The SWAC regular season championship for now appears to be a three team race between Texas Southern, Alcorn State and Southern University. On Monday night Arkansas-Pine Bluff (6-22,4-11 SWAC) missed two potential go ahead three pointers in the final seconds as Texas Southern (12-11,10-4 SWAC) held on for a 70-68 win.
Davon Barnes put TSU up 61-41 with a jumper at the 10:27 mark. At that point UAPB went on a 25-6 run to tighten the score up to 67-66 with 1:08 remaining. Two free throws by Brandon Brown tied the game at 68 with 53 seconds remaining.
PJ Henry put the Tigers back up at 70-68 with 26 seconds remaining after nailing a jumper. In the final ten seconds both Shawn Williams and Brandon Brown missed three pointers that would have given UAPB the win.
| SCHOOL | CONF | CPCT. | OVERALL | PCT. | STREAK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Southern | 11-4 | 0.733 | 13-11 | 0.542 | W2 |
| Southern | 10-4 | 0.714 | 15-11 | 0.577 | L1 |
| Alcorn State | 10-4 | 0.714 | 11-15 | 0.423 | W2 |
| Grambling State | 9-5 | 0.643 | 11-15 | 0.423 | W1 |
| Florida A&M | 9-6 | 0.600 | 11-15 | 0.423 | L1 |
| Alabama A&M | 8-7 | 0.533 | 9-16 | 0.360 | W4 |
| Prairie View A&M | 7-7 | 0.500 | 8-15 | 0.348 | W4 |
| Jackson State | 6-8 | 0.429 | 8-17 | 0.320 | L1 |
| Alabama State | 6-9 | 0.400 | 7-20 | 0.259 | W1 |
| Bethune-Cookman | 5-10 | 0.333 | 7-20 | 0.259 | L3 |
| Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 4-11 | 0.267 | 6-22 | 0.214 | L3 |
| Mississippi Valley State | 2-12 | 0.143 | 2-23 | 0.080 | L2 |
Texas Southern closes out the regular season with a three game home stand against Jackson State, Alcorn State and Prairie View A&M. TSU is currently 11-4 in the SWAC, while Southern and Alcorn State sit at 10-4.
The SWAC Basketball Tournament begins March 9 in Birmingham, Alabama.