Hornets Win SWAC ChampionshipGARLAND, Texas - Alabama State (ASU) defeated Grambling State 65-48 at the Special Events Center in the 2011 Farmers Insurance Southwestern Athletic Conference Championship. The victory gave Lewis Jackson his second conference tournament crown in his six years as head coach. It was the school's fourth championship title. ASU led 10-4 at the 15 minute mark in the first half. GSU responded with a pair of layups from Justin Patton (6'7''-G/F) and Donald Qualls (5'7''-G) tying the game at 10 apiece. Qualls scored 35 points the night prior in the semi-finals against Jackson State. He finished with only 12 points on the night to lead the Tigers. Grambling's first lead came off of a Peter Roberson (7'0''-C) jump hook to make the score 22-20, with just under seven minutes to play before halftime. GSU later took a 26-20 lead on four free-throws from Qualls. A jump-shot by Tramaine Butler (6'2''-PG), who scored 13 points, then a steal and a layup by Ivory White (6'4''-G) cut Grambling's lead down to two points at 26-24 with 4:05 left in the first half. Kenderek Washington (6'4''-G) made a baseline jumper out of the last media timeout making the score 28-26 and for the first time all week, ASU trailed at the half. Alabama State came out of halftime on a 14-2 run taking a commanding 40-30 lead. ASU outscored GSU 30-6 through the first 17 minutes of the second half. The Hornets made four treys during that run and never looked back. ASU's biggest lead was by 22 points with 5:31 left. 'This was a heartfelt game, very tough game and both teams played hard,' Alabama State coach Lewis Jackson said. The first half we came out a little slow. The guys really stepped it up and put pressure on the guards in the second half and we were able to come out with a victory.' Tramayne Moorer (6'5''-F) (6'5''-F) locked up the tournament's MVP scoring 14 points along with eight rebounds. Washington was also selected to the all-tournament team. He scored eight points and pulled down eight rebounds. Butler finished with 13 points and six boards for ASU. Alabama State will await its fate Sunday night for the NCAA Tournament selection process. Courtesy of SWAC SWAC Tournament Final: Alabama State - Grambling State 65-48 SWAC Tournament Semifinals: Grambling State - Jackson State 81-75, OT Alabama State - Texas Southern 73-66 All-SWAC Awards 2010-11
Player of the Year: Travele Jones (6'8''-F) of Texas Southern All-Tournament MVP: Tramayne Moorer (6'5''-F) of Alabama St. Defensive Player of the Year: Chris Duncan (6'8''-F) of Alabama St. Freshman of the Year: Lawrence Johnson-Danner (6'4''-G) of Texas Southern Newcomer of the Year: Kevin Galloway (6'7''-F-88) of Texas Southern Coach of the Year: Tony Harvey of Texas Southern 1st Team F: Kevin Galloway (6'7''-88) of Texas Southern G: Dangelo Jackson (6'1'') of Miss.Valley St. F: Travele Jones (6'8'') of Texas Southern F: Grant Maxey (6'7''-88) of Jackson St. C: Paul Crosby (6'8'') of Miss.Valley St. 2nd Team G: Cornelius Hester (6'3'') of Alabama A&M G: Jenirro Bush (6'8'') of Jackson St. G/F: Casey Cantey (6'5'') of Alabama A&M G/F: Justin Patton (6'7'') of Grambling St. F: Brandon Webb (6'7'') of Prairie View A&M 3rd Team G: Marquis Baker (6'2'') of Alcorn St. G: Trant Simpson (5'10'') of Prairie View A&M G: Ivory White (6'4'') of Alabama St. G/F: Tyrone Hanson (6'7''-87) of Jackson St. F: Chris Duncan (6'8'') of Alabama St. All-Tournament Team Tramayne Moorer (6'5''-F) of Alabama St. Kenderek Washington (6'4''-G) of Alabama St. Donald Qualls (5'7''-G) of Grambling St. Grant Maxey (6'7''-F-88) of Jackson St. Harrison Smith (6'3''-G) of Texas Southern | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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