Texas Southern Tigers at Prairie View A&M Panthers
· SWAC MEN'S TOURNAMENT - FINAL
86 - 92
Prairie View beats Texas Southern 92-86 in SWAC title game
Prairie View earned its second NCAA Tournament berth and first since 1998.
Gerard Andrus had 12 points, Taishaun Johnson and Darius Williams scored 11 apiece and Devonte Patterson added 10 for the top-seeded Panthers (22-12), who have won 11 games in a row.
Patterson made 1 of 2 free throws and Jones added a layup to put Prairie View in front 83-81, the last of 15 lead changes, with 2:11 left. Trayvon Reed's layup with 38 seconds to go made it 85-all but the Panthers went 7 of 8 from the foul line, and TSU committed two turnovers, from there to seal it.
Jalyn Patterson led Texas Southern (21-13) with 24 points, including 18 in the second half. Devocio Butler scored 18, Tyrik Armstrong added 16 and Jeremy Combs had 13 points and 10 rebounds. Combs, the SWAC player of the year, fouled out on the offensive end with two minutes remaining.
TSU had won the last two, and four of the last five, SWAC Tournaments.
Armstrong had 12 points in the first four-plus minutes as the Tigers scored 15 of the first 19 points and a dunk by Reed gave them a 13-point lead but PVAMU answered with a 19-4 run over the next five minutes to take its first lead a 26-24.
The Panthers scored the first six second-half points to take their biggest lead at 51-41 with 18:20 left.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 86 - 92 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Prairie View A&M Defensive Rebound. | 86 - 92 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Jalyn Patterson missed Three Point Jumper. | 86 - 92 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Dennis Jones made Free Throw. | 86 - 92 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Dennis Jones made Free Throw. | 86 - 91 |
Statistics
 TXSO |
 PV |
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|---|---|---|
| 31-59 | FG | 32-59 |
| 53 | Field Goal % | 54 |
| 6-18 | 3PT | 8-19 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 42 |
| 18-30 | FT | 20-32 |
| 60 | Free Throw % | 63 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 26 |
| 19 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 16 |
| 11 | Assists | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 14 |
| 0 | Blocks | 1 |
| 24 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 24 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 25 | Fouls | 26 |
| 13 | Largest Lead | 10 |
Game Information
Location: Birmingham, AL
Capacity:
2025-26 Southwestern Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethune-Cookman | 14-4 | - | 17-15 |
| Southern | 11-7 | 3 | 17-17 |
| Florida A&M | 11-7 | 3 | 15-16 |
| Alabama A&M | 10-8 | 4 | 18-15 |
| Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 10-8 | 4 | 13-19 |
| Texas Southern | 10-8 | 4 | 12-18 |
| Jackson State | 10-8 | 4 | 12-21 |
| Prairie View A&M | 9-9 | 5 | 19-18 |
| Grambling | 7-11 | 7 | 14-19 |
| Alabama State | 7-11 | 7 | 10-22 |
| Alcorn State | 7-11 | 7 | 9-23 |
| Mississippi Valley State | 2-16 | 12 | 3-30 |