Alabama State vs Texas Southern 3/15/19 - NCAAB Picks & Predictions

It's March Madness so anything can happen. That may be what the Alabama State Hornets are thinking as they take on Texas Southern in the SWAC semifinals Friday. Alabama State beat Jacksonville State, after having lost to that team in the last game of the regular season the previous week. Alabama State is 12-18 overall and 9-9 in the SWAC.

Texas Southern beat Alabama State twice in the regular season, and the game was very close when it was at Alabama State. Texas Southern is 21-12 overall and 14-4 in the conference, and the Tigers have their sights set on post-season play. The Tigers have won at Oregon and Texas A&M. The Tigers lost the regular season finale which ended an 11-game win streak. Texas Southern is led by Jeremy Combs with 16.7 points and 8.8 rebounds per game. Trayvon Reed is averaging 12.8 points an eight rebounds. Jalyn Patterson is averaging 11.9. The Tigers have 239 threes and are shooting 32 percent as a team. However, Patterson has 58, and John Jones has 57 and both of them are shooting around 42 percent. The Tigers averaging 79.8 points and are giving up 77.7.

Reginald Gee is averaging 13.5 points and Jacoby Ross is averaging 12. No one else is in double figures. Alabama State is shooting 32 percent from behind the arc and 40 percent inside. They are averaging 14.5 turnovers. Ross has made 67 threes and two more players have 45 each. The Hornets are averaging 67.3 points and giving up 71.8 per game.