SOUTHWESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE 2017-18 MEN’S BASKETBALL SEASON WEEKLY NOTES - FEB. 15 - FEB. 21 WWW.SWAC.ORG / @THESWAC

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Standings Conference Pct. PF PA Overall Pct. PF PA Home Away Neutral Last 10 Streak Grambling State 10-3 .769 75.5 70.5 14-12 .538 72.9 75.6 5-2 9-10 0-0 10-0 W 10 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 9-4 .692 70.7 67.8 9-17 .346 64.3 72.8 4-2 5-11 0-4 6-4 L 3 Southern 8-5 .615 67.8 65.5 12-14 .462 68.4 71.7 10-1 2-13 0-0 7-3 W 3 Prairie View A&M 7-5 .583 80.6 76.9 10-16 .385 74.8 78.2 6-2 2-14 2-0 5-5 W 1 Texas Southern 7-5 .583 80.2 77.7 7-18 .280 75.0 82.1 5-2 2-16 0-0 5-5 L 1 Jackson State 7-6 .538 65.8 67.2 10-16 .385 63.0 69.0 7-2 2-13 1-1 4-6 L 3 Alabama State 6-6 .500 71.5 73.0 6-18 .250 67.8 79.7 2-5 4-10 0-3 5-5 W 3 Alcorn State 5-8 .385 68.5 68.2 9-17 .346 69.3 73.7 8-3 1-14 0-0 5-5 W 2 Alabama A&M 2-10 .167 61.3 68.2 2-23 .080 59.8 76.3 1-6 1-16 0-1 1-9 L 8 Miss. Valley State 2-11 .154 71.0 77.8 2-24 .077 63.8 78.9 2-5 0-18 0-1 2-8 L 2

CONFERENCE NEWS & NOTES PREVIOUS RESULTS

- Grambling State (14-12 overall, 10-3 SWAC) extended its win streak to 10 games after a 78-55 Sat., Feb. 10 Southern 70, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 62 victory to Texas Southern on Feb. 12, which was the first time GSU has swept the season series over Grambling State 90, Prairie View A&M 85 TSU since the 2005-06 season. Guard Ivy Smith Jr. ranks ninth in NCAA Division I men’s basketball Alcorn State 94, Mississippi Valley State 90 with 165 free throws made. Alabama State 69, Alabama A&M 50 Texas Southern 86, Jackson State 75

- Grambling State has already tied their high water mark for most conference wins in a season Mon, Feb. 12 dating back to the 2006-07 season when the Tigers won 10 games. Grambling State won 11 Southern 55, Mississippi Valley State 51 games in the 2005-06 season. Alcorn State 84, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 52 Grambling State 78, Texas Southern 55 - New No. 1 offense: Prairie View A&M has overtaken Texas Southern as the top scoring offense Prairie View A&M 63, Jackson State 58 in conference games only as the Panthers are averaging 80.6 points per game while the Tigers are close behind with 80.2 points per contest. The Panthers also lead the SWAC in field goal

percentage (.464), assists (14.5 per game), assists to turnover ratio (1.1) and rebounding defense (33.8 per game) UPCOMING GAMES

- Texas Southern center Trayvon Reed ranks 11th in the nation in blocked shots per game with 2.78 Sat., Feb. 17 Texas Southern at Mississippi Valley State; 4:00 p.m. per contest. The 7-2 redshirt junior has 64 blocks in 23 games played. Southern at Alabama State; 5:00 p.m. Jackson State at Grambling State; 5:30 p.m. - High percentage. Alcorn State’s A.J. Mosby has been a marksman at the free throw line, knocking Alcorn State at Alabama A&M; 6:00 p.m. down 36-of-39 from the charity stripe for a conference-leading .923 percentage. Prairie View A&M at Arkansas-Pine Bluff; 7:00 p.m.

- Southern Home Cooking: The Jaguars are 10-1 at the F.G. Clark Activity Center and 2-13 on the Mon, Feb. 19 road. Alcorn State at Alabama State; 5:30 p.m. ESPNU Southern at Alabama A&M; 7:30 p.m. Prairie View A&M at Mississippi Valley State; 7:30 p.m. CONFERENCE ONLY GAMES-TOP 10 SCORING LEADERS Texas Southern at Arkansas-Pine Bluff; 7:30 p.m. GP FG 3FG FT Points Avg/G 1. MARTAVEOUS, MCKNIGHT-UAPB 13 98 31 69 296 22.8 2. CLARK, Donte-TXSO 12 78 12 89 257 21.4 3. Gary Blackston-PVAM 11 78 17 60 233 21.2 FOLLOW THE 4. EVANS, Jordan-MVSU 13 77 27 68 249 19.2 5. BRUCE, Derrick-TXSO 10 53 31 35 172 17.2 6. SMITH, JR., Ivy-GRAM 13 64 10 85 223 17.2 7. SCOTT, Dante-MVSU 11 65 23 30 183 16.6 8. Jared Sam-SUBR 13 64 0 86 214 16.5 WWW.SWAC.ORG / @TheSWAC 9. A.J. Mosby-ALCN 13 72 29 36 209 16.1 10. Gee, Reginald-ALST 12 56 21 52 185 15.4

