GRAMBLING, La. (AP) — Harrison Smith made a layup with 3 seconds left to give Texas Southern a 51-49 win over Grambling State on Monday night.
Texas Southern (13-10, 11-1 Southwestern Athletic Conference) led 49-44 with 4:46 to go, before being outscored 5-0. Grambling State (6-19, 5-8) got a jumper from Lance Feurtado, and tied it for the ninth time on a 3-pointer by Yondarius Johnson with 3:41 left.
Both teams then went 0 for 3 each from the field in the next 3:37, before Smith’s basket.
In a game that featured 10 lead changes, Texas Southern made just two more field goals than Grambling State. Texas Southern was 20 of 48 shooting, while Grambling State was 18 of 53.