The Coaching Career of Marc Lewis (ch2k7-360)

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Texas Southern (12-1,16-6) @Southern (3-11,5-20)

[CENTER]                 1st  2nd  OT  Total
Texas Southern    31   53   -     84
Southern          24   29   -     53
 
                  Tigers     Jaguars
FG Percentage      0.469       0.265
3 Pointers         11/20        8/24
Rebounds              38          42
Assists               21          15
Steals                12           2
Blocks                 1           3
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Baton Rouge, LA -

• Texas Southern clinched the regular conference championship for the second year in the row with this victory. "Winning this championship is always a goal. However, our biggest goal for the season is qualifying for the NCAA tourney, which is still seven games away." - Coach Lewis
• The TSU defense had another long streak of holding an opponent scoreless in the first half of this game. With 11 minutes to go and TSU trailing 10-7, the defense held Southern scoreless for the next 7 minutes as TSU built up a 23-10 lead.
• TSU played much better in the second half of this game, building a steady lead. Coach Lewis' 10-pt rule was in effect again for this game.

Texas Southern Tigers
J. Jones - 18 pts, 4 reb, 6/9 fg, 2/3 3pt, 4/5 ft
B. Jones - 15 pts, 5/7 fg, 3/4 3pt, 2/2 ft
S. Norwood - 13 pts, 2 reb, 2 ast, 5/11 fg, 3/6 3pt

Southern Jaguars
J. Ingram - 13 pts, 2 reb, 1 ast, 4/13 fg, 2/6 3pt, 3/4 ft
J. Williams - 12 pts, 3 reb, 2 ast, 4/15 fg, 2/8 3pt

Next Game - Jackson St (5-9, 6-16) @ Texas Southern (13-1, 17-6)

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SWAC Standings - 2/26/08

				Conf				Overall			Road Diff
1	Texas Southern		13	1	0.929		17	6	0.739		6
	Prairie View		9	6	0.600		14	13	0.519		3
	Alcorn State		8	6	0.571		12	12	0.500		1
	Ark.-Pine Bluff		8	7	0.533		10	14	0.417		1
	Miss Valley State		8	7	0.533		9	13	0.409		-1
	Grambling		7	7	0.500		8	11	0.421		0
	Alabama A&M		6	8	0.429		8	17	0.320		-1
	Alabama State		5	9	0.357		7	16	0.304		-2
	Jackson State		5	9	0.357		6	16	0.273		-2
	Southern		3	12	0.200		5	21	0.192		-5

Road Diff = (Conf Road Wins) - (Conf Home Losses)

Bracketology - Texas Southern is projected a #15 seed in the Detroit regional, scheduled to face #2 seed North Carolina.

Bubble Watch - Iowa State (rpi #27) <--> Montana (rpi #63) Texas Southern rpi -> 132

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Jackson State (5-9,6-16) @ Texas Southern (13-1,17-6)

 
                 1st  2nd  OT  Total
Jackson State     32   34   -     66
Texas Southern    61   35   -     96
 
                   Jx St      Tex So
FG Percentage      0.403       0.576
3 Pointers          4/16        6/18
Rebounds              24          39
Assists               18          25
Steals                11          11
Blocks                 1           2

Houston, TX

• Texas Southern shot 70% in the first half, often pushing the ball into the post to build up a 29-point lead at the half. Leading scorer Sollie Norwood scored all 21 of his points in the first half.
• TSU used a similar defensive strategy against JSU star Hilton Tompkins as earlier in the season, namely man-to-man double team defense with Jacques Jones matched up against him. Tompkins was much more effective in this game, though, scoring 20 points and going 9/15 from the field.
• TSU turned off their traditional transitional defense to focus more on rebounding in this game. The Tigers won the rebounding battle 39-24.
• TSU announced that senior PG Dominique White will not be available for Monday's Senior Day game against Alabama State. Coach Lewis is hopeful to see White back in time for the SWAC tourney, though.

