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Alabama State wins first SWAC tourney title since 2011, pulls away late to beat Jackson State 60-56

AP
Mar 16, 2025

COLLEGE PARK, Ga. (AP) CJ Hines scored 20 points and No. 5 seed Alabama State Hornets pulled away late to beat No. 2 seed Jackson State Tigers 60-56 on Saturday night in the Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament championship and clinched its first NCAA Tournament berth since 2011.

Dorian McMillian's jumper gave Jackson State its last lead at 52-51 with 1:48 remaining. Micah Octave made a layup, TJ Madlock added a jumper, and Shawn Fulcher made a pair of free throws and Alabama State led 58-53 with 13 seconds left. McMillian hit another 3 before Micah Simpson sealed it at the free-throw line.

Hines was 8-of-15 shooting from the floor and 4 of 6 from long range. Madlock grabbed 12 rebounds and had three assists, three steals and two blocks to go with seven points for Alabama State (19-15).

Shannon Grant scored 20 points, grabbed nine rebounds and blocked three shots to lead Jackson State (16-18). McMillian finished with nine points, seven rebounds and two blocks.

Jackson State outrebounded Alabama State 44-36, but the Hornets made four more 3-pointers and had just six turnovers compared to 14 from the Tigers.

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1st Half
ALST
Hornets
25
JAST
Tigers
26

