PROVO, Utah – PJ Henry scored a career-high 21 points but a big second-half run by BYU was the difference as TSU fell 81-64 at #18 BYU Wednesday night at the Marriott Center. Both teams hung tough with each other until the midway point of the first half as BYU […]
Tag: SWAC Basketball
Wolfpack Pulls Away Late To Defeat TSU 65-57 Sunday Evening
RALEIGH, N.C. – The NC State Wolfpack would pull away in the closing minutes of the second half as Texas Southern dropped another tough road decision by 65-57 margin Sunday evening at PNC Arena. TSU would trail six minutes into the contest but took its first lead (8-7) with 13:26 […]
Tigers Drop Tough Road Contest At Air Force 61-57
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – For the second straight contest, the TSU Tigers went down to the wire as Air Force pulled out a 61-57 win Wednesday night. TSU jumped out to a fast start as they led 23-10 nearly 12 minutes in and would push its lead to as much as […]
Washington Squeaks Out Win Over Men’s Basketball
SEATTLE – The Texas Southern men’s basketball team fought to end but Washington held on in the final 1:40 to secure a 72-65 win Monday night. The first half was intense and set the tone for what was going to happen late in the contest as there were a total of […]
Texas Southern Men’s Basketball Picked To Finish 1st
The Texas Southern University men’s basketball team was picked to finish first by the Southwestern Athletic Conference while the duo of John Walker III and Justin Hopkins both earned preseason honors. The poll was conducted by the league’s head coaches and sports information directors. Led by fourth-year head coach Johnny […]
Baseball Opens SWAC Tournament vs Jackson State Next Wednesday
Texas Southern baseball will open the 2021 SWAC Tournament against Jackson State on Wednesday, May 19 at 3 p.m. at Toyota Field in Madison, Ala. TSU (10-14 SWAC) enters the SWAC Tournament as the No. 4 seed and will take on top-seeded Jackson State (24-0) from the SWAC East. History […]
TSU Head Coach, Johnny Jones First Four Press Conference
Yesterday, TSU head coach, Johnny Jones spoke to members of the media. He fielded many questions about his team being ready to take on Mount St. Mary’s today at 4:10 PM in Indianapolis in the NCAA First Four. I asked him about the two previous meetings against Prarie View and […]
Tigers Win 9th SWAC Tournament With Win Over Prairie View A&M
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – One day after a nail-biter against Jackson State, the Texas Southern Tigers men’s basketball team did the opposite and secured its ninth SWAC Title and NCAA Tournament berth in style as they took down top-seeded Prairie View A&M 80-61 Saturday evening in the SWAC Championship game. After […]
Weathers’ Late-Game Heroics Advances TSU To Championship Round
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – It’s called March Madness for a reason. Michael Weathers hit a game-tying three-pointer at the end of regulation and another late in overtime as TSU advanced to the 2021 SWAC Tournament Championship after an emotional 84-81 win over No. 2 Jackson State Friday afternoon. After battling back to […]
Tigers Ride 2nd Half Run To Opening Round Win At SWAC Tournament
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Texas Southern Tigers earned a spot in the semifinals behind a dominant second-half performance as they defeated Alcorn State 78-55 in the first round of the 2021 SWAC Tournament at Bartow Arena. With both teams playing roughly one week ago, familiarity was the theme early on Byron […]