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Top-seeded Texas Southern advances in SWAC tournament | |
HOUSTON (AP) Malcolm Riley scored 20 of his 22 points in the second half and top-seeded Texas Southern swept the season series with No. 8 seed Alabama A&M in a 77-69 victory on Wednesday night in the Southwestern Athletic Conference tournament. Texas Southern (18-13) will play in the semifinals on Friday against the winner of Thursday's matchup between No. 4 seed Southern and fifth-seeded Alabama State. Alabama A&M pulled to 72-68 on a Nicholas West basket with 2:20 left but the Bulldogs would not make another field goal. Riley answered with a 3-pointer and after Alabama A&M went 1 of 2 at the line, David Blanks hit two free throws. MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| Points: | L. Tabb | 18.9 | |||
| Rebounds: | N. West | 7.8 | |||
| Assists: | R. Battle | 5.3 | |||
| FG%: | L. Tabb | 44.0% | |||
| FT%: | N. West | 72.4% | |||
| 3P%: | L. Tabb | 29.4% | |||
| Steals: | L. Tabb | 1.4 | |||
| Blocks: | N. West | 0.9 | |||
| AP Rankings | |||
| Rank | School | Rec | |
| 1 | Kansas | 33-5 | |
| 2 | Michigan State | 29-6 | |
| 3 | North Carolina | 33-7 | |
| 4 | Virginia | 29-8 | |
| 5 | Oregon | 31-7 | |
| 6 | Villanova | 35-5 | |
| 7 | Oklahoma | 29-8 | |
| 8 | West Virginia | 26-9 | |
| 9 | Xavier | 28-6 | |
| 10 | Miami (FL) | 27-8 | |
| 10 | Kentucky | 27-9 | |
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| Coaches Rankings | |||
| Rank | School | Rec | |
| 1 | Villanova | 35-5 | |
| 2 | North Carolina | 33-7 | |
| 3 | Kansas | 33-5 | |
| 4 | Oklahoma | 29-8 | |
| 5 | Virginia | 29-8 | |
| 6 | Oregon | 31-7 | |
| 7 | Michigan State | 29-6 | |
| 8 | Miami (FL) | 27-8 | |
| 9 | Indiana | 27-8 | |
| 10 | Syracuse | 23-14 | |
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| Southwestern Athletic Standings | ||
| Conference | Overall | |
| W-L | W-L | |
| Texas Southern | 16-2 | 18-15 |
| Alcorn State | 13-5 | 15-15 |
| Jackson State | 12-6 | 20-16 |
| Southern University | 11-7 | 22-13 |
| Alabama State | 9-9 | 14-17 |
| Prairie View A&M | 7-11 | 7-24 |
| Alabama A&M | 6-12 | 11-18 |
| UAPB | 6-12 | 8-25 |
| Mississippi Valley State | 6-12 | 8-27 |
| Grambling State | 4-14 | 7-24 |
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| Offense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 68.1 (282) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 11.4 (117) | ||||
| Assists: | 12.7 (211) | ||||
| FG%: | 41.7% (283) | ||||
| FT%: | 68.4% (231) | ||||
| 3P%: | 29.2% (342) | ||||
| Defense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 70.4 (133) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 23.2 (313) | ||||
| Assists: | 12.1 (95) | ||||
| FG%: | 45.5% (284) | ||||
| FT%: | 66.2% (19) | ||||
| 3P%: | 32.6% (72) | ||||
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