TJ Jones scored 20 second-half points and finished with 26 to lead Xavier University of Louisiana in a 75-65 Red River Athletic Conference men's basketball victory against the University of the Southwest. The Gold Rush (13-4 overall, 9-3 RRAC) moved into third place in the RRAC and is a game behind LSU-Alexandria, which maintained its lead after a 103-98 home victory against NAIA No. 12 LSU-Shreveport. Jones was 8-of-9 from the floor in the second half and his game totals included six assists and two steals. Four of XULA's starters scored in double figures with Cory Wells having 13 points, Lance Williams 12, and J'Quan Ewing 10. Ewing grabbed 12 rebounds in his third consecutive double-double. Williams grabbed eight rebounds, and Wells and Kaleb Huggins had seven apiece. Anthony Scott scored 17, Mojus Mojus 16, and Montrez Ward 14 for the Mustangs (9-11, 5-8). Scott made four 3-pointers and had six assists, and Johnny DeWalt grabbed nine rebounds. XULA shot 50 percent from the floor for the second consecutive game and limited Southwest to 32.3 percent. The Gold Rush were plus-11 in rebounds (45-34). The Gold Rush will play host to RRAC opponent Paul Quinn at 4 p.m. Saturday in XULA's Convocation Center. The women of XULA and Paul Quinn will meet at 2 p.m. Red River Athletic Conference scores of Jan. 25, 2024 (home teams in bold) XULA 75, Southwest (N.M.) 65 LSU-Alexandria 103, LSU-Shreveport 98 Paul Quinn 81, North American 78 Louisiana Christian 94, Texas A&M-Texarkana 87 Our Lady of the Lake 78, Jarvis Christian 70 Texas College 71, Huston-Tillotson 69 Red River Athletic Conference standings through Jan. 25, 2024 10-2 LSU-Alexandria 10-3 Texas College 9-3 XULA 8-3 LSU-Shreveport 6-6 Jarvis Christian 6-6 North American 5-7 Our Lady of the Lake 5-8 Paul Quinn 5-9 Southwest (N.M.) 3-8 Texas A&M-Texarkana 3-9 Louisiana Christian 3-9 Huston-Tillotson