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2017-18 MBB Week 15 Notes.indd 1 2/15/2018 4:59:02 PM SOUTHWESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE MEN’S BASKETBALL WEEKLY RELEASE 2 2017-18 PRESEASON ALL-SWAC TEAM PLAYER OF THE WEEK PLAYER OF THE YEAR REGINALD JOHNSON - ALCORN STATE BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) has recognized Grambling State’s Ivy Smith Jr. as the SWAC CO-DEFENSIVE PLAYERS OF THE YEAR Men’s Basketball Player of the Week for his outstanding performance TRESHAWN BOLDEN - JACKSON STATE during week 14 of the regular season. YANEL REED - ALCORN STATE This is the third time that Smith Jr. has captured this award this season. FIRST TEAM GUARD – DEMONTRAE JEFFERSON, TEXAS SOUTHERN Ivy Smith Jr. GUARD – PARIS COLLINS, JACKSON STATE Grambling State FORWARD – REGINAL JOHNSON, ALCORN STATE FORWARD – KEVIN SCOTT, TEXAS SOUTHERN So │6-0│ G │Tacoma, WA CENTER – JARED SAM, SOUTHERN Smith, who was named the SWAC College Madness Player of the Week on Monday, averaged 25.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 4.5 assists SECOND TEAM and 3.0 steals in a pair of wins as the Tigers extended their GUARD – A.J. MOSBY, ALCORN STATE school win streak to 10 games. He averaged 48.6 percent (18-of- 37) from the field in the two games. Smith scored 28 points, on GUARD – CHRIS THOMAS, SOUTHERN 9-of-16 shooting, with six assists, five rebounds and five steals FORWARD – RODNEY SIMEON, ALABAMA STATE in a 90-85 win at Prairie View A&M. The sophomore added 22 FORWARD – LAMONT WALKER, TEXAS SOUTHERN points, seven rebounds and three assists in Grambling’s 78-55 CENTER – TRESHAWN BOLDEN, JACKSON STATE victory at Texas Southern. In conference games only, Smith Jr. ranks sixth in scoring with Predicted Order of Finish (points received in voting) 17.2 points per game and in third in assists per game with 4.8, Texas Southern (171) ninth in free throw percentage (.780), second in steals (2.2 per game), and first in minutes per game (35.9). Southern (131) Jackson State (124) Alcorn State (117) Prairie View A&M (99) Alabama State (98) Grambling State (75) Arkansas-Pine Bluff (64) Mississippi Valley State (60) Alabama A&M (51) The NCAA automatic qualifier shall be the winner of the Conference SOUTHWESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE postseason tournament: NCAA COACHING RECORDS (Through 2-15-18) A. If the tournament is won by an NCAA tournament- Alabama A&M eligible team, that team gets the AQ. If the tournament is Donnie Marsh - Record at AAMU 2-23 (1st year) / Overall 33-106 (5th year) won by a team ineligible for NCAA postseason, the team (among those eligible for the NCAA tournament) that Alabama State advances the furthest in the SWAC tournament will be the league’s AQ. If two or more NCAA tournament-eligible Lewis Jackson - Record at ALST 185-214 (13th year) / Overall 185-214 (13th year) teams are eliminated in the same round of the conference tournament (i.e. the tournament’s semifinals), the tie- Alcorn State breaking procedure utilized by the league to seed the Montez Robinson - Record at ALCN 42-46 (3rd year) / Overall 42-46 (3rd year) championship will break the tie to determine the higher- seeded team as the automatic qualifier. For example, if Grambling the SWAC tournament championship game features two Donte’ Jackson - Record at GRAM 14-12 (1st year) / Overall 14-12 (1st year) teams that are ineligible for the tournament, and both defeated tournament-eligible teams to advance to the final, the tiebreaker would go to the semifinal loser that was Jackson State the highest-seeded team in the conference tournament. Wayne Brent - Record at JKST 66-91 (5th year) / Overall 66-91 (5th year) B. In the event the tournament cannot be played Mississippi Valley State or is not played to completion, the Conference Andre Payne - Record at MVSU 23-102 (4th year) / Overall 23-102 (4th year) regular champion shall be the automatic qualifier, if the regular season champion is not eligible for Prairie View A&M the NCAA tournament, the AQ will be awarded to Byron Smith - Record at PVAM 29-42 (3rd year) / Overall 29-42 (3rd year) the highest eligible finishing regular season team. C. In the event of a tie for seeding, the following procedures Southern will be used: Morris Scott - Record at SUBR 12-14 (1st year) / Overall 12-14 (1st year) 1). Two-team ties: Texas Southern a). Head-to Head competition Mike Davis - Record at TXSO 106-87 (6th year) / Overall 343-239 (18th year) b). Point Differential between the tied teams if the season series is split Arkansas-Pine Bluff c). Record against highest seeded team (proceed downward) until the tie is broken George Ivory - Record at UAPB 114-200 (10th year) / Overall: 114-200 (10th year) d). Coin Toss 2). Ties involving three or more teams: a). Record between teams that are tied (Won-Lost-Record) b). If still tied, record against the highest seed & proceed downward c). Coin-Toss

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2017-18 SWAC MEN’S BASKETBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK 2017-18 DOUBLE-DOUBLE COUNT SWAC MEN’S DATE PLAYER SCHOOL POSITION 12 - Jared Sam, SUBR BASKETBALL 5 - Trayvon Reed, TXSO MEDIA CONTACTS 11/14 Demontrae Jefferson Texas Southern Guard 5 - Branden Johnson, ALST 4 - J.D. Wallace, PVAM 2 - Axel Mpoyo, GRAM SOUTHWESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE 3 - Jason Perry-Murray, GRAM Peter Holehan 11/21 Martaveous McKnight Arkansas-Pine Bluff Guard 2 - Treshawn Bolden, JKST Email: [email protected] 2 - Paris Collins, JKST 2 - Martevous McKnight, UAPB Phone: (205) 251-7573 2 - Marquis Salmon, TXSO Cell: (954 )579-5307 11/28 Gary Blackston Prairie View A&M Guard 2 - Emanuel Sheperd, SUBR 2 - Ivy Smith Jr., GRAM INSTITUTIONAL CONTACTS

