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Alabama A&M tops Southern 77-63 in SWAC Tournament

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) Messiah Thompson had 27 points in Alabama A&M's 77-63 victory over Southern on Thursday in the Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament.

Thompson was 8 of 13 shooting, including 5 for 9 from distance, and went 6 for 8 from the line for the Bulldogs (15-17). Garrett Hicks added 14 points while going 4 of 9 from the floor, including 0 for 3 from distance, and 6 for 9 from the line, and he also had six rebounds and three steals.

Brion Whitley led the Jaguars (15-17) in scoring, finishing with 18 points. Bryson Etienne added 11 points and two steals for Southern.

Leaders
Points:	B. Whitley	11.8
Rebounds:	T. Williams Jr.	4.2
Assists:	P. Byrd	5.5
FG%:	No qualifiers
FT%:	P. Byrd	78.8%
3P%:	B. Etienne	34.6%
Steals:	B. Etienne	1.6
Blocks:	T. Lyons	0.5

AP Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Alabama	31-6
2	Houston	33-4
3	Purdue	29-6
4	Kansas	28-8
5	Texas	29-9
6	Marquette	29-7
7	UCLA	31-6
8	Arizona	28-7
9	Gonzaga	31-6
10	UConn	29-8
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Coaches Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Houston	33-4
2	Alabama	31-6
3	Purdue	29-6
4	Marquette	29-7
5	Kansas	28-8
6	UCLA	31-6
7	Texas	29-9
8	Arizona	28-7
9	Gonzaga	31-6
10	Virginia	25-8
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Southwestern Athletic Standings
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
Grambling State	15-3	24-9
Alcorn State	15-3	18-14
Jackson State	12-6	14-19
Southern University	11-7	15-17
Alabama A&M	10-8	15-18
Prairie View A&M	9-9	13-19
Bethune-Cookman	8-10	12-20
Texas Southern	7-11	14-21
UAPB	6-12	10-21
Alabama State	6-12	8-23
Florida A&M	5-13	7-22
Mississippi Valley State	4-14	5-27
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Offense (Rank)
Points:	71.9 (175)
Rebounds:	8.8 (276)
Assists:	14.1 (105)
FG%:	42.9% (280)
FT%:	71.5% (192)
3P%:	33.1% (239)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	71.3 (221)
Rebounds:	23.6 (275)
Assists:	14.3 (301)
FG%:	44.0% (199)
FT%:	69.6% (74)
3P%:	33.1% (134)