Grambling earns first SWAC Tournament title, jumps out early and cruises past Texas Southern 75-66
AP
Mar 17, 2024
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) Jourdan Smith scored 16 of his 20 points in the first half and Grambling Tigers won its first Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament title with a 75-66 victory over Texas Southern Tigers 75-66 on Saturday night.
Top-seeded Grambling (20-14) built a double-digit lead midway through the first half and led by as many as 18 points in the second.
Antwan Burnett added 14 points for Grambling. Jonathan Aku scored 12 points and Kintavious Dozier chipped in with 10. Smith and Burnett combined for five of Grambling's eight 3-pointers. Tra’Michael Moton, who scored a career-high 26 points against Bethune-Cookman in the semifinals, added eight points to go with seven assists.
Jonathan Cisse scored 21 points and Deon Stroud added 16 for No. 3 seed Texas Southern (16-16), which entered seeking its fourth-consecutive automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament.
Smith hit three 3-pointers to help Grambling build a 41-24 halftime lead. The Tigers made 22 of their 44 field goals that included seven from long range in the first half.
Grambling led 42-24 and had a double-digit lead for most of the way. Texas Southern pulled within seven points twice inside the final minute.
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1st Half
TXSO
Tigers
24
GRAMB
Tigers
41
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Kenny Hunter vs. Jonathan Aku (Tigers gains possession)
19:34
+2
Deon Stroud makes two point jump shot
2-0
19:06
+2
Jonathan Aku makes two point layup (Tra'Michael Moton assists)
2-2
18:51
Jonathan Cisse misses three point jump shot
18:49
Tra'Michael Moton defensive rebound
18:36
Kenny Hunter shooting foul (Jonathan Aku draws the foul)
18:36
Jonathan Aku misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:36
+1
Jonathan Aku makes regular free throw 2 of 2
2-3
18:10
Tra'Michael Moton personal foul
18:02
+3
PJ Henry makes three point jump shot (Grayson Carter assists)
5-3
17:39
+3
Jourdan Smith makes three point jump shot (Tra'Michael Moton assists)
5-6
17:21
Grayson Carter misses three point jump shot
17:19
Jonathan Aku defensive rebound
17:12
Kintavious Dozier misses two point layup
17:10
Deon Stroud defensive rebound
17:06
Jonathan Aku shooting foul (Deon Stroud draws the foul)
17:06
+1
Deon Stroud makes regular free throw 1 of 2
6-6
17:06
+1
Deon Stroud makes regular free throw 2 of 2
7-6
16:46
+3
Jourdan Smith makes three point jump shot (Tra'Michael Moton assists)
7-9
16:32
+2
Deon Stroud makes two point jump shot
9-9
16:07
+2
Jonathan Aku makes two point dunk (Tra'Michael Moton assists)
9-11
15:41
+2
Deon Stroud makes two point layup
11-11
15:33
Tra'Michael Moton misses three point jump shot
15:31
Jonathan Cisse defensive rebound
15:18
Jonathan Cisse turnover (bad pass) (Antwan Barnett steals)
15:07
+2
Kintavious Dozier makes two point layup
11-13
14:47
PJ Henry misses three point jump shot
14:45
Antwan Barnett defensive rebound
14:34
Jonathan Aku turnover (lost ball) (Grayson Carter steals)
14:23
+2
Kenny Hunter makes two point layup (PJ Henry assists)
13-13
14:00
+3
Jourdan Smith makes three point jump shot (Tra'Michael Moton assists)
13-16
13:36
Jonathan Cisse turnover (Jonathan Aku steals)
13:27
Deon Stroud blocks Antwan Barnett's two point layup
13:25
PJ Henry defensive rebound
13:12
Jonathan Aku blocks Kenny Hunter's two point layup
13:10
Kenny Hunter offensive rebound
12:58
+2
Jonathan Cisse makes two point jump shot
15-16
12:33
+3
Antwan Barnett makes three point jump shot (Tra'Michael Moton assists)
15-19
12:14
Tra'Michael Moton shooting foul (Kenny Hunter draws the foul)
12:14
TV timeout
12:14
Kenny Hunter misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:14
Kenny Hunter misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:14
Kintavious Dozier defensive rebound
11:44
+3
Mikale Stevenson makes three point jump shot (Zahad Munford assists)
15-22
11:23
Zahad Munford personal foul
11:23
TV timeout
11:23
Deon Stroud misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:23
+1
Deon Stroud makes regular free throw 2 of 2
16-22
10:59
Jourdan Smith misses two point jump shot
10:57
Tigers offensive rebound
10:57
