GARLAND, Texas — Texas Southern achieved a goal that was a year in the making with Friday’s semifinal win over Alcorn State, 60-55, in the Farmers Insurance SWAC Tournament. It was last year on the same Garland Special Events Center court that a then-No. 1 seed Texas Southern was upset by Alabama State, which went on to win the tournament as the No. 4 seed.
This time, as the No. 2 seed, Texas Southern got past the semifinal hurdle and is a win away from the securing the SWAC’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. “We’ve been talking about this for a long time; we’re here now,” Texas Southern coach Tony Harvey said. “We’ve got one more.”
Texas Southern (15-17) trailed at halftime, 32-29, after Alcorn State shot 52.2 percent (12-of-23) in the opening period. Alcorn State (10-22) cooled to 28.6 percent shooting in the second half as Texas Southern’s trademark 2-3 zone began to take effect.
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