GARLAND, TX- Texas Southern’s magical season to be a part of March Madness came to an unexpected end in the 2011 Farmers Insurance SWAC Tournament.
The top-seeded Tigers lost to fourth seed Alabama State 73-66 in the semifinal round of the tournament.
The Tigers fell behind 19-7 midway through the first half. ASU’s led as much as 19 points. TSU trailed 30-17 at halftime.
The Tigers shot 21.1% from the field including 58% in free throws.
Texas Southern quickly worked to erase the halftime deficit. A brief scoring run cut the deficit to 42-34 at the 12:28 mark. The Tigers came within four points (67-63) with 51 seconds remaining. However, Alabama State won the free throw battle and came away with the seven point victory
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“We just didn’t have our best game,” said head coach Tony Harvey. “We’ll be back.”
Harrison Smith had 24 points from the bench. Lawrence Johnson-Danner had 13 points and Travele Jones had 10 points. Kevin Galloway had eight points, eight rebounds and five assists.
“Our season is not over. We would have liked to be a part of March Madness, but we will play in the NIT and we will go there and compete,” Harvey said. “We have been in some tough situations all season, but no matter how down we got, we never quit and that makes us winners to me.”
The Tigers will head to the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) as part of being the 2010-2011 SWAC regular season champions.
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