2 - Shirmane Thomas, GRAM Alabama A&M (AAMU) 1 - Mubashar Ali, SUBR Janay Roberson 12/5 Ivy Smith Jr. Grambling State Guard 1- Gary Blackston, PVAM 1 - Donte Clark, TXSO Email: [email protected] 1- Emmaneul Ejeh, MVSU Phone: (256)-372-4550 1 - Tobi Ewuosho, ALST aamusports.com 12/12 Gary Blackston Prairie View A&M Guard 1 - DeVante Jackson, GRAM 1 - Arthur Johnson, AAMU 1 - Dennis Jones, PVAM Alabama State (ASU) 1 - A.J. Mosby,ALCN Travis Jarome 12/19 Demontrae Jefferson Texas Southern Guard 1 - Fausto Pichardo, ALST 1 - Yalen Reed, Alcorn State Email: [email protected] 1- Maurice Rivers, JKST Phone: (334) 229-5215 1- Jamar Sandifer, SUBR Website: bamastatesports.com 12/26 Zachary Hamilton Prairie View A&M Forward 1 - Mohamed Sherif, AAMU 1 - Travon Harper, UAPB 1 - Sidney Umude, SUBR Alcorn State (ALCN) Robbie Kleinmuntz 1/2 Derrick Bruce Texas Southern Guard Email: [email protected] SWAC MEN’S Phone: (601) 877-6501 BASKETBALL Website: alcornsports.com 1/9 Martaveous McKnight Arkansas-Pine Bluff Guard ALL-TIME CHAMPIONS Jackson State (JSU) 1980’s Wesley Peterson 1/16 Shirmane Thomas Grambling State Guard Year Champion Email: [email protected] 1981-82 Alcorn State/Jackson St. Phone: (601) 979-0857 1982-83 Texas Southern Website: jsutigers.com 1983-84 Alcorn State 1/23 Martaveous McKnight Arkansas-Pine Bluff Guard 1984-85 Alcorn State/Southern 1985-86 Alcorn State Mississippi Valley State (MVSU) LaMonica Scott 1/30 Ivy Smith Jr. Grambling State Guard 1986-87 Grambling State 1987-88 Southern Email: [email protected] 1988-89 Grambling Phone: (662) 254-3011 1990’s Website: mvsusports.com 2/6 Jared Sam Southern Forward Year Champion Arkansas Pine-Bluff (UAPB) 2/13 Ivy Smith Jr. Grambling State Guard 1990-91 Jackson State Habtom Keleta 1991-92 Texas Southern Email: [email protected] Mississippi Valley State 2/20 1992-93 Jackson State Phone: 850-284-7754 1993-94 Texas Southern Website: uapblionsroar.com 2/27 1994-95 Texas Southern 1995-96 Jackson State Grambling State (GSU) Mississippi Valley State Brian Howard 3/6 1996-97 Mississippi Valley State 1997-98 Texas Southern Email: [email protected] 1998-99 Alcorn State Phone: (318) 243-6802 1999-2000 Alcorn State Website: gsutigers.com

2000’s Prairie View A&M (PVAMU) Year Champion Duane Lewis 2000-01 Alabama State Email: [email protected] 2001-02 Alcorn State Phone: (936) 261-9106 / 9140 2002-03 Prairie View A&M 2003-04 Mississippi Valley State Website: pvpanthers.com 2004-05 Alabama A&M 2005-06 Southern Southern (SUBR) 2006-07 Mississippi Valley State Christopher K. Jones 2007-08 Alabama State Email: [email protected] 2008-09 Alabama State Phone: (225) 771-3495 2010’s Cell: (225) 978-7609 Website: gojagsports.com Year Champion 2009-10 Jackson State Texas Southern (TSU) 2010-11 Texas Southern Andrew Roberts 2011-12 Mississippi Valley State Email: [email protected] 2012-13 Southern Phone: (713) 313-6829 2013-14 Texas Southern Website: tsusports.com 2014-15 Texas Southern 2015-16 Southern 2016-17 Texas Southern 2017-18

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Alabama State 69, Alabama A&M 50 (Feb. 10) Alabama State 69, Alabama A&M 50 (Feb. 10) HUNTSVILLE, AL – Branden Johnson recorded his fourth double-double of the season HUNTSVILLE, AL – Branden Johnson recorded his fourth double-double of the to lead Alabama State to season sweep of Alabama A&M with a 69-50 Southwestern season to lead Alabama State to season sweep of Alabama A&M with a 69-50 Athletic Conference (SWAC) victory at the T.M. Elmore Gymnasium Saturday night. Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) victory at the T.M. Elmore Gymnasium Saturday night. Johnson finished the night 14 points and 12 rebounds, including connecting on a season-best 54.5 (6-of-11) percent from the free throw line. He also finished with three Johnson finished the night 14 points and 12 rebounds, including connecting on a blocks and connected on 80 (4-of-5) percent from the floor. season-best 54.5 (6-of-11) percent from the free throw line. He also finished with three blocks and connected on 80 (4-of-5) percent from the floor. Tobi Ewuosho finished with 12 points, knocking down all four his shots from the floor, and Ed Jones finished with 11 points – all in the first half for Alabama State (6-18, 6-6 Tobi Ewuosho finished with 12 points, knocking down all four his shots from the SWAC). floor, and Ed Jones finished with 11 points – all in the first half for Alabama State (6-18, 6-6 SWAC). Alabama State finished the night shooting 50 (24-of-48) percent from the floor, including 52.4 (11-of-21) percent in the second half. The Hornets also 36.4 (4-of-11) percent from Andre Kennedy led the Bulldogs with 16 points and nine rebounds, while Arthur beyond the arc, while also shooting 58.6 (17-of-29) percent from the free throw line. Johnson scored 11 points and grabbed eight rebounds.

