NEW ORLEANS —
TJ Jones scored 20 second-half points Thursday and finished with 26
to lead Xavier University of Louisiana in a 75-65
Red River Athletic Conference men's basketball victory against
the University of the Southwest.
The Gold Rush (13-4 overall, 9-3 RRAC)
moved into third place in the RRAC and are a game behind LSU-Alexandria,
which maintained its lead after a 103-98 home victory
against NAIA No. 12 LSU-Shreveport.
Jones — a 5-foot-8 fifth-year
starter —
was 8-of-9 from the floor in the second half. His game totals included
six assists and two steals.
Four of XULA's starters scored
in double figures.
Cory Wells had 13 points,
Lance Williams 12 and
J'Quan Ewing 10.
Ewing grabbed 12 rebounds in his third consecutive double-double. Williams
grabbed eight rebounds, and Wells and
Kaleb Huggins had seven apiece.
Anthony Scott scored 17 points,
Mojus Mojus 16 and Montrez Ward 14 for the Mustangs (9-11, 5-8). Scott made four 3-pointers and
had six assists, and Johnny DeWalt grabbed nine rebounds.
XULA led 35-24 at halftime en route to its first Thursday RRAC home victory
in three attempts this season.
XULA shot 50 percent from the floor for the second
consecutive game and limited Southwest to 32.3 percent. The Gold Rush were
plus-11 in rebounds (45-34).
The Gold Rush will play host to RRAC opponent
Paul Quinn at 4 p.m. Saturday in XULA's Convocation Center. It will be a doubleheader;
the women of XULA and Paul Quinn will meet at 2 p.m.
Red River Athletic Conference scores of Jan. 25, 2024 (home teams in bold)
XULA 75, Southwest (N.M.) 65
LSU-Alexandria 103, LSU-Shreveport 98
Paul Quinn 81,
North American 78
Louisiana Christian 94, Texas A&M-Texarkana 87
Our Lady of the Lake 78, Jarvis Christian 70
Texas College 71,
Huston-Tillotson 69
Red River Athletic Conference standings through Jan. 25, 2024
10-2 LSU-Alexandria
10-3 Texas College
9-3 XULA
8-3 LSU-Shreveport
6-6 North American
6-7 Jarvis Christian
5-7 Our Lady of the Lake
5-8 Paul Quinn
5-8 Southwest (N.M.)
3-8 Texas A&M-Texarkana
3-9 Louisiana Christian
3-9 Huston-Tillotson
