Alabama State Hornets clinch SWAC title

When Lewis Jackson took over the Alabama State basketball program before the 2005-06 season, he went into the job with a plan of action. That plan, if everything went the way Jackson hoped, would see the Hornets field an up-tempo, athletic team that could dominate the SWAC in four years.

He's a year ahead. Monday night, Jackson's Hornets knocked off Prairie View A&M 61-57 to claim the SWAC's regular-season title. The win was ASU's 13th in 16 conference games. "We're a year ahead, but we'll certainly take it," said Jackson, who was reached by phone after the game.

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