Jackson State Tigers
H. Tompkins - 20 pts, 4 reb, 2 ast, 1 stl, 9/15 fg, 2/6 3pt
J. Caldwell - 13 pts, 3 reb, 2 stl, 5/8 fg, 3/4 ft

Texas Southern Tigers
S. Norwood - 21 pts, 2 reb, 4 ast, 3 to, 7/15 fg, 3/9 3pt, 4/4 ft
J. Jones - 12 pts, 3 reb, 3 ast, 4/4 fg, 4/4 ft
B. Jones - 12 pts, 3 reb, 2 ast, 5/6 fg, 1/2 3pt, 1/1 ft

Attendance - 5,550 (7,500)

Next Game - Alabama St (6-9, 8-16) @ Texas Southern (14-1, 18-6)

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SWAC Standings - 3/2/08

				Conf				Overall			Road Diff
1	Texas Southern		14	1	0.933		18	6	0.750		6
	Prairie View		10	6	0.625		15	13	0.536		3
	Ark.-Pine Bluff		9	7	0.563		11	14	0.440		1
	Alcorn State		8	7	0.533		12	13	0.480		0
	Miss Valley State		8	8	0.500		9	14	0.391		-1
	Grambling		7	8	0.467		8	12	0.400		0
	Alabama State		6	9	0.400		8	16	0.333		-1
	Alabama A&M		6	9	0.400		8	18	0.308		-1
	Jackson State		5	10	0.333		6	17	0.261		-2
	Southern		4	12	0.250		6	21	0.222		-5

Road Diff = (Conf Road Wins) - (Conf Home Losses)

Bracketology - Texas Southern is projected a #15 seed in the Detroit regional, scheduled to face #2 seed Kansas.

Bubble Watch - Villanove (rpi #27) <--> Georgia Tech (rpi #63) Texas Southern rpi -> 135

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It looks like with the 135 RPI that you might still have to win the SWAC tournament to get in. It's rare when the NCAA committee takes more than one from a small conference.

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It looks like with the 135 RPI that you might still have to win the SWAC tournament to get in. It's rare when the NCAA committee takes more than one from a small conference.

I think you are right. Last year, TSU had a better RPI and ended up in the NIT after dropping the first game of the SWAC tourney.

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Houston, TX -

In a surprise announcement, TSU has announced that senior PG Dominique White will play in tonight's Senior Day game. "Obviously, this is White's last chance to perform before the home crowd. There have been mixed signals from the medical staff over the last few days regarding his availability, but everyone has agreed this morning that he is ready to play. Getting him back in the lineup early will help the team prepare better for next week's conference tourney as well." - coach Lewis.

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Alabama State (6-9,8-16) @ Texas Southern (14-1, 18-6)

[CENTER]
                  1st  2nd  OT  Total
Alabama State      33   35   -     68
Texas Southern     42   36   -     78
 
                 Hornets       Tigers
FG Percentage      0.426        0.329
3 Pointers          5/15         3/19
Rebounds              40           42
Assists               20           13
Steals                 5           14
Blocks                 2            4
Free Throws        11/15        25/30
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Houston, TX -

• Difference in the Game -> Alabama State had nearly twice as many fouls as Texas Southern, 19-10, leading to TSU winning the game from their advantage in free throws made, 25 - 11.
• The biggest concern for TSU has to be the 32.9% fg%, led by M. Kovacevik shooting 22.7% and 0/11 from beyond the 3-pt line. Shooting difficulties led to TSU's early departure from the SWAC tourney last year.
• Dominique White looked good in his return, playing 23 minutes in all. He scored 4 points and had 5 assists. He also showed no ill effects from the high ankle sprain that has sidelined him for the last few weeks.
• Once again, TSU tried the same defensive strategy as earlier in the season, using a double team on ASU star Andrew Hayles throughout the game. Hayles handled the pressure well this game, shooting 20 points and 60% from the field.
• TSU continued to place a heavier emphasis on rebounding and less on their traditional transition defense. "I feel that we need to be able to handle teams that aren't pushing the fast break on every play, as is customary in the SWAC. Maybe we could have handled teams like MVSU better had we compromised a little on this emphasis." - Coach Lewis.
• Texas Southern finished their home season with a perfect record (9-0, 13-0). "The increased fan support we received over last season has made a tremendous difference for our team this year."