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Hornets gains possession)
19:44		TJ Madlock misses three point jump shot
19:42		Romelle Mansel defensive rebound
19:23		Romelle Mansel misses two point jump shot
19:21		TJ Madlock defensive rebound
19:15		Amarr Knox misses three point jump shot
19:13		TJ Madlock offensive rebound
19:06		Micah Octave misses three point jump shot
19:04		Daeshun Ruffin defensive rebound
18:43		Dorian McMillian misses three point jump shot
18:41		Shannon Grant offensive rebound
18:37		Daeshun Ruffin misses three point jump shot
18:35		TJ Madlock defensive rebound
18:33		TJ Madlock turnover
18:13		Keiveon Hunt misses three point jump shot
18:11		Shannon Grant offensive rebound
18:09		Jasteven Walker shooting foul (Shannon Grant draws the foul)
18:09	+1	Shannon Grant makes regular free throw 1 of 2	0-1
18:09	+1	Shannon Grant makes regular free throw 2 of 2	0-2
17:54		CJ Hines misses two point jump shot
17:52		Dorian McMillian defensive rebound
17:38		Daeshun Ruffin turnover (bad pass)
17:25	+2	CJ Hines makes two point jump shot	2-2
16:59		Shannon Grant misses two point hook shot
16:57		Shannon Grant offensive rebound
16:53		Romelle Mansel turnover
16:42	+3	Jasteven Walker makes three point jump shot (Amarr Knox assists)	5-2
16:24	+2	Shannon Grant makes two point hook shot (Romelle Mansel assists)	5-4
16:01		Jasteven Walker misses three point jump shot
15:59		Keiveon Hunt defensive rebound
15:50		Daeshun Ruffin turnover (bad pass) (Micah Octave steals)
15:44		TJ Madlock misses two point layup
15:42		Romelle Mansel defensive rebound
15:18		Keiveon Hunt misses two point jump shot
15:16		Micah Octave defensive rebound
14:57		Amarr Knox misses two point layup
14:55		Shannon Grant defensive rebound
14:38		Jasteven Walker shooting foul (Shannon Grant draws the foul)
14:38		TV timeout
14:38	+1	Shannon Grant makes regular free throw 1 of 2	5-5
14:38		Shannon Grant misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:38		TJ Madlock defensive rebound
14:21		Amarr Knox misses two point jump shot
14:19		Tigers defensive rebound
14:05		Keiveon Hunt turnover (Micah Octave steals)
13:57		Amarr Knox misses three point jump shot
13:55		Jayme Mitchell Jr. defensive rebound
13:33		TJ Madlock blocks Romelle Mansel's two point jump shot
13:31		Keiveon Hunt offensive rebound
13:26		Daeshun Ruffin misses three point jump shot
13:24		Ubong Okon defensive rebound
13:01	+2	CJ Hines makes two point layup (TJ Madlock assists)	7-5
12:42		Daeshun Ruffin turnover (lost ball) (CJ Hines steals)
12:37	+2	Micah Octave makes two point layup (CJ Hines assists)	9-5
12:07		Keiveon Hunt misses three point jump shot
12:05		Shawn Fulcher defensive rebound
12:00		Tyler Mack misses three point jump shot
11:59		Romelle Mansel defensive rebound
11:59		Ubong Okon personal foul
11:59		TV timeout
11:37	+2	Shannon Grant makes two point layup (Daeshun Ruffin assists)	9-7
11:23		Tyler Mack misses three point jump shot
11:21		Romelle Mansel defensive rebound
11:00		Tyler Mack personal foul
10:47		Keiveon Hunt misses two point layup
10:45		Tigers offensive rebound
10:43		Daeshun Ruffin misses three point jump shot
10:41		Romelle Mansel offensive rebound
10:37		Jayme Mitchell Jr. misses two point jump shot
10:35		Shawn Fulcher defensive rebound
10:26	+2	Ubong Okon makes two point layup (Shawn Fulcher assists)	11-7
9:55	+2	Shannon Grant makes two point layup (Jayme Mitchell Jr. assists)	11-9
9:33		Tyler Mack misses three point jump shot
9:31		Jayme Mitchell Jr. defensive rebound
9:10	+2	Keiveon Hunt makes two point jump shot	11-11
8:47		Micah Simpson misses three point jump shot
8:45		Daeshun Ruffin defensive rebound
8:22	+3	Jayme Mitchell Jr. makes three point jump shot (Shannon Grant assists)	11-14
8:04		Micah Simpson misses three point jump shot
8:02		Jayme Mitchell Jr. defensive rebound
7:55	+2	Daeshun Ruffin makes two point layup	11-16
7:32		D'Ante Bass misses three point jump shot
7:30		Keiveon Hunt defensive rebound
7:29		Keiveon Hunt turnover (Micah Simpson steals)
7:28		Micah Simpson turnover
7:28		TV timeout
6:58		Daeshun Ruffin turnover (lost ball) (D'Ante Bass steals)
6:58		Daeshun Ruffin personal foul
6:48		CJ Hines misses two point jump shot
6:46		D'Ante Bass offensive rebound
6:43		D'Ante Bass misses two point jump shot
6:41		Jayme Mitchell Jr. defensive rebound
6:17		Shannon Grant misses two point layup
6:15		Tyler Mack defensive rebound
6:13		Tyler Mack turnover (Romelle Mansel steals)
6:08	+3	Jayme Mitchell Jr. makes three point jump shot (Romelle Mansel assists)	11-19
5:52	+3	D'Ante Bass makes three point jump shot (TJ Madlock assists)	14-19
5:29		Romelle Mansel turnover (TJ Madlock steals)
5:26		Daeshun Ruffin personal foul
5:12	+3	CJ Hines makes three point jump shot (Amarr Knox assists)	17-19
4:53	+3	Jayme Mitchell Jr. makes three point jump shot (Keiveon Hunt assists)	17-22
4:35		Micah Octave misses three point jump shot
4:33		Keiveon Hunt defensive rebound
4:14	+2	Shannon Grant makes two point layup (Daeshun Ruffin assists)	17-24
4:05		Amarr Knox turnover (lost ball) (Keiveon Hunt steals)
3:46		TV timeout
3:43		Daeshun Ruffin turnover (bad pass) (TJ Madlock steals)
3:39	+2	TJ Madlock makes two point dunk	19-24
3:13		Jasteven Walker blocks Daeshun Ruffin's two point layup
3:11		Shannon Grant offensive rebound
3:11		D'Ante Bass personal foul
2:57		Shannon Grant misses two point hook shot
2:55		TJ Madlock defensive rebound
2:37		Amarr Knox misses two point jump shot
2:35		Dorian McMillian defensive rebound
2:11		Romelle Mansel turnover (CJ Hines steals)
1:50		D'Ante Bass misses three point jump shot
1:48		CJ Hines offensive rebound
1:44	+2	CJ Hines makes two point layup	21-24
1:12		Dorian McMillian misses two point jump shot
1:10		Romelle Mansel offensive rebound
0:56		Romelle Mansel misses two point jump shot
0:54		TJ Madlock defensive rebound
0:47		TJ Madlock misses two point layup
0:45		Shannon Grant defensive rebound
0:42		TJ Madlock shooting foul (Dorian McMillian draws the foul)
0:42	+1	Dorian McMillian makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-25
0:42	+1	Dorian McMillian makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-26
0:39		Hornets 30 second timeout
0:28	+2	Jasteven Walker makes two point jump shot (TJ Madlock assists)	23-26
0:20		Tigers 30 second timeout
0:12		Jayme Mitchell Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:10		CJ Hines defensive rebound
0:06	+2	CJ Hines makes two point layup	25-26
0:06		Dorian McMillian shooting foul (CJ Hines draws the foul)
0:06		CJ Hines misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:06		Jayme Mitchell Jr. defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
ALST
Hornets
35
JAST
Tigers
30

