COLLEGE PARK, Ga. — Michael Jacobs hit a 3-pointer with one second left and finished with 19 points to rally Southern to a 73-70 victory over Florida A&M on Friday night in the semifinals of the Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament.No. 3 seed Southern (17-16) will play eighth-seeded Prairie View A&M in the championship game on Saturday with an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament going to the winner.Jacobs shot 7 for 16 (3 for 7 from 3-point range) and 2 of 3 from the free-throw line for the Jaguars. Terrance Dixon Jr. contributed 11 points and nine rebounds. Cam Amboree pitched in with nine points and seven assists.Tyler Shirley led the second-seeded Rattlers (15-16) with 16 points. Micah Octave totaled 14 points, nine rebounds and three steals. Kaleb Washington scored 13.Popular ReadsSouthern went into the half ahead of Florida A&M 43-37 behind 10 points from Jacobs. Shirley had a layup with 26 seconds left to knot the score at 70-all before Jacobs hit the winner.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
