TOUGALOO, Miss. —
Seth Jackson scored a career-high
25 points and made a 3-pointer at the final buzzer Monday to give Xavier University
of Louisiana an 84-81 Gulf Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball victory at Tougaloo.
The Gold Rush (19-11, 6-5) won on the road for the second time in three days.
Jackson's shot occurred after Andravious Smith of the Bulldogs (12-11, 4-7)
scored a tying 2-pointer after an offensive rebound with six seconds remaining.
Jackson, a junior guard, was 3-of-3 from behind the arc after entering the game 1-of-17
for the season. He made his first 3-pointer Saturday at Edward Waters to end a zero-for-15 drought.
Morris Wright scored 21 points, including four 3-pointers, for Xavier.
Chris Ward
scored 13 points and
Gary Smith 10. Wright scored in double figures for the 38th consecutive game and made
a 3-pointer for the 37th consecutive game.
De'Andre Scott scored 30 points and Quintarius Porter 24 for Tougaloo, which led 12-0
through the first three minutes and 43-42 at halftime. Scott made five 3-pointers.
Xavier will visit GCAC and city rival Dillard at 5 p.m. Saturday to close the regular
season. The GCAC Tournament will begin March 4 in New Orleans, with first-round games at Dillard (men) and SUNO
(women) and semifinals and finals at Xavier's Convocation Center.