{"id":175231,"date":"2026-02-22T07:33:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T07:33:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/175231\/"},"modified":"2026-02-22T07:33:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T07:33:16","slug":"mississippi-valley-state-defeats-texas-southern-72-71-snaps-25-game-skid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/175231\/","title":{"rendered":"Mississippi Valley State defeats Texas Southern 72-71, snaps 25-game skid"},"content":{"rendered":"

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ITTA BENA, Miss. (AP) Michael James scored 24 points as Mississippi Valley State<\/a> beat Texas Southern<\/a> 72-71 on Saturday to snap what had been the longest active losing streak in Division I at 25 games.<\/p>\n

James shot 8 for 19 (2 for 9 from 3-point range) and 6 of 7 from the free-throw line for the Delta Devils (2-26, 1-13 Southwestern Athletic Conference). Daniel Mayfield added 17 points while going 8 of 15 from the field while they also had seven rebounds. Xzayvion Childress had 11 points and went 4 of 6 from the field.<\/p>\n

Duane Posey led the way for the Tigers (10-16, 8-7) with 17 points. Alex Anderson added 15 points and two steals for Texas Southern. Jaylen Wysinger finished with 10 points and two steals.<\/p>\n

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.<\/p>\n

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