Grambling had an in-bound move up by two, 49-47, with 12.3 seconds left. Southern guard Andre Nunley compelled a unfastened ball following the move into the Tigers’ backcourt.
On his again, Grambling guard Kintavious Dozier threw an ill-advised move previous half courtroom, which Southern guard Michael Jacobs intercepted. Jacobs tossed the ball again up the courtroom to a large open heart Brentay Noel, who tied the sport with a dunk with 0.6 seconds left.
Grambling withstood the intestine punch and outscored Southern, 16-13, in additional time to tug off some of the gorgeous wins on this season’s males’s faculty basketball convention tournaments.
The Tigers are the third group with a shedding document to defeat a match No. 1 seed in as many days.
On Monday, Delaware (16-20, 5-13 in CAA) defeated Towson (22-11, 16-2 in CAA), 82-72, within the CAA semifinals.
On Tuesday, Saint Francis (PA) (16-17) upset Central Connecticut (25-7), 46-43, within the Northeast Convention match remaining to clinch its first NCAA Event look in 34 years (1991).
Grambling wants two extra wins to clinch its second consecutive (and second in program historical past) NCAA Event bid.
The Tigers gained the SWAC match final yr after going 14-4 through the common season in convention play. They defeated Montana State within the First 4 as a No. 16 seed earlier than falling to eventual nationwide runner-up Purdue within the Spherical of 64.
The group’s three main scorers this season have been on final yr’s squad, together with Mikale Stevenson, who led Grambling with 17 factors off the bench in opposition to Southern.
The Tigers play the winner of Thursday’s sport between No. 5 seed Alabama State (16-15, 12-6 in SWAC) and No. 4 seed Texas Southern (15-16, 12-6 in SWAC) on Friday.
Per KenPom, Grambling is the No. 325 within the nation, rating 342nd in adjusted offensive ranking. It is No. 326 in NET rankings, with its solely out-of-conference wins coming in opposition to NAIA members Southern-New Orleans and Arkansas Baptist and NCCAA Division II School of Biblical Research.
Nothing Grambling has completed this season suggests it needs to be two video games away from a ticket to the “Large Dance.” However that is what makes March so particular. Something can occur.
