Tigers and Golden Lions collide for SWAC crown

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03/13/2010 - Bossier City, LA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament Championship game will take place this evening at the CenturyTel Center, when the second-seeded Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions battle the fifth-seeded Texas Southern Tigers.

The Tigers opened the tournament with a 66-49 victory over Prairie View A&M, and followed that victory with a 60-57 decision over Grambling State on Friday. Texas Southern, which has won this tournament on four different occasions, heads into this title game with a five-game winning streak.

As for the Golden Lions, they began this tournament with a 69-66 victory over Mississippi Valley State, and on Friday the team slipped past Alabama State by a slim, 46-44 margin. Arkansas-Pine Bluff has been red-hot, winning 10 of its last 11 matchups.

The Tigers overcame a 19-turnover performance on Friday against Grambling State by shooting a respectable 46.7 percent from the floor in the win. Junior Treasure led the way with 21 points in the win, while Deandre Hall finished with 20 points, six rebounds and four assists. Hall comes into this title matchup averaging 16.5 ppg for Texas Southern, but the guard has 103 turnovers compared to just 86 assists. Treasure is contributing 14.6 ppg on the season, while Travele Jones is posting 14.0 ppg, to go along with 5.8 rpg. As a whole the Tigers come into this contest producing a mediocre 68.8 ppg, behind a healthy 47.1 percent shooting effort.

The Golden Lions used a tenacious defensive approach in their semifinal victory over Alabama State, as UAPB held the Hornets to just 44 points on a 33.3 percent shooting effort. While the defensive play was impressive, the real hero of the matchup was Terrance Calvin, who connected on a jump shot in the final seconds of regulation to give the Golden Lions the thrilling victory. Calvin finished with 12 points and 12 rebounds, while Savalance Townsend tallied 11 points. Calvin has been the best player on the floor for UAPB for most of the season and comes into this contest averaging 10.6 ppg and 5.2 rpg.

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