DAYTONA BEACH - Despite trailing most of the evening, the Southern Tigers completed the second half comeback to defeat Bethune-Cookman 77-73 at Moore Gymnasium. The loss was the Wildcats' first defeat at home and the first in conference play.


1st Half
Bethune-Cookman (5-11, 2-1) got off to a dominant start against Southern (6-11, 2-2), starting the game on a 12-1 run. Tyler Andrews made two three-pointers, while the defense did not allow a field goal until the 17:15 mark.

Southern slowly clawed their way back into the game, eventually taking the lead 24-23 with 9:04 remaining.

The remainder of the half was dominated by B-CU. They outscored the Jaguars 21-12 the rest of the way. The Wildcats shot 50% in the half, while holding Southern to just 32.4%.

2nd Half
Doctor Bradley made a free-throw with 13:40 to give the Wildcats their largest lead of the night, 55-44, but B-CU could not put the Jaguars away. Southern was successful in making the B-CU offense uncomfortable, while building momentum on the offensive end.

As a team, the Jaguars picked up eight steals in the second half, They also collected 10 offensive rebounds leading to 21 second chance points.

Michael Jacobs gave Southern the lead with 5:52 left. Arterio Morris would then tie the game with 3:01, but the Jaguars made winning plays down the stretch to complete the comeback. 

B-CU made just 10 field goals in the second half while shooting 14.3% (1-or-7) from three point range.

• Jakobi and Quentin Heady combined for 38 of B-CU's 71 points.
• Michael Jacobs led the Jaguars with 20 points.
• Southern completed the win despite leading for just 4:23.
• The two teams combined for 51 free-throw attempts.
• The Jaguars collected a season-high 17 offensive rebounds.

Bethune-Cookman heads on their first SWAC roadtrip to face Mississippi Valley State and Arkansas-Pinebluff. The Wildcats play the Delta Devils on Saturday at 5 p.m.

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