Jonathan Cisse scored 18 points to lead the third-seeded Texas Southern and Deon Stroud sealed the victory with a 3-pointer with 59 seconds left as the Tigers took down the Alabama A&M Bulldogs 72-65 in the Southwestern Athletic Conference...
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Jonathan Cisse led Texas Southern with 18 points and Deon Stroud sealed the victory with a 3-pointer with 59 seconds left as the Tigers knocked off Alabama A&M 72-65 on Friday in the Southwestern Athletic Conference quarterfinals.
Texas Southern advances to Saturdays semifinals to face top-seeded Grambling, which knocked Bethune-Cookman 65-53. Cisse shot 6 for 17 and 5 of 8 from the free-throw line for the Tigers . Stroud added 17 points while shooting 5 for 10 and 5 of 5 from the free-throw line while he also had six rebounds. PJ Henry went 5 of 10 from the field to finish with 12 points.
The Bulldogs were led in scoring by Lorenzo Downey, who finished with 17 points and six rebounds. Jayland Randall added 11 points for Alabama A&M. Chad Moodie had 10 points, six rebounds and two blocks. A 12-2 run in the first half gave Texas Southern a 10-point lead. The teams entered the break with Texas Southern ahead 33-31, while Cisse led their club in scoring with nine points. Stroud’s 3-pointer with 59 seconds remaining in the second half gave Texas Southern the lead for good at 68-65.
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