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Texas Southern holds off Grambling to clinch automatic berth
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) PJ Henry scored 19 points and Texas Southern denied Grambling its first NCAA Tournament berth with a 61-58 win on Saturday in the Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament championship game.
John Walker III scored 14 points and Davon Barnes 13 for Texas Southern (14-20) which clinched its third straight SWAC postseason conference tournament and became the first SWAC eighth seed to win the tournament.
Reserve Zahad Munford scored 12 points for Grambling (24-9), Jonathan Aku scored 11 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and Tramichael Morton scored 10.
Henry started 1-for-13 shooting before going on a 4-for-4 stretch - which included three 3-pointers - to help put an end to Grambling's rally. His 3 with 6:08 left broke a 43-all tie and Texas Southern led for the remainder. Grambling needed a 14-3 run to forge the tie.
Grambling played catchup all day and didn't score a field goal until a little more than 6 1/2 minutes in when Cameron Christon reduced the deficit to 13-4.
Texas Southern finished the regular season with three straight losses before ending the skid with an opening-round win over top-seeded Alcorn State, then beat No. 5-seed Alabama A&M in the semis. Grambling was the No. 2 seed. It was Texas Southern’s eighth trip to the SWAC championship game in the last nine years.
The loss was a disappointing end for Grambling which set a season program record in wins and entered with an 11-game win streak.
The Tigers went 2-1 against Power 5 opposition, including a 64-62 win at Vanderbilt which lost in the SEC tournament semifinals earlier in the day.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Davon Barnes vs. Jonathan Aku (Joirdon Karl Nicholas gains possession) | ||
| 19:45 |  | PJ Henry misses two point jump shot | ||
| 19:43 | | Cameron Christon defensive rebound | ||
| 19:24 | | Cameron Christon turnover (lost ball) | ||
| 19:06 | | +2 | Joirdon Karl Nicholas makes two point layup (John Walker III assists) | 2-0 |
| 18:51 | | John Walker III blocks Jourdan Smith's two point jump shot | ||
| 18:49 | | PJ Henry defensive rebound | ||
| 18:34 | | +2 | John Walker III makes two point layup (Joirdon Karl Nicholas assists) | 4-0 |
| 18:06 | | Shawndarius Cowart misses two point jump shot | ||
| 18:04 | | Jonathan Aku offensive rebound | ||
| 18:04 | | Kolby Granger shooting foul (Jonathan Aku draws the foul) | ||
| 18:04 | | Jonathan Aku misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 18:04 | | +1 | Jonathan Aku makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 4-1 |
| 17:42 | | Joirdon Karl Nicholas misses two point jump shot | ||
| 17:40 | | Tigers offensive rebound | ||
| 17:40 | | Jonathan Aku shooting foul (John Walker III draws the foul) | ||
| 17:40 | | +1 | John Walker III makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 5-1 |
| 17:40 | | +1 | John Walker III makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 6-1 |
| 17:23 | | Jourdan Smith turnover (traveling) | ||
| 17:05 | | +2 | John Walker III makes two point layup (Kolby Granger assists) | 8-1 |
| 16:46 | | Jonathan Aku offensive foul (Kolby Granger draws the foul) | ||
| 16:46 | | Jonathan Aku turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 16:28 | | PJ Henry turnover (lost ball) (Shawndarius Cowart steals) | ||
| 16:23 | | Shawndarius Cowart misses two point dunk | ||
| 16:21 | | Davon Barnes defensive rebound | ||
| 16:00 | | John Walker III offensive foul (Cameron Christon draws the foul) | ||
| 16:00 | | John Walker III turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 16:00 | | TV timeout | ||
| 15:51 | | Davon Barnes shooting foul (Cameron Christon draws the foul) | ||
| 15:51 | | +1 | Cameron Christon makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 8-2 |
| 15:51 | | Cameron Christon misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 15:51 | | Joirdon Karl Nicholas defensive rebound | ||
| 15:37 | | Cameron Christon shooting foul (John Walker III draws the foul) | ||
| 15:37 | | +1 | John Walker III makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 9-2 |
| 15:37 | | +1 | John Walker III makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 10-2 |
| 15:23 | | Cameron Christon misses two point jump shot | ||