Time		Play	Score
19:42		TJ Madlock blocks Daeshun Ruffin's two point layup
19:40		Daeshun Ruffin offensive rebound
19:36	+2	Daeshun Ruffin makes two point layup	25-28
19:17		Jasteven Walker misses three point jump shot
19:15		Dorian McMillian defensive rebound
18:52		Daeshun Ruffin misses two point jump shot
18:50		TJ Madlock defensive rebound
18:49		Shannon Grant personal foul
18:36		CJ Hines misses two point jump shot
18:35		Romelle Mansel defensive rebound
18:35		CJ Hines personal foul
18:11	+2	Daeshun Ruffin makes two point layup	25-30
17:49	+3	CJ Hines makes three point jump shot (Micah Simpson assists)	28-30
17:20	+3	Keiveon Hunt makes three point jump shot (Romelle Mansel assists)	28-33
16:54		Amarr Knox misses two point layup
16:52		Micah Octave offensive rebound
16:50		Micah Octave turnover
16:38		D'Ante Bass shooting foul (Romelle Mansel draws the foul)
16:38		Romelle Mansel misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:38	+1	Romelle Mansel makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-34
16:22	+2	Amarr Knox makes two point layup	30-34
16:10		Dorian McMillian misses three point jump shot
16:09		Keiveon Hunt offensive rebound
16:09		CJ Hines personal foul
16:07	+2	Daeshun Ruffin makes two point layup	30-36
16:07		CJ Hines shooting foul (Daeshun Ruffin draws the foul)
16:07	+1	Daeshun Ruffin makes regular free throw 1 of 1	30-37
15:52		CJ Hines misses three point jump shot
15:50		Shannon Grant defensive rebound
15:34		Romelle Mansel turnover (CJ Hines steals)
15:22		CJ Hines turnover (Dorian McMillian steals)
15:04	+2	Shannon Grant makes two point hook shot (Romelle Mansel assists)	30-39
14:48	+3	D'Ante Bass makes three point jump shot (Jasteven Walker assists)	33-39
14:47		Hornets 30 second timeout
14:47		TV timeout
14:43		Shawn Fulcher personal foul
14:43		TV timeout
14:36		Dorian McMillian misses three point jump shot
14:34		Shawn Fulcher defensive rebound
14:29	+2	Shawn Fulcher makes two point layup	35-39
14:01		Romelle Mansel misses two point jump shot
13:59		TJ Madlock defensive rebound
13:55		Dorian McMillian shooting foul (TJ Madlock draws the foul)
13:55	+1	TJ Madlock makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-39
13:55		TJ Madlock misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:55		Dorian McMillian defensive rebound
13:30		Daeshun Ruffin turnover (TJ Madlock steals)
13:23		Micah Octave misses three point jump shot
13:21		Hornets offensive rebound
13:21		Romelle Mansel personal foul
13:11		Dorian McMillian blocks Amarr Knox's two point layup
13:09		Hornets offensive rebound
13:09		Amarr Knox misses two point jump shot
13:07		TJ Madlock offensive rebound
13:03		Shannon Grant blocks TJ Madlock's two point layup
13:01		TJ Madlock offensive rebound
13:01		TJ Madlock misses two point layup
12:59		Ubong Okon offensive rebound
12:58		Shannon Grant blocks Ubong Okon's two point layup
12:56		Dorian McMillian defensive rebound
12:49		Daeshun Ruffin misses two point layup
12:37		Keiveon Hunt personal foul
12:34		TJ Madlock misses two point layup
12:32		Shannon Grant defensive rebound
12:16		Daeshun Ruffin misses two point jump shot
12:14		Shannon Grant offensive rebound
12:10		Micah Octave personal foul
11:55		Keiveon Hunt misses two point jump shot
11:53		Micah Octave defensive rebound
11:52		Shannon Grant personal foul
11:52		TV timeout
11:34		Tyler Mack misses three point jump shot
11:32		Keiveon Hunt defensive rebound
11:16		Micah Octave shooting foul (Romelle Mansel draws the foul)
11:16		Romelle Mansel misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:16		Romelle Mansel misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:16		Ubong Okon defensive rebound
10:54		Micah Octave misses two point layup
10:52		Tigers defensive rebound
10:33		Shannon Grant misses two point layup
