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Texas Southern beats Grambling 75-62 in SWAC tourney

HOUSTON (AP) Yahuza Rasas had 16 points and 13 rebounds and third-seeded Texas Southern never trailed in beating sixth-seeded Grambling 75-62 in Tuesday night's Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament quarterfinals.

Texas Southern (16-16) plays No 2-seed Southern in Friday's semifinals.

Justin Hopkins scored 19 points and Tyrik Armstrong scored 14 points and made five assists for Texas Southern. John Jones added 11 points.

Leaders
Points:	D. Jackson	12.7
Rebounds:	T. Randolph	5.7
Assists:	I. Smith Jr.	5.1
FG%:	D. Jackson	51.7%
FT%:	I. Smith Jr.	78.7%
3P%:	No qualifiers
Steals:	I. Smith Jr.	2.3
Blocks:	T. Bunch	1.7

AP Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Kansas	28-3
2	Gonzaga	31-2
3	Dayton	29-2
4	Florida State	26-5
5	Baylor	26-4
6	San Diego State	30-2
7	Creighton	24-7
8	Kentucky	25-6
9	Michigan State	22-9
10	Duke	25-6
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Coaches Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Kansas	28-3
2	Gonzaga	31-2
3	Dayton	29-2
4	Florida State	26-5
5	Baylor	26-4
6	San Diego State	30-2
7	Kentucky	25-6
8	Villanova	24-7
9	Creighton	24-7
10	Duke	25-6
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Southwestern Athletic Standings
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
Prairie View A&M	14-4	19-13
Southern University	13-5	17-15
Texas Southern	12-6	16-16
Grambling State	11-7	17-15
Alcorn State	11-7	15-15
Jackson State	11-7	15-17
Alabama State	7-11	8-24
Alabama A&M	5-13	8-22
UAPB	3-15	4-26
Mississippi Valley State	3-15	3-27
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Offense (Rank)
Points:	71.3 (170)
Rebounds:	10.3 (150)
Assists:	12.9 (190)
FG%:	45.3% (92)
FT%:	68.2% (266)
3P%:	30.6% (308)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	68.4 (151)
Rebounds:	25.6 (168)
Assists:	13.8 (267)
FG%:	41.1% (76)
FT%:	68.1% (51)
3P%:	32.9% (169)