Devils and Hornets Receive Postseason Bids
March 16, 2008
The Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils - winners of the 2008 SWAC Basketball Tournament - will travel to Anaheim, Calif., to face the Bruins of UCLA. The game is set for March 20 with the tip time still to be determined.
The Delta Devils earned their bid to the "Big Dance" with a victory over Jackson State in the 2008 SWAC Basketball Tournament Final.
The Alabama State Hornets - 2008 SWAC regular season champions - will travel to Tempe, Arizona to take on the Sun Devils of Arizona State in the 2008 National Invitational Tournament. The game is set for 10 pm Central (9 pm Mountain) on Tuesday, March 18 in Tempe.
2008 SWAC BB Tournament Results
WOMEN'S
Game 1
#2 Jackson State d. #7 Alcorn State 62-51
Game 3
#1 Prairie View d. #8 Alabama State 74-57
Game 5
#6 Miss. Valley d. #3 Alabama A&M 76-71
Game 7
#5 Arkansas-Pine Bluff d. #4 Southern 64-55
Game 9
#2 Jackson State d #6 Miss. Valley 69-62
Game 11
#1 Prairie View d. #5 Ark.-Pine Bluff 83-70
Game 13
#2 Jackson State 63, #1 Prairie View 61
MEN'S
Game 2
#2 Mississippi Valley d. #7 Grambling St. 79-73
Game 4
#1 Alabama State d. #8 Texas Southern 67-49
Game 6
#6 Ark.-Pine Bluff d. #3 Alabama A&M 72-59
Game 8
#4 Jackson State d.#5 Southern 56-56
Game 10
#2 Miss. Valley d.#6 Ark.-Pine Bluff 70-59
Game 12
#4 Jackson State d. #1 Alabama State 77-72
Game 14
#2 Miss. Valley 59, #4 Jackson State