10:31		Micah Octave defensive rebound
10:15	+3	Shawn Fulcher makes three point jump shot	39-39
9:50	+2	Shannon Grant makes two point hook shot	39-41
9:20		CJ Hines misses two point layup
9:16		Tigers defensive rebound
8:51		Daeshun Ruffin misses two point layup
8:49		Ubong Okon defensive rebound
8:44		Keiveon Hunt personal foul
8:30		CJ Hines misses two point jump shot
8:28		Dorian McMillian defensive rebound
8:14		CJ Hines blocks Keiveon Hunt's two point layup
8:14		Hornets defensive rebound
7:46		Shawn Fulcher misses two point jump shot
7:44		Romelle Mansel defensive rebound
7:28		Dorian McMillian turnover
7:28		TV timeout
7:09		Shannon Grant blocks Jasteven Walker's two point layup
7:09		Hornets offensive rebound
6:58		Amarr Knox misses three point jump shot
6:56		Jasteven Walker offensive rebound
6:54	+2	Amarr Knox makes two point jump shot (Jasteven Walker assists)	41-41
6:34		Keiveon Hunt misses two point layup
6:32		TJ Madlock defensive rebound
6:28		Amarr Knox misses three point jump shot
6:25		D'Ante Bass offensive rebound
6:12	+3	CJ Hines makes three point jump shot	44-41
5:48		Dorian McMillian misses three point jump shot
5:46		Jasteven Walker defensive rebound
5:29		Amarr Knox misses two point layup
5:27		CJ Hines offensive rebound
5:23		Dorian McMillian blocks CJ Hines's three point jump shot
5:21		Dorian McMillian defensive rebound
5:21		Amarr Knox personal foul
5:21	+1	Dorian McMillian makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-42
5:21	+1	Dorian McMillian makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-43
5:02		Juan Reyna III shooting foul (TJ Madlock draws the foul)
5:02		TJ Madlock misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:02		TJ Madlock misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:02		Juan Reyna III defensive rebound
4:37	+2	Shannon Grant makes two point layup (Romelle Mansel assists)	44-45
4:37		Micah Octave shooting foul (Shannon Grant draws the foul)
4:37	+1	Shannon Grant makes regular free throw 1 of 1	44-46
4:19	+3	Amarr Knox makes three point jump shot (CJ Hines assists)	47-46
3:53		Daeshun Ruffin misses two point layup
3:51		Hornets defensive rebound
3:51		TV timeout
3:33	+3	CJ Hines makes three point jump shot (Amarr Knox assists)	50-46
3:05	+2	Shannon Grant makes two point layup (Juan Reyna III assists)	50-48
2:39		Juan Reyna III personal foul
2:39	+1	TJ Madlock makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-48
2:39	+1	TJ Madlock makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-48
2:31		Tigers 30 second timeout
2:27	+2	Romelle Mansel makes two point layup	52-50
2:27		Jasteven Walker shooting foul (Romelle Mansel draws the foul)
2:27	+1	Romelle Mansel makes regular free throw 1 of 1	52-51
2:12		Amarr Knox misses two point jump shot
2:08		Tigers defensive rebound
1:50	+2	Dorian McMillian makes two point jump shot (Romelle Mansel assists)	52-53
1:32	+2	Micah Octave makes two point layup (Jasteven Walker assists)	54-53
1:16		Tigers 30 second timeout
1:01		Romelle Mansel turnover (offensive goaltending)
0:38	+2	TJ Madlock makes two point jump shot	56-53
0:25		Daeshun Ruffin misses three point jump shot
0:23		TJ Madlock defensive rebound
0:18		Hornets 30 second timeout
0:13		Romelle Mansel personal foul (Shawn Fulcher draws the foul)
0:13	+1	Shawn Fulcher makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-53
0:13	+1	Shawn Fulcher makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-53
0:08	+3	Dorian McMillian makes three point jump shot	58-56
0:07		Tigers 60 second timeout
0:06		Romelle Mansel personal foul
0:06	+1	Micah Simpson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-56
0:06	+1	Micah Simpson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-56
0:01		Daeshun Ruffin misses three point jump shot
0:00		End of period

Daeshun Ruffin misses three point jump shot