Box Score GRAMBLING -- The Tigers, who went against the number one ranked school in the Southwestern Athletic Conference, attempted to come out victorious as shots from guards Nigel Ribeiro and Arnold Richmond put the Tigers with an early lead advantage over their opponent in the first half but it would be Texas Southern who would take the win with a final score of 69-54.
 
Texas Southern was able to come back from being down by more than 10 points and lead by one at halftime. Ribeiro put up six points with two rebounds and Richmond had six points as well. Derrick Griffin, Orlando Coleman and David Blanks of Texas Southern all had six points while Coleman put up seven rebounds as well.
 
The second half of the game was a struggle for the home team as they tried at their best attempts to beat out TSU, but the visiting team would be too much for head coach Shawn Walker and his players. At one point there was a 20 point lead Texas Southern gained over Grambling.
 
"Texas Southern is a really good team. We had some good moments. We had a difficult time adjusting to them. We suffered to be disciplined," says Walker. Mitchell finished with 22 points, five rebounds and four assists and Chris Thomas of Texas Southern put up 19 points with five rebounds and two assists.
 
The Tigers (3-3, 6-12) will travel to Jackson, Mississippi on Saturday (Jan. 23) to play Jackson State University at 5 p.m.