Overview
- Prairie View A&M beat third-seeded Southern 72-66 on Saturday in College Park, Georgia, to capture the SWAC Tournament.
- The Panthers, the lowest seed to win the event since 2023, secured their third SWAC title and improved to 18-17.
- Prairie View led by as many as 22 points at 57-35 and held off a late surge after Southern closed to 68-66 with 24 seconds left.
- Lance Williams led the Panthers with 18 points, Dontae Horne added 15 including two clinching layups, and Cory Wells scored 15.
- Southern’s Michael Jacobs had 19 points and AJ Barnes posted 18 points and 10 rebounds, while Prairie View shot 9-for-18 from three to Southern’s 5-for-19.