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Texas Southern rolls to 87-72 win over Alabama State

HOUSTON (AP) Demontrae Jefferson scored a career-high 28 points, Marvin Jones added 20 more to go with 10 rebounds and Texas Southern rolled to an 87-72 win over Alabama State in Tuesday night's Southwestern Athletic Conference tournament quarterfinals.

Top-seeded Texas Southern, which has claimed a league title in five straight seasons, will play No. 5 seed Grambling State on Friday.

Tied at 31 with under two minutes before intermission, the Tigers (21-11) broke away with a 19-3 run that stretched into the second half. Jefferson had two 3-pointers during the run, which was capped with Dulani Robinson's free throw to make it 50-34 with 14:40 to play.

Leaders
Points:	R. Simeon	12.2
Rebounds:	T. Armstrong	6.6
Assists:	T. LeFlore	2.6
FG%:	No qualifiers
FT%:	T. Armstrong	65.5%
3P%:	R. Simeon	32.9%
Steals:	D. Houston	1.3
Blocks:	D. Houston	1.0

AP Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Villanova	32-4
2	Gonzaga	37-2
3	Kansas	31-5
4	Arizona	32-5
5	North Carolina	33-7
6	Kentucky	32-6
7	Duke	28-9
8	UCLA	31-5
9	Oregon	33-6
10	Louisville	25-9
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Coaches Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	North Carolina	33-7
2	Gonzaga	37-2
3	Oregon	33-6
4	Kansas	31-5
5	Kentucky	32-6
6	South Carolina	26-11
7	Arizona	32-5
8	Villanova	32-4
9	UCLA	31-5
10	Florida	27-9
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Southwestern Athletic Standings
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
Texas Southern	16-2	23-12
Alcorn State	13-5	18-14
Grambling State	10-8	16-17
Southern University	10-8	15-18
Jackson State	10-8	14-18
Prairie View A&M	10-8	13-20
Mississippi Valley State	7-11	7-25
Alabama State	6-12	8-23
UAPB	6-12	7-25
Alabama A&M	2-16	2-27
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