SOUTHERN 70, ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF 60

The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff shot better than Southern University from the floor, the 3-point line and the free-throw line Tuesday, but a first-quarter run and an 18-9 advantage in offensive rebounds allowed the Jaguars to beat the Golden Lions in the quarterfinals of the Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament in Baton Rouge.

UAPB (8-22) shot 39.6 percent (21 of 53) from the floor but fell behind Southern, the outright regular-season conference champion, 16-7 after the first quarter. The Golden Lions held their own in the second quarter and trailed 26-17 at halftime.

The Golden Lions took their first lead with 4:12 left in the third quarter on a layup by Destiny Brewton, who hit two free throws with 2:15 in the quarter to tie the game at 40-40. The Jaguars, who finished shooting 30.6 percent (19 of 62) from the floor, then went on a 6-0 run to end the quarter with a 46-40 lead.

A 5-0 run at the beginning of the fourth quarter increased Southern’s lead to 5140 before a layup by Noe’ll Taylor with 8:19 remaining ended the run. UAPB cut the lead to eight points twice in the fourth quarter but couldn’t get any closer.

Brewton led UAPB with 22 points on 7-of-14 shooting from the floor and 7-of-9 shooting from the free-throw line. Taylor finished with 12 points and Faith Ohanta had 10 for the Golden Lions, who committed 24 turnovers and 30 personal fouls. Briana Green’s game-high 28 points paced Southern and Samantha Duncan chipped in with 10.