GRAMBLING, La. | The Grambling State University got back into the win column on Thursday night as the Tigers rolled past Jarvis Christian, 71-44, at the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center.

Tra'Michael Moton led the Tigers (3-5) with 17 points, six assists, five rebounds and three steals. In addition, Moton was perfect from the free-throw line (4-for-4).

HOW IT HAPPENED
- Grambling State got off to somewhat of a slow start before Tra'Michael Moton landed a shot behind the arch to extend the GSU lead, 5-0
- A Semaj Matthews dunk gave Jarvis Christian an 8-7 advantage with 12:51 remaining in the first half
- The Tigers answered and used a 25-5 run over the next eight minutes as Terreon Randolph slammed home a dunk giving Grambling State a commanding 32-14 lead with 3:03 left
- The Bulldogs closed the half strong, cutting the deficit to 33-19
- Jarvis Christian trimmed the margin to 47-34 after a 3-pointer by Jakobe Dill with 12:05 remaining
- The Tigers closed out the final 12 minutes outscoring the Bulldogs, 23-10, to pick up the non-conference victory

INSIDE THE NUMBERS 
- Grambling State shot 47.6 percent (30-for-63) from the floor and 60 percent (6-for-10) from the free-throw line
- Tra'Michael Moton paced the Tigers, scoring 17 points, six assists and five rebounds 
- Zahad Munford tallied 10 points, three rebounds and three assists
 -The Tigers recorded 46 points in the paint, 38 bench points, 28 points off of 21 Jarvis Christian turnovers, 13 second-chance points and 12 fastbreak points
- Jarvis Christian shot 30.8 percent (16-of-52) from the field and 50 percent (5-of-10) from the charity stripe
- Semaj Matthews and Jakobe Dill led the way for the Bulldogs with 13 points each 
- The Bulldogs tallied 12 points in the paint, 11 points off of 14 Grambling State turnovers, 10 bench points and five second-chance points

UP NEXT
Grambling State takes to the road for the final five games of the 2021 non-conference portion of its schedule as the Tigers visit UConn on Saturday. Tip-off is set for 3 p.m. and will be streamed live on Fox Sports 2 (FS2).

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