Grambling visits Southern after Muttilib's 25-point outing

Grambling Tigers (11-14, 5-7 SWAC) at Southern Jaguars (12-14, 8-5 SWAC)

Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Saturday, 6 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Grambling faces Southern after Jamil Muttilib scored 25 points in Grambling's 68-63 loss to the Prairie View A&M Panthers.

The Jaguars are 7-2 on their home court. Southern is the SWAC leader with 33.2 rebounds per game led by Damariee Jones averaging 7.0.

The Tigers are 5-7 in SWAC play. Grambling is fifth in the SWAC with 8.5 offensive rebounds per game led by Devyn Franklin averaging 1.5.

Southern scores 80.3 points, 9.8 more per game than the 70.5 Grambling gives up. Grambling averages 70.6 points per game, 7.9 fewer points than the 78.5 Southern gives up.

The teams meet for the second time in conference play this season. Southern won 71-53 in the last matchup on Jan. 17. Fazl Oshodi led Southern with 16 points, and Derrius Ward led Grambling with 11 points.

Roderick Coffee III is averaging 10.9 points, 4.2 assists and 1.7 steals for the Tigers. Muttilib is averaging 13.5 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Jaguars: 7-3, averaging 78.1 points, 34.0 rebounds, 14.5 assists, 9.1 steals and 4.5 blocks per game while shooting 44.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 73.1 points per game.

Tigers: 3-7, averaging 66.6 points, 32.1 rebounds, 11.1 assists, 7.1 steals and 2.2 blocks per game while shooting 40.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 68.2 points.

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