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03/13 22:48 CDT Michael Jacobs lifts Southern over Florida A&M 73-70 in SWAC
Tournament semifinal
Michael Jacobs lifts Southern over Florida A&M 73-70 in SWAC Tournament
semifinal
By The Associated Press
COLLEGE PARK, Ga. (AP) --- Michael Jacobs hit a 3-pointer with one second left
and finished with 19 points to rally Southern to a 73-70 victory over Florida
A&M on Friday night in the semifinals of the Southwestern Athletic Conference
Tournament.
No. 3 seed Southern (17-16) will play eighth-seeded Prairie View A&M in the
championship game on Saturday with an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament
going to the winner.
Jacobs shot 7 for 16 (3 for 7 from 3-point range) and 2 of 3 from the
free-throw line for the Jaguars. Terrance Dixon Jr. contributed 11 points and
nine rebounds. Cam Amboree pitched in with nine points and seven assists.
Tyler Shirley led the second-seeded Rattlers (15-16) with 16 points. Micah
Octave totaled 14 points, nine rebounds and three steals. Kaleb Washington
scored 13.
Southern went into the half ahead of Florida A&M 43-37 behind 10 points from
Jacobs. Shirley had a layup with 26 seconds left to knot the score at 70-all
before Jacobs hit the winner.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
