Southern dispatches Alabama St. to move on in SWAC tourney | |
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) Darius Williams scored 15 points and Southern beat Alabama State 67-53 in the Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament quarterfinals on Tuesday night. Jayden Saddler scored 14 points for the No. 2-seed Jaguars (17-15), Micah Bradford scored 12 with six rebounds and Damiree Burns 10 with seven rebounds. Southern advanced to play No. 3-seed Texas Southern in Birmingham, Alabama on Friday. Texas Southern beat Grambling 75-62 on Tuesday night. Ahsante Shivers, whose 10 points per game entering the matchup led the Jaguars, was just 1-of-6 shooting. Kevion Stewart had 10 points for the Hornets (8-24), Tyrese Robinson grabbed seven rebounds and Tobi Ewuosho collared six rebounds. MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| Points: | A. Shivers | 9.5 | |||
| Rebounds: | D. Williams | 6.4 | |||
| Assists: | M. Bradford | 3.3 | |||
| FG%: | No qualifiers | ||||
| FT%: | A. Shivers | 77.7% | |||
| 3P%: | No qualifiers | ||||
| Steals: | M. Bradford | 1.1 | |||
| Blocks: | D. Williams | 0.9 | |||
| AP Rankings | |||
| Rank | School | Rec | |
| 1 | Kansas | 28-3 | |
| 2 | Gonzaga | 31-2 | |
| 3 | Dayton | 29-2 | |
| 4 | Florida State | 26-5 | |
| 5 | Baylor | 26-4 | |
| 6 | San Diego State | 30-2 | |
| 7 | Creighton | 24-7 | |
| 8 | Kentucky | 25-6 | |
| 9 | Michigan State | 22-9 | |
| 10 | Villanova | 24-7 | |
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| Coaches Rankings | |||
| Rank | School | Rec | |
| 1 | Kansas | 28-3 | |
| 2 | Gonzaga | 31-2 | |
| 3 | Dayton | 29-2 | |
| 4 | Baylor | 26-4 | |
| 5 | Florida State | 26-5 | |
| 6 | San Diego State | 30-2 | |
| 7 | Kentucky | 25-6 | |
| 8 | Duke | 25-6 | |
| 9 | Creighton | 24-7 | |
| 9 | Villanova | 24-7 | |
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| Southwestern Athletic Standings | ||
| Conference | Overall | |
| W-L | W-L | |
| Prairie View A&M | 14-4 | 19-13 |
| Southern University | 13-5 | 17-15 |
| Texas Southern | 12-6 | 16-16 |
| Grambling State | 11-7 | 17-15 |
| Alcorn State | 11-7 | 15-15 |
| Jackson State | 11-7 | 15-17 |
| Alabama State | 7-11 | 8-24 |
| Alabama A&M | 5-13 | 8-22 |
| UAPB | 3-15 | 4-26 |
| Mississippi Valley State | 3-15 | 3-27 |
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| Offense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 69.8 (220) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 11.0 (92) | ||||
| Assists: | 13.3 (164) | ||||
| FG%: | 44.0% (168) | ||||
| FT%: | 67.9% (275) | ||||
| 3P%: | 31.2% (289) | ||||
| Defense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 67.1 (117) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 24.0 (292) | ||||
| Assists: | 9.7 (11) | ||||
| FG%: | 43.5% (217) | ||||
| FT%: | 68.1% (54) | ||||
| 3P%: | 31.6% (101) | ||||
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