Alabama State Hornets
A. Hayles - 20 pts, 2 reb, 2 ast, 9/15 fg, 2/4 3pt
D. Porchea - 18 pts, 2 ast, 7 to, 5/11 fg, 3/6 3pt, 5/7 ft

Texas Southern Tigers
M. Kovacevic - 16 pts, 2 reb 3 ast, 5 stl, 5/22 fg, 0/11 3pt, 6/6 ft
J. Jones - 14 pts, 3 reb, 4/12 fg, 1/2 3pt, 5/5 ft

Attendance - 5,700 (7,500)

Next Game - Texas Southern (15-1, 19-6) @ Grambling (7-9, 8-13)

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SWAC Standings - 3/4/08

				Conf				Overall			Road Diff
1	Texas Southern		15	1	0.938		19	6	0.760		6
2	Prairie View		11	6	0.647		16	13	0.552		3
	Ark.-Pine Bluff		9	8	0.529		11	15	0.423		0
	Alcorn State		8	8	0.500		12	14	0.462		-1
	Miss Valley State		8	8	0.500		9	14	0.391		-1
	Grambling		7	9	0.438		8	13	0.381		0
	Alabama A&M		7	9	0.438		9	18	0.333		0
	Alabama State		6	10	0.375		8	17	0.320		-1
	Jackson State		6	10	0.375		7	17	0.292		-1
	Southern		4	12	0.250		6	21	0.222		-5

Road Diff = (Conf Road Wins) - (Conf Home Losses)

Bracketology - Texas Southern is projected a #15 seed in the Detroit regional, scheduled to face #2 seed Oklahoma State.

Bubble Watch - Villanova (rpi #27) <--> Cal Poyl (rpi #67) Texas Southern rpi -> 135

The SWAC conference ranking has moved up to 31 for the first time all season. The new conference at the bottom of the RPI rankings is the MEAC.

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Texas Southern (15-1,19-6) @Grambling (7-9,8-13)

[CENTER]                  1st  2nd  OT  Total
Texas Southern     45   31   -     76
Grambling          41   25   -     66
 
                     TSU         Gram
FG Percentage      0.387        0.470
3 Pointers          5/16         6/11
Rebounds              41           41
Assists               16           20
Steals                12           11
Blocks                 6            2

 
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Grambling, LA -

• Texas Southern earned their 20th victory of the season, one more than all of last season. "20 wins is a nice hurdle to get over, but our primary goal is winning the conference tourney, which is still four games away." - Coach Lewis
• Mohammed Kovacevik responded from his cold shooting in the last game by draining his first 3-pt attempt 10 seconds into this game. In all, Kovacevik led all scorers with 20 points, shooting 50% from the field.
• TSU's double-team defense against Grambling star Andre Ratliff, as Ratliff shot only 25% from the field.
• As happened earlier in the season, the game was decided by ft efficiency as TSU went 23/25 from the charity stripe while Grambling went 15/28 in free throw efficiency.

Texas Southern Tigers
M. Kovacevic - 20 pts, 1 reb, 3 ast, 2 stl, 7/14 fg, 2/6 3pt, 4/4 ft
J. Jones - 18 pts, 3 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl 1 blk, 1 to, 4/9 fg, 1/2 3pt, 9/10 ft

Grambling Tigers
W. Black - 16 pts, 16 reb, 2 stl, 6/13 fg, 2/9 3pt, 2/3 ft
A. Ratliff - 13 pts, 5 ast, 3 stl, 3/12 fg, 2/4 3pt, 5/10 ft

Next game - Texas Southern (16-1, 20-6) @ Alabama A&M (8-9, 10-18)

