Lofton has 23, Texas Southern holds off Grambling 77-70
GRAMBLING, La. (AP) Zach Lofton scored 23 points and Texas Southern held off Grambling 77-70 on Saturday for its fourth straight win.
Marvin Jones added 15 points and Kevin Scott had 14 for Texas Southern (14-10, 10-1 Southwest Athletic Conference), which made 22 of 27 free throws in the second half and outscored Grambling by 15 at the line.
Texas Southern was up 13 after a Jones dunk with 2:44 to play. Grambling got back within five four times in the final minute but Texas Southern's Kevin Scott had a layup and Demontrae Jefferson, Jalan McCloud and Stephan Bennett each made a pair of free throws to protect the lead.
Avery Ugba had 20 points and 11 rebounds for Grambling (10-15, 5-7), which made 29 of 61 from the field and 11 of 14 from the line but went 1 of 12 from behind the arc to lose its third straight.
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| Points | 0 | 0 |
| Field Goals | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
| 3-Pointers | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
| Free Throws | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
| Total Rebounds | 0 | 0 |
| Offensive | 0 | 0 |
| Defensive | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 0 | 0 |
| Assists | 0 | 0 |
| Steals | 0 | 0 |
| Blocks | 0 | 0 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Fouls | 0 | 0 |
| Technicals | 0 | 0 |
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74.1 PPG | 38.1 RPG | 11.7 APG |
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71.5 PPG | 37.4 RPG | 11.2 APG |
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