Deon Stroud personal foul (Zahad Munford draws the foul)
10:49
+2
Jalen Johnson makes two point layup (Kintavious Dozier assists)
16-24
10:30
Jonathan Cisse misses three point jump shot
10:27
Tigers offensive rebound
10:14
Jonathan Cisse misses two point jump shot
10:12
Mikale Stevenson defensive rebound
10:01
Jourdan Smith turnover (lost ball) (Jaylen Wysinger steals)
9:35
+2
Kenny Hunter makes two point jump shot (Chris Craig assists)
18-24
9:06
+2
Jourdan Smith makes two point layup
18-26
8:36
Mikale Stevenson personal foul (Deon Stroud draws the foul)
8:18
PJ Henry turnover (bad pass) (Jonathan Aku steals)
8:11
+2
Zahad Munford makes two point dunk (Jonathan Aku assists)
18-28
8:10
Tigers 30 second timeout
8:10
TV timeout
7:54
Grayson Carter misses two point layup
7:52
Tigers defensive rebound
7:34
Antwan Barnett misses three point jump shot
7:32
Jaylen Wysinger defensive rebound
7:23
Grayson Carter misses three point jump shot
7:20
Tigers offensive rebound
7:16
Jaylen Wysinger misses two point jump shot
7:14
Tigers offensive rebound
7:05
Jonathan Aku blocks Grayson Carter's two point layup
7:03
Antwan Barnett defensive rebound
6:53
PJ Henry personal foul (Mikale Stevenson draws the foul)
6:49
+2
Mikale Stevenson makes two point layup
18-30
6:17
Jourdan Smith shooting foul (Jaylen Wysinger draws the foul)
6:17
+1
Jaylen Wysinger makes regular free throw 1 of 2
19-30
6:17
Jaylen Wysinger misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:17
Jonathan Aku defensive rebound
5:52
Mikale Stevenson misses two point jump shot
5:50
Jonathan Aku offensive rebound
5:48
Jonathan Aku misses two point putback layup
5:46
Jourdan Smith offensive rebound
5:42
+3
Kintavious Dozier makes three point jump shot (Mikale Stevenson assists)
19-33
5:23
+3
Deon Stroud makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Wysinger assists)
22-33
4:54
Kintavious Dozier misses two point jump shot
4:52
Jaylen Wysinger defensive rebound
4:48
Jourdan Smith blocks Jaylen Wysinger's two point layup
4:46
Tigers defensive rebound
4:29
Kintavious Dozier turnover (bad pass)
3:58
Tigers turnover (shot clock violation)
3:58
TV timeout
3:33
Chris Craig personal foul (Jourdan Smith draws the foul)
3:33
+1
Jourdan Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2
22-34
3:33
+1
Jourdan Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2
22-35
3:22
Jonathan Cisse turnover (bad pass) (Jonathan Aku steals)
3:00
Deon Stroud shooting foul (Jourdan Smith draws the foul)
3:00
+1
Jourdan Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 3
22-36
3:00
+1
Jourdan Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 3
22-37
3:00
+1
Jourdan Smith makes regular free throw 3 of 3
22-38
2:42
Jaylen Wysinger misses three point jump shot
2:40
Jonathan Cisse offensive rebound
2:24
Jaylen Wysinger turnover (bad pass) (Jourdan Smith steals)
2:09
Antwan Barnett misses three point jump shot
2:07
Tigers defensive rebound
1:52
Jonathan Cisse misses two point jump shot
1:50
Jourdan Smith defensive rebound
1:27
Mikale Stevenson misses three point jump shot
1:25
Xavier Ball defensive rebound
1:05
+2
Zaire Hayes makes two point bank jump shot
24-38
0:44
Jourdan Smith misses two point jump shot
0:42
Tigers offensive rebound
0:34
+3
Antwan Barnett makes three point jump shot (Mikale Stevenson assists)
24-41
0:02
Zaire Hayes misses three point jump shot
0:00
Mikale Stevenson defensive rebound
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
TXSO
Tigers
42
GRAMB
Tigers
34
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:37
Kintavious Dozier misses two point layup
19:35
Kintavious Dozier offensive rebound
19:34
Jonathan Cisse shooting foul (Kintavious Dozier draws the foul)
19:34
Kintavious Dozier misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:34
+1
Kintavious Dozier makes regular free throw 2 of 2
24-42
19:15
Antwan Barnett shooting foul (Deon Stroud draws the foul)
19:15
+1
Deon Stroud makes regular free throw 1 of 2
25-42
19:15
+1
Deon Stroud makes regular free throw 2 of 2
26-42
18:54
Antwan Barnett misses three point jump shot
18:52
PJ Henry defensive rebound
18:40
+2
Jonathan Cisse makes two point layup
28-42
18:40
Kintavious Dozier shooting foul (Jonathan Cisse draws the foul)
18:40
+1
Jonathan Cisse makes regular free throw 1 of 1
29-42
18:16
+2
Jonathan Aku makes two point dunk (Kintavious Dozier assists)
