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 Texas Southern Punches Ticket to Big Dance with 80-61 win over PVAMU (Photo: SWAC)
Texas Southern Punches Ticket to Big Dance with 80-61 win over PVAMU - Mar 14, 2021 
The Texas Southern Tigers defeated the Prairie View A&M Panthers by a score of 80-61 to claim the 2021 Cricket SWAC Men's Basketball Tournament Championship.Texas Southern placed five players in double figures as Karl Nicholas (6'8''-F) led all scorers with 16 points. Jordan Gilliam (6'5''-G) and Justin Hopkins (6'5''-F) contributed 15 points each while Michael Weathers (6'3''-G-97) and John Walker (6'9''-F-99) tallied 13 and 10 points respectively. TSU would take a 36-28 lead into the break before extending its lead to double digits in the second half. 'Winning this championship ranks second to none for me on a personal level,' said TSU head coach Johnny Jones . 'I'm very proud of the way our team battled through adversity to get to this point. This championship means a lot to our players and Texas Southern University. We're excited about where this program is headed and we look forward to traveling to participate in the NCAA Tournament.' Faite Williams (6'2''-G) led Prairie View A&M in scoring contributing 14 points and two rebounds along with a steal. Jawaun Daniels (6'7''-G) was the Panthers only other double figure scorer as he finished with 13 points and seven rebounds. Texas Southern shot 50.9 percent from the field (29-57) while limiting PVAMU to 33.8 percent shooting (24-71). The Tigers also out rebounded Prairie View A&M 45-40 and forced the Panthers into committing 13 turnovers. Texas Southern would take its largest lead of the game at the 2:44 mark of the second half at 77-56 in a game that featured a total of six ties. TSU heads back to the Big Dance for the first time since the 2017-18 season. Texas Southern will learn its opening round opponent tomorrow when March Madness tournament seedings are revealed during the NCAA Selection Show. SWAC Tournament Final: Texas Southern - Prairie View A&M 80-61 SWAC Tournament Semifinals: Texas Southern - Jackson State 84-81 Prairie View A&M - Grambling State 75-63 Courtesy of swac.org All-SWAC Awards 2021 - Mar 14, 2021
All-Tournament MVP:  Michael Weathers (6'3''-G-97) of Texas SouthernPlayer of the Year: Tristan Jarrett (6'4''-G) of Jackson St.Defensive Player of the Year: Jayveous McKinnis (6'7''-F) of Jackson St.Freshman of the Year: Terrell Williams Jr. (6'5''-F) of SouthernNewcomer of the Year: Michael Weathers (6'3''-G-97) of Texas SouthernCoach of the Year: Byron Smith of PVAMU
1st Team Troymain Crosby (6'4''-G/F-98) of Alcorn St. Michael Weathers (6'3''-G-97) of Texas Southern Tristan Jarrett (6'4''-G) of Jackson St. Cameron Mack (6'2''-PG) of PVAMU Shaun Doss (6'5''-G) of UAPB
2nd Team Jawaun Daniels (6'7''-G) of PVAMU Jayveous McKinnis (6'7''-F) of Jackson St. Cameron Christon (6'6''-G) of GSU Garrett Hicks (6'0''-PG-01) of AAMU Jalen Johnson (6'7''-F-01) of AAMU
All-Tournament Team Tristan Jarrett (6'4''-G) of Jackson St. Jawaun Daniels (6'7''-G) of PVAMU Faite Williams (6'2''-G) of PVAMU Karl Nicholas (6'8''-F) of Texas Southern Michael Weathers (6'3''-G-97) of Texas Southern |
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