| 15:21 | | John Walker III defensive rebound | ||
| 14:55 | | Kolby Granger misses three point jump shot | ||
| 14:53 | | Shawndarius Cowart defensive rebound | ||
| 14:44 | | John Walker III blocks Jourdan Smith's three point jump shot | ||
| 14:42 | | PJ Henry defensive rebound | ||
| 14:33 | | +3 | PJ Henry makes three point jump shot (John Walker III assists) | 13-2 |
| 14:14 | | Tra'Michael Moton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 14:12 | | Joirdon Karl Nicholas defensive rebound | ||
| 13:57 | | PJ Henry misses two point jump shot | ||
| 13:55 | | Davon Barnes offensive rebound | ||
| 13:51 | | PJ Henry misses three point jump shot | ||
| 13:49 | | Malik Lamin defensive rebound | ||
| 13:29 | | Joirdon Karl Nicholas shooting foul (Malik Lamin draws the foul) | ||
| 13:25 | | +2 | Cameron Christon makes two point jump shot | 13-4 |
| 13:25 | | Kolby Granger shooting foul (Cameron Christon draws the foul) | ||
| 13:25 | | +1 | Cameron Christon makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 13-5 |
| 13:08 | | Joirdon Karl Nicholas turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 12:52 | | John Walker III blocks Virshon Cotton's two point layup | ||
| 12:50 | | Zytarious Mortle defensive rebound | ||
| 12:44 | | +2 | John Walker III makes two point jump shot (Joirdon Karl Nicholas assists) | 15-5 |
| 12:33 | | Joirdon Karl Nicholas personal foul (Shawndarius Cowart draws the foul) | ||
| 12:22 | | Shawndarius Cowart turnover (lost ball) (Jordan Gilliam steals) | ||
| 12:16 | | Jordan Gilliam turnover (lost ball) (Cameron Christon steals) | ||
| 12:11 | | Virshon Cotton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 12:09 | | Tigers defensive rebound | ||
| 12:09 | | Cameron Christon personal foul (Jordan Gilliam draws the foul) | ||
| 11:46 | | +2 | Davon Barnes makes two point jump shot (Jordan Gilliam assists) | 17-5 |
| 11:29 | | John Walker III blocks Malik Lamin's two point layup | ||
| 11:27 | | Tigers offensive rebound | ||
| 11:29 | | TV timeout | ||
| 11:23 | | Malik Lamin turnover (bad pass) (Chris Craig steals) | ||
| 11:22 | | Malik Lamin personal foul (Jordan Gilliam draws the foul) | ||
| 11:05 | | Jordan Gilliam misses two point jump shot | ||
| 11:03 | | Tigers defensive rebound | ||
| 10:40 | | Shawndarius Cowart misses two point jump shot | ||
| 10:38 | | Davon Barnes defensive rebound | ||
| 10:30 | | Jourdan Smith shooting foul (Davon Barnes draws the foul) | ||
| 10:30 | | Davon Barnes misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 10:30 | | +1 | Davon Barnes makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 18-5 |
| 10:21 | | Tra'Michael Moton turnover (bad pass) (Zytarious Mortle steals) | ||
| 10:15 | | +2 | Zytarious Mortle makes two point dunk | 20-5 |
| 10:10 | | Tigers 30 second timeout | ||
| 9:51 | | Shawndarius Cowart misses two point jump shot | ||
| 9:49 | | Jordan Gilliam defensive rebound | ||
| 9:29 | | Cameron Christon personal foul (PJ Henry draws the foul) | ||
| 9:29 | | +1 | PJ Henry makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 21-5 |
| 9:29 | | +1 | PJ Henry makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 22-5 |
| 9:29 | | Virshon Cotton technical foul | ||
| 9:29 | | Virshon Cotton turnover | ||
| 9:29 | | PJ Henry misses technical free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 9:29 | | PJ Henry misses technical free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 9:29 | | Tigers defensive rebound | ||
| 9:19 | | +2 | Tra'Michael Moton makes two point layup | 22-7 |
| 9:03 | | Zytarious Mortle misses two point layup | ||
| 9:01 | | Chris Craig offensive rebound | ||
| 8:55 | | Chris Craig misses two point layup | ||
| 8:53 | | Zytarious Mortle offensive rebound | ||
| 8:48 | | Zytarious Mortle misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:46 | | John Walker III offensive rebound | ||
| 8:29 | | Jordan Gilliam misses two point jump shot | ||
| 8:27 | | Tigers offensive rebound | ||
| 8:27 | | Tigers turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 8:07 | | Zytarious Mortle shooting foul (Virshon Cotton draws the foul) | ||
| 8:07 | | +1 | Virshon Cotton makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 22-8 |
| 8:07 | | +1 | Virshon Cotton makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 22-9 |
| 7:55 | | PJ Henry turnover (lost ball) (Zahad Munford steals) | ||
| 7:48 | | +2 | Zahad Munford makes two point dunk | 22-11 |
