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The 2021 SWAC men’s conference basketball tournament stretches from March 10 to March 13, with all games in Birmingham, Alabama at Bartow Arena. The tournament will include eight teams, who will play single-elimination games with no reseeding. The quarterfinal and semifinal games will be available via live stream on ESPN3 while the championship game will air on ESPNU and be available via ESPN+ live stream as well.
The Prairie View A&M Panthers enter as a big favorite, with a 13-0 record in the conference, and a close loss at TCU 66-61, which is the best game for any team in the SWAC outside the league this season. There’s two undefeated conference teams in this league, however, with the Jackson State Tigers having run out at 11-0 as well.
Here is the complete schedule for the 2021 Southwest Athletic Conference Tournament:
March 10
Game 1: No. 2 Jackson State 74-62 over No. 7 Alabama A&M
Game 2: No. 1 Prairie View A&M 91-64 over No. 8 Alabama State
March 11
Game 3: No. 3 Texas Southern 78-55 over No. 6 Alcorn State
Game 4: No. 4 Grambling State 72-67 over No. 5 Southern
March 12
Game 5: No. 3 Texas Southern 84-81 (OT) over No. 2 Jackson State
Game 6: No. 1 Prairie View A&M 75-63 over No. 4 Grambling State
March 13
Game 7: No. 3 Texas Southern 80-61 over No. 1 Prairie View A&M
Texas Southern wins the SWAC Tournament and will be a part of the First Four in the 2021 NCAA Tournament.