Alcorn State 84, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 52 (Feb. 12) Alcorn State 84, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 52 (Feb. 12) LORMAN, MS – Arkansas-Pine Bluff entered the night in first-place in the SWAC LORMAN, MS – Arkansas-Pine Bluff entered the night in first-place in the SWAC standings, but the Golden Lions were no match for the Alcorn State University men’s standings, but the Golden Lions were no match for the Alcorn State University men’s basketball program Monday evening as the Braves tallied a convincing 84-52 win at basketball program Monday evening as the Braves tallied a convincing 84-52 win at the the Davey L. Whitney Complex. Davey L. Whitney Complex. Alcorn (9-17, 5-8 SWAC) played a complete-game as it outscored UAPB (9-18, 9-4 Alcorn (9-17, 5-8 SWAC) played a complete-game as it outscored UAPB (9-18, 9-4 SWAC) SWAC) by 14 in the first half and 18 in the second. The Braves shot a season-high by 14 in the first half and 18 in the second. The Braves shot a season-high .579 from the .579 from the field and .545 from three-point range, and held the Golden Lions to field and .545 from three-point range, and held the Golden Lions to .352 shooting and .352 shooting and .240 from beyond-the-arc. .240 from beyond-the-arc. Alcorn State 94, Mississippi Valley State 90 (OT) Southern 70, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 62 (Feb. 10) LORMAN, MS – JuniorAL Dante SterlingCO pouredRN in a career-high 29 points as the BATON ROUGE, LA – The host Jaguars received a big boost from Eddie Reese (19 points, Alcorn State University men’s basketball program fought off a feisty Mississippi six assists) and Emanuel Shepard (15 points, nine rebounds) down the stretch and Jared Valley State squad 94-90 in overtime Saturday at the Davey L. Whitney Complex. Sam produced his conference-leading 11th double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds at the F.G. Clark Activity Center.

Prairie View A&M 63, Jackson State 58 (OT) (Feb. 12) Grambling State 78, Texas Southern 55 (Feb. 12) PRAIRIE VIEW, TX -- The Prairie View A&M men’s basketball team defeated Jackson State HOUSTON, TX. – Four players reached double figures in scoring as the Grambling University 63-58 in overtime Monday evening at the William J. Nicks Building in SWAC State University men’s basketball team extended its win streak to 10 games with action in front of a national televised audience on ESPNU. a 78-55 Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) victory over Texas Southern on Monday night at the Health and Physical Education Arena. Paris Collins led the Tigers (10-16, 7-6 SWAC) with 19 points, eight rebounds and five steals. Treshawn Bolden added 16 points on 6-of-6 shooting from the floor, nine rebounds Grambling State (14-12 overall, 10-3 SWAC) shot 54.8 percent in the first half and and four assists. led by as many as 25 points as GSU took a 41-19 advantage into the break. Texas Southern (7-18, 7-5) cut the big first-half Grambling State to nine points in the Texas Southern 86, Jackson State 75 (Feb. 10) second half, but could not get any closer. HOUSTON, TX – Donte Clark scored a game-high 26 points on 9-of-17 shooting to go along with nine rebounds and five assists to lift host Texas Southern (7-17, 7-4 SWAC) at Grambling State 90, Prairie View A&M 85 (Feb. 10) the H&PE Arena. PRAIRIE VIEW, TX. – Ivy Smith, Jr. and Shirmane Thomas combined for 54 of the Grambling State University men’s basketball team’s 90 points as the Tigers won their Texas Southern got a boost with a pair of returns to the lineup from Demontrae Jefferson ninth straight game with a 90-85 victory over Prairie View A&M in a Southwestern (25 points, six assists) and Trayvon Reed (21 points, seven rebounds) Athletic Conference (SWAC) game on Saturday night at the William J. Nicks Building.

Southern 55, Mississippi Valley State 51 (Feb. 12) Prairie View A&M 63, Jackson State 58 (OT) (Feb. 12) BATON ROUGE, LA – Jared Sam led four Jaguars who reached double digits in PRAIRIE VIEW, TX -- The Prairie View A&M men’s basketball team defeated Jackson scoring with 18 points and 15 rebounds for his conference-leading 12th double- State University 63-58 in overtime Monday evening at the William J. Nicks Building in double effort as host Southern picked up the win at the F.G. Clark Activity Center. SWAC action in front of a national televised audience on ESPNU. Dante Scott led the Delta Devils (2-24, 2-11 SWAC) with 24 points and seven Jones led the Panthers (10-16, 7-5 SWAC) in scoring with 22 points on 47 percent rebounds. shooting from the field. Hamilton tallied 11 points, six rebounds and three assists, while J.D. Wallace registered seven points and pulled down 14 rebounds as he played all 45 Alcorn State 94, Mississippi Valley State 90 (OT) minutes of the contest. LORMAN, MS – Junior Dante Sterling poured in a career-high 29 points as the Alcorn State University men’s basketball program fought off a feisty Mississippi Grambling State 90, Prairie View A&M 85 (Feb. 10) Valley State squad 94-90 in overtime Saturday at the Davey L. Whitney Complex. PRAIRIE VIEW, TX. – Ivy Smith, Jr. and Shirmane Thomas combined for 54 of the Grambling State University men’s basketball team’s 90 points as the Tigers won their MVSU was paced by Jordan Evans who scored 25 points. Dante Scott tallied 21 ninth straight game with a 90-85 victory over Prairie View A&M in a Southwestern points and eight rebounds, and Kylan Phillips finished with 14 points. Athletic Conference (SWAC) game on Saturday night at the William J. Nicks Building.

Southern 55, Mississippi Valley State 51 (Feb. 12) Grambling State 78, Texas Southern 55 (Feb. 12) BATON ROUGE, LA – Jared Sam led four Jaguars who reached double digits in scoring HOUSTON, TX. – Four players reached double figures in scoring as the Grambling State with 18 points and 15 rebounds for his conference-leading 12th double-double effortUniversity men’s basketball team extended its win streak to 10 games with a 78-55 as host Southern picked up the win at the F.G. Clark Activity Center. Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) victory over Texas Southern on Monday night at the Health and Physical Education Arena. Jamar Sandifer made a key 3-pointer in the final 1:16 and finished with 12 points, Eddie Reese added 11 points, six rebounds and four assists while Christopher Thomas Grambling State (14-12 overall, 10-3 SWAC) shot 54.8 percent in the first half and led by chipped in with 10 points for the Jaguars (12-14, 8-5 SWAC). as many as 25 points as GSU took a 41-19 advantage into the break. Texas Southern (7-18, 7-5) cut the big first-half Grambling State to nine points in the second half, but could not Southern 70, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 62 (Feb. 10) get any closer. BATON ROUGE, LA – The host Jaguars received a big boost from Eddie Reese (19 points, six assists) and Emanuel Shepard (15 points, nine rebounds) down the stretch Texas Southern 86, Jackson State 75 (Feb. 10) and Jared Sam produced his conference-leading 11th double-double with 14 points HOUSTON, TX -- Donte Clark scored a game-high 26 points on 9-of-17 shooting to go and 11 rebounds at the F.G. Clark Activity Center. along with nine rebounds and five assists to lift host Texas Southern (7-17, 7-4 SWAC) at the H&PE Arena. Southern (11-14, 7-5 SWAC) got hot after halftime by making 50 percent of their shots in the second half (15-of-30) and controlled the boards with a 43-27 rebounding Texas Southern got a boost with a pair of returns to the lineup from Demontrae Jefferson advantage. (25 points, six assists) and Trayvon Reed (21 points, seven rebounds)

