Chris Thomas

ANALYSIS
Thomas topped 10 made field goals for the third time this season and converted all but one of his five free throws to lead Texas Southern in scoring and finish a single point off the game-high 28 produced by Valparaiso's Alec Peters on Thursday. The senior also matched Derrick Griffin as the Tigers' No. 2 off the glass while pacing all players in assists (7) and steals (3) in the defeat. The 6-5, 190-pound forward closes out 2015-16 having averaged 17.3 points in each of TSU's final 13 appearances and the program's runner up in scoring behind Malcolm Riley. A median 4.5 assists in 34.4 minutes playing time against conference foes leaves Thomas the team's leader in that respective category as well.