UAPB heads to Big Dance for first time ever#2 UAPB 50, #5 TEXAS SOUTHERN 38 Tavaris Washington (6'5''-G) 14 points and tournament MVP Allen Smith (5'10''-G) added 11 as the University of Arkansas Pine Bluff defeated Texas Southern 50-36 in the Farmers Insurance SWAC Basketball Tournament Men's Championship. #2 seed UAPB (17-15) qualifies for the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history. Texas Southern, the #5 seed, finished 17-16. The lead changed hands seven times early with one tie, but the Golden Lions took the lead for good at the 5:53 mark on a three-pointer by George Davis (6'6''-F) and never trailed again. UAPB led 26-20 at halftime. In the second half, Univ. Arkansas-Pine Bluff extended to a double-digit lead at 41-31 on a pair of free throws by Washington with 8:45 to play and maintained its double-digit lead the remainder of the game. Deandre Hall (6'6''-G) and Junior Treasure led Texas Southern with 14 points each. Courtesy of SWAC SWAC Tournament Final: Arkansas-Pine Bluff - Texas So. 50-38 SWAC Tournament Semifinals: Texas So. - Grambling St. 60-57 Arkansas-Pine Bluff - Alabama St. 46-44 SWAC All-Tournament MVP: Allen Smith of Univ. Arkansas-Pine Bluff SWAC All-Tournament Team Garrison Johnson (6'5''-G-88) of Jackson State Tramayne Moorer (6'5''-F) of Alabama State Whitworth Treasure (6'3''-G) of Texas Southern Deandre Hall of Texas Southern Allen Smith of Univ. Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Garrison Johnson of Jackson St. Menji Mundadi (6'3''-G) of Alabama St. Shannon Behling (6'7''-F) of Miss. Valley St. Tramayne Moorer of Alabama St. Darnell Hugee (6'7''-F) of Prairie View A&M All-SWAC 2nd Team Terrance Calvin (6'2''-G) of Univ. Ark-Pine Bluff Deandre Hall of Texas Southern Tyrone Hanson (6'7''-G/F-87) of Jackson St. Tavaris Washington of Univ. Ark-Pine Bluff Lebaron Weathers (6'8''-F/C) of Univ. Ark-Pine Bluff All-SWAC 3rd Team Christopher Jones (6'0''-G) of Prairie View A&M Whitworth Treasure of Texas Southern Travele Jones (6'8''-F) of Texas Southern De'Suan Dixon (6'5''-G-89) of Jackson St. Amos Studivant (6'8''-C) of Miss. Valley St. All-SWAC Player of the Year: Garrison Johnson of Jackson St. All-SWAC Defensive Player of the Year: Darnell Hugee of Prairie View A&M All-SWAC Freshman of the Year: Aaron Clayborn (6'6''-F) of Texas Southern All-SWAC Newcomer of the Year: Tyrone Hanson of Jackson St. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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