DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Demya Porter finished with 17 points and six steals as the Southern Jaguars used swarming defense to grab a 61-50 win over Bethune-Cookman at Moore Gymnasium.
 

1^st Quarter
Southern (7-7, 3-0) was dominant defensively against Bethune-Cookman (3-12, 1-1) in the first, holding the Wildcats to just seven points.

The Jaguars attempted six more field goals than B-CU thanks to five offensive rebounds and four steals, using this advantage to build a six point lead despite shooting just 21.4% from the floor.

2nd Quarter
Southern once again dominated the possession battle, finishing with 20 shot attempts in the second compared to 14 for B-CU.

The Wildcats made two three-pointers, but otherwise struggled to generate an offensive rhythm. The Jaguars held an 11-point lead at the half.

3rd Quarter
Bethune-Cookman shot 62.5% from the field but only had eight shot attempts in the third.

Southern shot 53.3% and had seven more shot attempts than the Wildcats. They forced eight B-CU turnovers, leading to a 16-point fourth quarter advantage.

4th Quarter
The Wildcats scored 20 points in the quarter and were able to cut the lead down to eight. But the Jaguars were able to hold on for the 61-50 win.
 

• Kailyn Peters led B-CU with 15 points on 6-for-8 shooting, including 2-for-2 from three-point range.
• Southern's Demya Porter led the Jaguars with 17 points and six steals.
• Southern finished with 18 more shot attempts than B-CU.
• Seven Jaguars finished with at least one steal.
• B-CU shot 75% from the free-throw line (12-for-16).

B-CU continues the homestand against the Grambling State Tigers on Saturday at 3 p.m. EST.

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