| 7:27 | | Joshua Phillips blocks PJ Henry's two point jump shot | ||
| 7:25 | | Tigers offensive rebound | ||
| 7:25 | | TV timeout | ||
| 7:24 | | Tra'Michael Moton shooting foul (PJ Henry draws the foul) | ||
| 7:24 | | +1 | PJ Henry makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 23-11 |
| 7:24 | | +1 | PJ Henry makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 24-11 |
| 7:24 | | +1 | PJ Henry makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 25-11 |
| 7:15 | | Tra'Michael Moton misses two point jump shot | ||
| 7:13 | | Davon Barnes defensive rebound | ||
| 6:59 | | PJ Henry turnover (lost ball) (Tra'Michael Moton steals) | ||
| 6:48 | | +2 | Zahad Munford makes two point layup | 25-13 |
| 6:31 | | Davon Barnes misses two point jump shot | ||
| 6:29 | | Joshua Phillips defensive rebound | ||
| 6:12 | | Zahad Munford misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:10 | | Quintin Murrell offensive rebound | ||
| 6:00 | | Quintin Murrell misses two point layup | ||
| 5:58 | | Jordan Gilliam defensive rebound | ||
| 5:50 | | Joshua Phillips shooting foul (Davon Barnes draws the foul) | ||
| 5:50 | | +1 | Davon Barnes makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-13 |
| 5:50 | | +1 | Davon Barnes makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 27-13 |
| 5:39 | | Davon Barnes shooting foul (Zahad Munford draws the foul) | ||
| 5:39 | | Zahad Munford misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 5:39 | | Zahad Munford misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 5:39 | | Zytarious Mortle defensive rebound | ||
| 5:21 | | PJ Henry misses two point jump shot | ||
| 5:19 | | Kehlin Farooq offensive rebound | ||
| 5:06 | | PJ Henry misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:03 | | Zytarious Mortle offensive rebound | ||
| 4:51 | | PJ Henry misses two point jump shot | ||
| 4:49 | | PJ Henry offensive rebound | ||
| 4:35 | | PJ Henry misses two point jump shot | ||
| 4:33 | | Chris Craig offensive rebound | ||
| 4:13 | | Joshua Phillips personal foul (Jordan Gilliam draws the foul) | ||
| 4:13 | | Jordan Gilliam misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 4:13 | | +1 | Jordan Gilliam makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 28-13 |
| 4:02 | | Virshon Cotton misses two point jump shot | ||
| 4:00 | | Zytarious Mortle defensive rebound | ||
| 3:58 | | Zytarious Mortle turnover (traveling) | ||
| 3:58 | | TV timeout | ||
| 3:55 | | Joshua Phillips misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:53 | | PJ Henry defensive rebound | ||
| 3:25 | | PJ Henry misses two point jump shot | ||
| 3:23 | | Tra'Michael Moton defensive rebound | ||
| 3:11 | | +2 | Joshua Phillips makes two point layup (Tra'Michael Moton assists) | 28-15 |
| 2:43 | | PJ Henry misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:41 | | Tigers defensive rebound | ||
| 2:33 | | Joshua Phillips turnover (lost ball) (Jordan Gilliam steals) | ||
| 2:26 | | Joshua Phillips shooting foul (Zytarious Mortle draws the foul) | ||
| 2:26 | | Zytarious Mortle misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 2:26 | | +1 | Zytarious Mortle makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 29-15 |
| 2:05 | | Zahad Munford misses two point jump shot | ||
| 2:03 | | Tigers offensive rebound | ||
| 2:03 | | Chris Craig personal foul (Jonathan Aku draws the foul) | ||
| 2:03 | | Jonathan Aku misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 2:03 | | Zytarious Mortle defensive rebound | ||
| 1:41 | | Jonathan Aku blocks Chris Craig's two point layup | ||
| 1:39 | | Tra'Michael Moton defensive rebound | ||
| 1:31 | | Tra'Michael Moton misses two point layup | ||
| 1:29 | | Zytarious Mortle defensive rebound | ||
| 1:09 | | John Walker III misses two point jump shot | ||
| 1:07 | | John Walker III offensive rebound | ||
| 0:57 | | +2 | Chris Craig makes two point layup (John Walker III assists) | 31-15 |
| 0:45 | | +2 | Zahad Munford makes two point layup | 31-17 |
| 0:45 | | Zytarious Mortle shooting foul (Zahad Munford draws the foul) | ||
| 0:45 | | +1 | Zahad Munford makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 31-18 |
| 0:31 | | PJ Henry misses two point jump shot | ||
| 0:29 | | Jonathan Aku defensive rebound | ||
| 0:02 | | Virshon Cotton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Tigers defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |