LORMAN, Mississippi -- Southern University won the Western Division and will play in the SWAC Championship after Alcorn State beating Prairie View 50-35 Thursday night.The Jaguars (5-4, 5-2 SWAC) next face Alabama State on Saturday. The SWAC Championship is in Houston on December 7.
Alcorn State's John Gibbs Jr. threw two touchdown passes and ran for a score in the win over Prairie View.
Gibbs was 24 of 43 for 265 yards and had 79 yards rushing on nine carries for the Braves (8-3, 6-2 SWAC).
In the first half, he threw a 13-yard scoring pass to Zerick Rollins Jr. and a 23-yarder to LaDarrien Davis and added a 15-yard touchdown run with 12 seconds left to make it 34-14.
Arnold Walker ran for 130 yards and two touchdowns on 26 carries for the Braves.
Jerry Lovelocke was 20 of 36 for 186 yards with two touchdowns and four interceptions for Prairie View (5-5, 4-4). De'Auntre Smiley completed 4 of 9 passes for 118 yards with a touchdown and an interception. Deandre Cooper caught 6-, 28- 57-yard touchdown passes and finished with six receptions for 137 yards.
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