Category: SWAC

Alabama State women’s hoops takes down Bethune-Cookman 56-53

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title image via David Campbell Courtesy of Alabama State Athletics 53 BCU 56 Winner ALST Team 1 2 3 4 F BCU 11  14  15  13  53 ALST 11  20  15  10  56  MONTGOMERY, Ala. | Senior Cordasia Harrisscored 18 points and grabbed 15 rebounds as Alabama State University women’s basketball held on for a 56-53 win over Bethune-Cookman University on Saturday at the Dunn-Oliver Acadome. The Hornets (3-16, 3-5) had two players score in double figures, led by Cordasia Harris, who had a double-double with 18 points and 15 rebounds. April Hooks added 12 points…

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Second half surge power Alabama A&M past FAMU

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title image via BPO+ Digital Media Courtesy of Brian Howard, Assistant AD for Communications, Alabama A&M Athletics 61 Final Feb. 03, 2024 73 Winner Team 1 2 F Florida A&M 34  27  61 Alabama A&M 30  43  73 HUNTSVILLE, Ala. | The Alabama A&M University men’s basketball team had four players in double figures as the Bulldogs used a big second half to end a five-game losing streak with a 73-61 victory over Florida A&M on Saturday in a Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) game a the AAMU Event Center. Alabama A&M…

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Kylen Milton and Joe French combine for 49 in 86-70 win over Grambling

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title image via UAPB Basketball Courtesy of UAPB Athletics 86 Winner Ark.-Pine Bluff 9-11,4-3 SWAC 70 Grambling 8-12,5-2 SWAC Team 1 2 F Ark.-Pine Bluff 37  49  86 Grambling 23  47  70 GRAMBLING, LA —Kylen Milton collected 26 points and Joe French added 23 and the UAPB men’s basketball team beat the Grambling Tigers 86-70 on the road Monday. The Golden Lions had four players score in double figures, led by Milton, who had 26 points, nine rebounds and four assists. French tacked on 23 points and Ismael Plethelped out with 14 points and six rebounds. The…

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Bench powers Jackson State past FAMU

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title image via Jackson State Basketball Courtesy of Jackson State Athletics 79 Winner Jackson St. 12-6,7-0 SWAC 60 Florida A&M 4-14,3-4 SWAC Team 1 2 3 4 F Jackson St. 22  11  23  23  79 Florida A&M 17  17  16  10  60 The Jackson State women’s basketball team got a 24-point performance from the bench on the way to a 79-60 win against the Florida A&M Rattlers on the road Monday. The Tigers improve to a perfect 7-0 in conference play. Angel Jackson led the Tigers’ offense with 18 points while adding five rebounds,…

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FAMU bench plays big in 88-86 win over Jackson State

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86 Jackson St. 8-12,4-3 SWAC 88 Winner Florida A&M 4-14,2-5 SWAC Team 1 2 F Jackson St. 27  59  86 Florida A&M 37  51  88 The Florida A&M men’s basketball team got a 30-point performance from the bench on the way to an 88-86 victory against the Jackson State Tigers at home Monday. The Rattlers (4-14, 2-5) had four players score in double figures, led by Keith Lamar, who had 27 points. Jordan Chatman tacked on 15 points from the bench and Shannon Grant chipped in as well with 13 points and eight rebounds. Florida A&M took advantage…

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UAPB defense key in win over Grambling

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title image via UAPB Basketball Courtesy of UAPB Athletics 56 Final Jan. 29, 2024 49 Team 1 2 3 4 F Ark.-Pine Bluff 12  20  9  15  56 Grambling 11  15  12  11  49 GRAMBLING, LA – After taking down Southern in the first game of the lone matchup of the season, the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff women’s basketball team kept Grambling to just 7.7 percent from deep in a 2-for-26 shooting performance on the way to a 56-49 victory against the Tigers on the road Monday to complete the sweep of the…

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January 23 SWAC Women’s Basketball honors

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Courtesy of the Southwestern Athletic Conference The Southwestern Athletic Conference has named Arkansas-Pine Bluff’s Zaay Green and Bethune-Cookman’s O’Mariyah Tucker its SWAC Women’s Basketball Players of the Week for their impressive performances during games played this past week.   Player  Green notched her third triple-double of the season with 20 points on 8-of-13 shooting from the field versus FAMU. She tallied 10 rebounds, and 11 assists during UAPB’s win over Florida A&M. The triple-double moved Green to 2nd in the nation in that category. Green followed her triple-double with 19 points on 8-of-13 shooting from the…

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Alcorn takes down Prairie View, 90-78

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title image via Alcorn State Athletics Courtesy of Alcorn State Sports 78 PVAM 90 Winner Alcorn Team 1 2 F PVAM 31  47  78 Alcorn 49  41  90 Davey L. Whitney Complex erupted in the final seconds of the Alcorn State University men’s basketball game against Prairie View A&M University as Kevin Firle drained a free throw basket to set the final score at 90-78.     The Braves (3-15, 2-3 SWAC) controlled much of the game and garnered their biggest lead of 26 points with 10:36 left in the second half. ASU outscored the…

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Evans Jr. helps power Jackson State past Texas Southern 73-64

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title image via Shantalle Demirjian Courtesy of Jackson State Athletics JACKSON, Miss. – Ken Evans Jr. scored 25 points to help lead the Jackson State men’s basketball team past the Texas Southern Tigers 73-64 at home Monday inside the Lee E. Williams Athletics & Assembly Center live on ESPNU. In scoring those 25 points, Evens joined an elite list, becoming the latest Tiger to score over 1,000 points at Jackson State.  Evans added eight rebounds, four assists, and three steals to his 25-point game to lead the Tigers (8-10, 4-1 SWAC). Zeke Cook contributed 12…

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Florida A&M drops close one to UAPB, 99-97

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Title image via FAMU Athletics 97 FAMU 99 Winner UAPB Team 1 2 F FAMU 46  51  97 UAPB 42  57  99 PINE BLUFF, Ark. — The Florida A&M men’s basketball team got a 30-point performance from the bench, but fell 99-97 to the UAPB Golden Lions on the road Saturday. The Rattlers (2-13, 0-4) had four players score in double figures, led by Jalen Speer, who had 29 points, nine assists and two steals. Keith Lamar tacked on 17 points and eight rebounds and Shannon Grant chipped in as well with 13 points. Florida A&M did an…

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