HONOR THE HERITAGE • FOUNDED 1920

2017-18 MBB Week 15 Notes.indd 4 2/15/2018 4:59:06 PM SOUTHWESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE MEN’S BASKETBALL WEEKLY RELEASE 5 ALABAMA A&M BULLDOGS (2-23, 2-10) ALABAMA STATE HORNETS (6-18, 6-6) Nov. 11 @Ohio Athens, OH L 53-61 Nov. 17 @Samford Birmingham, AL L 68-87 Nov. 10 @Mississippi State Starkville, MS L 68-96 Nov. 21 @Minnesota Minneapolis, MN L 57-100 Nov. 12 @Iowa Iowa City, IA L 58-92 Nov. 24 @Niagara Niagara Falls, NY L 74-96 Nov. 14 @South Dakota State Brookings, SD L 63-94 Nov. 25 v. Western Carolina Niagara Falls, NY L 72-82 Nov. 17 @Oregon Eugene, OR L 56-114 Nov. 29 Georgia State Huntsville, AL L 53-63 Nov. 20 @Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN L 50-67 Dec. 2 @Austin Peay Clarksville, TN L 47-67 Nov. 21 v. Savannah State Chattanooga, TN L 97-101 Dec. 11 @DePaul Chicago, IL L 59-83 Nov. 27 @Cincinnati Newport, KY L 51-83 Dec. 13 Southern Miss Huntsville, AL L 54-69 Nov. 30 @Jacksonville State Jacksonville, AL L 69-77 Dec. 16 @UAB Birmingham, AL L 58-90 Dec. 12 Tennessee State Montgomery, AL L 45-64 Dec. 21 @Michigan Ann Arbor, MI L 47-97 Dec. 16 Winthrop Montgomery, AL L 80-88 Dec. 23 @Georgetown Washington, D.C. L 49-89 Dec. 21 v. Louisiana Tech New Orleans, LA L 62-74 Jan. 1 @Grambling State Grambling, La. W 71-64 Dec. 22 v. Liberty New Orleans, LA L 70-87 Jan. 3 @Jackson State Jackson, MS L 56-59 Jan. 1 @Jackson State Jackson, MS L 73-82 Jan. 6 Arkansas-Pine Bluff Huntsville, AL L 62-69 Jan. 3 @Grambling State Grambling, LA W 74-66 Jan. 8 Mississippi Valley State Huntsville, AL W 65-55 Jan. 6 Mississippi Valley State Montgomery, AL W 63-46 Jan. 13 @Alabama State Montgomery, AL L 67-70 Jan. 8 Arkansas-Pine Bluff Montgomery, AL L 68-94 Jan. 20 @Alcorn State Lorman, MS L 52-68 Jan. 13 Alabama A&M Montgomery, AL W 70-67 Jan. 22 @Southern Baton Rouge, LA L 61-62 Jan. 20 @Southern Baton Rouge, LA L 61-63 Jan. 27 Texas Southern Huntsville, AL L 56-58 Jan. 22 @Alcorn State Lorman, MS L 64-81 Jan. 29 Prairie View A&M Huntsville, AL L 67-88 Jan. 27 Prairie View A&M Montgomery, AL L 80-86 Feb. 3 @Arkansas-Pine Bluff Pine Bluff, AR L 62-80 Jan. 29 Texas Southern Montgomery, AL L 82-97 Feb. 5 @Mississippi Valley State Itta Bena, MS L 67-77 Feb. 3 @Missisippi Valley State Itta Bena, MS W 89-85 Feb. 10 Alabama State Huntsville, AL L 50-69 Feb. 5 @Arkansas-Pine Bluff Pine Bluff, AR W 65-59 Feb. 17 Alcorn State Huntsville, AL 6:00 p.m. Feb. 10 @Alabama A&M Huntsville, AL W 69-50 Feb. 19 Southern Huntsville, AL 7:30 p.m. Feb. 17 Southern Montgomery, AL 5:00 p.m. Feb. 24 @Texas Southern Houston, TX 7:30 p.m. Feb. 19 Alcorn State Montgomery, AL 7:30 p.m. Feb. 26 @Prairie View A&M Prairie View, TX 7:30 p.m. Feb. 24 @Prairie View A&M Prairie View, TX 5:00 p.m. March 1 Grambling State Huntsville, AL 7:30 p.m. Feb. 26 @Texas Southern Houston, TX 7:30 p.m. March 3 Jackson State Huntsville, AL 6:00 p.m. March 1 Jackson State Montgomery, AL 7:30 p.m. March 3 Grambling State Montgomery, AL 5:00 p.m.

ALCORN STATE BRAVES (9-17, 5-8) ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF GOLDEN LIONS (9-17, 9-4) Nov. 10 @LSU Baton Rouge, LA L 59-99 Nov. 12 @Creighton Omaha, Neb. L 72-100 Nov. 10 @Hawaii Hawaii L 70-82 Nov. 13 @Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA L 45-73 Nov. 12 v. Troy Hawaii L 57-81 Nov. 17 #24 Baylor Waco, TX L 61-78 Nov. 13 v. North Dakota Hawaii L 71-80 Nov. 19 @Central Arkansas Conway, AR L 76-102 Nov. 18 @SMU Dallas, TX L 37-72 Nov. 22 Yale Lorman, MS L 73-87 Nov. 20 Air Force Colorado Springs, CO L 47-57 Nov. 25 Concordia (AL) Lorman, MS W 103-56 Nov. 22 v. Texas State Stockton, CA L 54-71 Nov. 29 @Tulane New Orleans, LA L 65-81 Nov. 24 Pacific Stockton, CA L 69-78 Dec. 1 Rust Lorman, MS W 89-50 Nov. 25 Canisius Stockton, CA L 58-81 Dec. 10 @Iowa State Ames, IA L 58-78 Dec. 2 @Santa Clara Santa Clara, CA L 57-72 Dec. 12 Fisk Lorman, MS W 77-69 Dec. 9 @Oregon State Corvallis, OR L 58-85 Dec. 18 Blue Mountain Lorman, MS W 83-56 Dec. 13 @Fresno State Fresno, CA L 52-78 Dec. 22 @Vanderbilt Nashville, TN L 51-92 Dec. 16 @Weber State Ogden, UT L 74-96 Jan. 1 @Prairie View A&M Prairie View, TX L 64-76 Dec. 19 @Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH L 49-77 Jan. 3 @Texas Southern Houston, TX L 70-85 Dec. 22 Tennessee at Martin Martin, TN L 68-74 Jan. 6 Jackson State Lorman, MS L 55-60 Jan. 1 @Mississippi Valley State Itta Bena, MS W 80-71 Jan. 8 Grambling State Lorman, MS L 61-72 Jan. 6 @Alabama A&M Huntsville, AL W 69-62 Jan. 13 @Mississippi Valley State Itta Bena, MS W 77-63 Jan. 8 @Alabama State Montgomery, AL W 94-68 Jan. 15 @Arkansas-Pine Bluff Pine Bluff, AR L 59-71 Jan. 13 Southern Pine Bluff, AR W 78-76 (OT) Jan. 20 Alabama A&M Lorman, MS W 68-52 Jan. 15 Alcorn State Pine Bluff, AR W 71-59 Jan. 22 Alabama State Lorman, MS W 81-64 Jan. 20 @Prairie View A&M Prairie View, TX W 72-66 Jan. 27 @Southern Baton Rouge, LA L 48-61 Jan. 22 @Texas Southern Houston, TX W 74-72 Feb. 3 @Jackson State Jackson, MS L 57-60 Jan. 27 Grambling State Grambling, LA L 68-69 Feb. 5 @Grambling State Grambling, LA L 72-81 Jan. 29 Jackson State Pine Bluff, AR W 60-58 Feb. 10 Mississippi Valley State Lorman, MS W 94-90 Feb. 3 Alabama A&M Pine Bluff, AR W 80-62 Feb. 12 Arkansas-Pine Bluff Pine Bluff, AR W 84-52 Feb. 5 Alabama State Pine Bluff, AR L 59-65 Feb.AL 17 @AlabamaCO A&M Huntsville,RN AL 5:30 p.m. Feb. 10 @Southern Baton Rouge, LA L 62-70 Feb. 19 @Alabama State Montgomery, AL 7:00 p.m. Feb. 12 @Alcorn State Lorman, MS L 54-82 Feb. 24 Southern Lorman, MS 5:30 p.m. Feb. 17 Prairie View A&M Pine Bluff, AR 7:00 p.m. March 1 Prairie View A&M Lorman, MS 7:00 p.m. Feb. 19 Texas Southern Pine Bluff, AR 7:30 p.m. March 3 Texas Southern Lorman, MS 5:30 p.m. Feb. 24 @Grambling State Grambling, LA 7:30 p.m. Feb. 26 @Jackson State Jackson, MS 7:30 p.m. March 1 Mississippi Valley State Pine Bluff, AR 7:30 p.m.

HONOR THE HERITAGE • FOUNDED 1920 •

2017-18 MBB Week 15 Notes.indd 5 2/15/2018 4:59:06 PM SOUTHWESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE MEN’S BASKETBALL WEEKLY RELEASE 6 GRAMBLING STATE TIGERS (14-12, 10-3) JACKSON STATE TIGERS (10-16, 7-6) Nov. 10 Millsaps Jackson, MS W 86-46 Nov. 10 @VCU Richmond, VA L 65-94 Nov. 14 @Mercer Macon, GA L 58-86 Nov. 16 @Iowa Iowa City, IA L 74-85 Nov. 18 @St. Bonaventure St. Bonaventure, NY L 58-72 Nov. 18 @South Dakota Vermillon, S.D. L 55-84 Nov. 20 @Maryland College Park, MD L 45-76 Nov. 21 @Bethune-Cookman Daytona Beach, FL L 78-87 Nov. 24 v. Maryland Eastern Shore Destin, FL L 63-66 Nov. 25 @Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX W 82-76 Nov. 25 v. Omaha Destin, FL W 75-73 (OT) Nov. 27 @North Texas Denton, TX L 77-82 Nov. 28 Louisiana Monroe Monroe, LA W 52-65 Dec. 1 @Georgia Tech Atlanta, GA W 64-63 Dec. 1 Central Michigan Mt. Pleasant, MI L 63-70 Dec. 4 v. Tougaloo Grambling, LA W 111-95 Dec. 9 @Louisiana Tech Ruston, LA L 62-91 Dec. 9 @Grand Canyon Phoenix, AZ L 53-87 Dec. 11 Fisk Jackson, MS W 60-53 Dec. 12 @Louisana-Monroe Monroe, LA L 57-59 Dec. 13 @Southern Illinois Carbondale, IL L 51-69 Dec. 16 @Southeastern Louisiana Hammond, LA W 68-67 Dec. 20 @Toledo Toledo, OH L 57-83 Dec. 21 @East Carolina Greenville, N.C. L 68-76 Dec. 22 @Ball State Muncie, IN L 54-70 Dec. 28 @Seattle Seattle, WA L 63-93 Jan. 1 Alabama State Jackson, MS W 82-73 Jan. 1 Alabama A&M Grambling, LA L 64-71 Jan. 3 Alabama A&M Jackson, MS W 59-56 Jan. 3 Alabama State Grambling, LA L 66-74 Jan. 6 @Alcorn State Lorman, MS W 60-55 Jan. 6 @Southern Baton Rouge, LA L 69-80 Jan. 8 @Southern Baton Rouge, LA W 65-61 Jan. 8 @Alcorn State Lorman, MS W 72-61 Jan. 13 Texas Southern Jackson, MS W 85-80 (OT) Jan. 13 Prairie View A&M Grambling, LA W 80-71 Jan. 15 Prairie View A&M Jackson, MS W 79-71 Jan. 15 Texas Southern Grambling, LA W 79-78 Jan. 20 Grambling State Jackson, MS L 45-72 Jan. 20 @Jackson State Jackson, MS W 72-45 Jan. 27 @Mississippi Valley State Itta Bena, MS L 67-72 Jan. 27 @Arkansas-Pine Bluff Pine Bluff, AR W 69-68 Jan. 29 @Arkansas-Pine Bluff Pine Bluff, AR L58-60 Jan. 29 @Mississippi Valley State Itta Bena, AR W 92-89 (OT) Feb. 3 Alcorn State Jackson, MS W 60-57 Feb. 3 Southern Grambling, LA W 69-68 Feb. 5 Southern Jackson, MS L 62-67 Feb. 5 Alcorn State Grambling, LA W 81-72 Feb. 10 @Texas Southern Houston, TX L 75-86 Feb. 10 @Prairie View A&M Prairie View, TX W 90-85 Feb. 12 @Prairie View A&M Prairie View, TX L 58-63 Feb. 12 @Texas Southern Houston, TX W 78-55 Feb. 17 @Grambling State Grambling, LA 5:30 p.m. Feb. 17 Jackson State Grambling, LA 5:30 p.m. Feb. 24 Mississippi Valley State Jackson, MS 5:30 p.m. Feb. 24 Arkansas-Pine Bluff Grambling, LA 5:30 p.m. Feb. 26 Arkansas-Pine Bluff Jackson, MS 7:30 p.m. Feb. 26 Mississippi Valley State Grambling, LA 7:30 p.m. March 1 @Alabama State Montgomery, AL 7:30 p.m. March 1 @Alabama A&M Huntsville, AL 7:30 p.m. March 3 @Alabama A&M Huntsville, AL 6:00 p.m. March 3 @Alabama State Montgomery, AL 7:30 p.m.

MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE DEVILS (2-24, 2-11) PRAIRIE VIEW A&M PANTHERS (10-16, 7-5) Nov. 11 @BYU Provo, UT L 61-91 Nov. 13 @Utah Salt Lake City, UT L 51-91 Nov. 10 @Utah Salt Lake City, UT L 62-83 Nov. 15 @Utah State Logan, UT L 47-83 Nov. 13 @Oregon Eugene, OR L 67-100 Nov. 19 @Kent State Kent, OH L 67-80 Nov. 15 @UNLV Las Vegas, NV L 63-98 Nov. 21 @Loyola-Chicago Chicago, IL L 50-63 Nov. 20 v. Eastern Kentucky Las Vegas, NV W 80-70 Nov. 25 v. Southeastern Louisiana Birmingham, AL L 59-73 Nov. 22 v. Georgia State Las Vegas, NV W 71-56 Nov. 26 @Samford Birmingham, AL L 70-83 Nov. 24 @UC Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA L 66-69 Dec. 3 @Oklahoma State Stillwater, OK L 62-83 Dec. 3 @New Mexico State Las Cruces, NM L 57-69 Dec. 13 @Duquesne Pittsburgh, PA L 49-73 Dec. 6 @Hawaii Honolulu, HI L 60-72 Dec. 16 @Akron Akron, OH L 63-81 Dec. 9 @Texas A&M College Station, TX L 53-73 Dec. 18 @Grand Canyon Phoenix, AZ L 38-71 Dec. 14 @Tulsa Tulsa, OK L 73-77 Dec. 20 @UNLV Las Vegas, NV L 63-95 Dec. 17 @Houston Houston, TX L 72-92 Dec. 23 @UAB Birmingham, AL L 57-74 Dec. 20 @Ohio Athens, OH L 65-84 Jan. 1 Arkansas-Pine Bluff Itta Bena, MS L 71-80 Dec. 22 @New Mexico Albuquerque, NM L 78-87 Jan. 6 @Alabama State Montgomery, AL L 46-63 Dec. 29 Jarvis Christian Prairie View, TX L 110-80 Jan. 8 @Alabama A&M Huntsville, AL L 55-65 Jan. 1 Alcorn State Prairie View, TX W 76-64 Jan. 13 Alcorn State Itta Bena, MS L 63-77 Jan. 3 Southern Prairie View, TX W 78-74 Jan. 15 Southern Itta Bena, MS L 70-78 Jan. 6 @Texas Southern Houston, TX L 94-100 Jan. 20 @Texas Southern Houston, TX L 77-91 Jan. 13 @Grambling State Grambling, LA L 71-80 Jan. 22 @Prairie View A&M Prairie View, TX L 77-93 Jan. 15 @Jackson State Jackson, MS L 71-79 Jan. 27 Jackson State Itta Bena, MS W 72-67 Jan. 20 Arkansas-Pine Bluff Prairie View, TX L 66-72 Jan. 29 Grambling State Itta Bena, MS L 89-92 (OT) Jan. 22 Mississippi Valley State Prairie View, TX W 93-77 Feb. 3 Alabama State Itta Bena, MS L 85-89 Jan. 27 @Alabama State Montgomery, AL W 86-80 Feb. 5 Alabama A&M Itta Bena, MS W 77-67 Jan. 29 @Alabama A&M Huntsville, AL W 88-67 Feb. 10 @Alcorn State Lorman, MS L 90-94 Feb. 3 Texas Southern Prairie View, TX W 96-82 Feb. 12 @Southern Baton Rouge, LA L 51-55 Feb. 10 Grambling State Grambling, LA L 85-90 Feb. 17 Texas Southern Itta Bena, MS 4:00 p.m. Feb. 12 Jackson State Prairie View, TX W 63-58 Feb. 19 Prairie View A&M Itta Bena, MS 7:30 p.m. Feb. 17 @Arkansas-Pine Bluff Pine Bluff, AR 7:00 p.m. Feb. 24 @Jackson State Jackson, MS 5:30 p.m. Feb. 19 @Mississippi Valley State Itta Bena, MS 7:30 p.m. Feb. 26 @Grambling State Grambling, LA 7:30 p.m. Feb. 24 Alabama State Prairie View, TX 5:00 p.m. March 1 @Arkansas-Pine Bluff Pine Bluff, AR 7:30 p.m. Feb. 26 Alabama A&M Prairie View, TX 7:30 p.m. March 1 @Alcorn State Lorman, MS 7:30 p.m. March 3 @Southern Baton Rogue, LA 5:30 p.m.

