Texas Southern's Chris Thomas (2) tries to pass the ball as he falls to the floor as Southern's Keith Davis (4) watches during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the finals of the Southwestern Athletic Conference tournament Saturday, March 14, 2015, in Houston. Texas Southern won 62-58. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)

Two reasons Texas Southern should be feared 

1. The Tigers won at Oregon State 66-60 in 2010, and took Colorado to double overtime in an 85-80 loss in Boulder two years ago when the Buffaloes had NBA-bound Spencer Dinwiddie and André Roberson in the lineup. 

2. They take on all comers. The Tigers played eight early-season road games – for an estimated aggregate gate guarantee of $500,000 – at Indiana, Tennessee, Michigan State, SMU, Auburn, Kansas State, Gonzaga and Florida. 


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