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SWAC Standings - 3/4/08

				Conf				Overall			Road Diff
1	Texas Southern		16	1	0.941		20	6	0.769		7
2	Prairie View		11	7	0.611		16	14	0.533		2
	Ark.-Pine Bluff		10	8	0.556		12	15	0.444		1
	Miss Valley State		9	8	0.529		10	14	0.417		0
	Alcorn State		8	9	0.471		12	15	0.444		-1
	Alabama A&M		8	9	0.471		10	18	0.357		0
	Grambling		7	10	0.412		8	14	0.364		-1
	Jackson State		7	10	0.412		8	17	0.320		-1
	Alabama State		6	11	0.353		8	18	0.308		-2
x	Southern		4	13	0.235		6	22	0.214		-5

Road Diff = (Conf Road Wins) - (Conf Home Losses)

Bracketology - Texas Southern is projected a #15 seed in the Detroit regional, scheduled to face #2 seed North Carolina.

Bubble Watch - Villanova (rpi #27) <--> Winthrop (rpi #75) Texas Southern rpi -> 135

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Texas Southern (16-1,20-6) @Alabama A&M (8-9, 10-18)

 [CENTER]                  1st  2nd  OT  Total
Texas Southern     44   41   -     85
Alabama A&M        26   37   -     63
 
                  Tigers     Bulldogs
FG Percentage      0.403        0.288
3 Pointers          4/10         6/33
Rebounds              53           39
Assists               19           13
Steals                14           11
Blocks                 0            4[/CENTER]
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• Alabama A&M shot only 21 % in the first half and 1/16 from beyond the 3pt line in the opening quarter. TSU's zone defenses encouraged the Bulldogs to shoot more jump shots from the perimeter.
• TSU was still vulnerable to a high number of fouls, being called for 15 throughout the game. Senior starter Jacques Jones played only 10 minutes due to foul trouble.
• Coach Lewis won his 40th game overall, raising his season record to 21-6.

Texas Southern Tigers
M. Kovacevic - 27 pts, 3 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl, 9/15 fg, 3/6 3pt, 6/6 ft
M. Drewy - 9 pts, 10 reb, 2 ast, 4 stl

Alabama A&M Bulldogs
D. Jackson - 16 pts, 2 reb, 5 ast, 3 stl, 4/19 fg, 4/14 3pt
L. Laksa - 11 pts, 5 reb, 2 ast, 5/14 fg, 1/7 3pt

Next Game - 1st Round - SWAC Tourney - #8 Alabama A&M (8-10, 10-19) @ #1 Texas Southern (17-1, 21-6)

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SWAC Standings - Final

				Conf				Overall			Road Diff
1	Texas Southern		17	1	0.944		21	6	0.778		8
2	Prairie View		11	7	0.611		16	14	0.533		2
3	Ark.-Pine Bluff		10	8	0.556		12	15	0.444		1
4	Miss Valley State		9	9	0.500		10	15	0.400		0
5	Alcorn State		8	10	0.444		12	16	0.429		-1
6	Grambling		8	10	0.444		9	14	0.391		-1
7	Jackson State		8	10	0.444		9	17	0.346		-1
8	Alabama A&M		8	10	0.444		10	19	0.345		-1
x	Alabama State		7	11	0.389		9	18	0.333		-2
x	Southern		4	14	0.222		6	23	0.207		-5

Road Diff = (Conf Road Wins) - (Conf Home Losses)

Bracketology - Texas Southern is projected a #14 seed in the Detroit regional, scheduled to face #3 seed Arizona.

Bubble Watch - Villanova (rpi #24) <--> Winthrop (rpi #66) Texas Southern rpi -> 113

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SWAC Conference Tourney Scores - 3/12/2007

#6 Grambling -70, #3 Arkansas - Pine Bluff - 58

#2 Prairie View - 59, #7 Jackson St - - 45

#4 Mississippi Valley St - 77, #5 Alcorn St - 56

#8 Alabama A&M @ #1 Texas Southern ................