HONOR THE HERITAGE • FOUNDED 1920 •

2017-18 MBB Week 15 Notes.indd 6 2/15/2018 4:59:06 PM SOUTHWESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE MEN’S BASKETBALL WEEKLY RELEASE 7 SOUTHERN JAGUARS (12-14, 8-5) TEXAS SOUTHERN TIGERS (7-18, 7-5)

Nov. 10 @Illinois Champaign, IL L 55-102 Nov. 10 @Gonzaga Spokane, WA L 69-97 Nov. 13 @Marshall Huntington, W.V. L 74-83 Nov. 12 @Washington State Pullman, WA L 84-86 (OT) Nov. 15 @Missouri State Springfield, MO L 58-86 Nov. 16 @Ohio State Columbus, OH L 64-82 Nov. 17 @Duke Durham, NC L 61-78 Nov. 18 @Syracuse Syracuse, OH L 67-80 Nov. 19 @North Carolina Central Durham, NC L 67-80 Nov. 21 @Kansas Lawrence, KS L 71-114 Nov. 22 Tennessee-Martin Baton Rouge, LA W 69-66 Nov. 24 @Clemson Clemson, SC L 77-84 Nov. 29 Wiley College Baton Rouge, LA W 92-69 Nov. 30 @Oakland Oakland, MI L 87-97 Dec. 6 @Tulane New Orleans, LA L 76-95 Dec. 2 @Toledo Toledo, OH L 69-71 Dec. 9 @UCF Orlando, FL L 60-76 Dec. 11 @Oregon Eugene, OR L 68-74 Dec. 10 @Iowa Iowa City, IA L 60-91 Dec. 14 @Baylor Waco, TX L 68-99 Dec. 14 Florida A&M Baton Rouge, LA W 68-50 Dec. 16 @Wyoming Laramie, WY L 66-72 Dec. 20 @Baylor Waco, TX L 60-80 Dec. 18 @TCU Fort Worth, TX L 72-91 Dec. 29 Ecclesia Baton Rouge, LA W 98-57 Dec. 23 @BYU Provo, UT L 52-73 Jan. 1 @Texas Southern Houston, TX L 66-78 Jan. 1 Southern Houston, TX W 78-66 Jan. 3 @Prairie View A&M Prairie View, TX L 74-78 Jan. 3 Alcorn State Houston, TX W 85-70 Jan. 6 Grambling State Baton Rouge, LA W 80-69 Jan. 6 Prairie View A&M Houston, TX W 100-94 Jan. 8 Jackson State Baton Rouge, LA L 61-65 Jan. 13 @Jackson State Jackson, MS L 80-85 (OT) Jan. 13 @Arkansas-Pine Bluff Pine Bluff, AR L 76-78 (OT) Jan. 15 @Grambling State Grambling, LA L 78-79 Jan. 15 @Missisippi Valley State Itta Bena, MS W 78-70 (OT) Jan. 20 Mississippi Valley State Houston, TX W 91-77 Jan. 20 Alabama State Baton Rouge, LA W 63-61 Jan. 22 Arkansas-Pine Bluff Houston, TX L 72-74 Jan. 22 Alabama A&M Baton Rouge, LA W 62-61 Jan. 27 @Alabama A&M Huntsville, AL W 58-56 Jan. 27 Alcorn State Baton Rouge, LA W 61-48 Jan. 29 @Alabama State Montgomery, AL W 97-82 Feb. 3 @Grambling State Grambling, LA L 68-69 Feb. 3 @Prairie View A&M Prairie View, TX L 82-96 Feb. 5 @Jackson State Jackson, MS W 67-62 Feb. 10 Jackson State Houston, TX W 86-75 Feb. 10 Arkansas-Pine Bluff Baton Rouge, LA W 70-62 Feb. 12 Grambling State Houston, TX L 55-78 Feb. 12 Mississippi Valley State Baton Rouge, LA W 55-51 Feb. 17 @Mississippi Valley State Itta Bena, MS 5:30 p.m. Feb. 17 @Alabama State Montgomery, AL 5:30 p.m. Feb. 19 @Arkansas-Pine Bluff Pine Bluff, AR 7:30 p.m. Feb. 19 @Alabama A&M Huntsville, AL 7:30 p.m. Feb. 24 Alabama A&M Houston, TX 7:30 p.m. Feb. 24 @Alcorn State Lorman, MS 5:30 p.m. Feb. 26 Alabama State Houston, TX 7:30 p.m. March 1 Texas Southern Baton Rouge, LA 7:30 p.m. March 1 @Southern Baton Rouge, LA 7:30 p.m. March 3 Prairie View A&M Baton Rouge, LA 5:30 p.m. March 3 @Alcorn State Lorman, MS 5:30 p.m.

HONOR THE HERITAGE • FOUNDED 1920 •

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