigers are led on offence by Christon Cameron's 13 points per game. AJ Taylor averages 5.1 rebounds per game.
 
Notes

• Three Wildcats are in the top 12 in scoring in the SWAC this season. Joe French, Kevin Davis, and Marcus Garrett each crack the leaderboard.
• Joe French is the SWAC's most accurate three-point shooter and the 17^th best three-point shooter in all of NCAA college basketball, shooting 42 percent from deep
• Davis ranks second in the SWAC in rebounds per game at 7.8. He also ranks sixth in field goal percentage at 45 percent – just ahead of teammate Joe French
• The Wildcats have gotten to the free throw line at least 15 times in seventeen of 25 games this season, including eight of their last ten.
• B-CU has made at least one three-pointer in every game this season, and at least three in ten straight games

 
All-Time Series
 
This will be the fifth all-time meeting between Bethune-Cookman and Southern. The Wildcats are winless in the series thus far.
 
This will be the seventh meeting all-time between the Wildcats and the Tigers. Grambling State holds a 5-1 edge in the series.
 
 
 
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