Johnson achieves 17, Southern defeats Florida A&M 73-70 to share the Swac championship

Tallahassee, Florida (AP)-Jordan Johnson had 17 points in the 73:70 victory of Southern against Florida A&M on Monday to win at least one draw for the regular seasonal championship of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

Johnson went 6 out of 12 from the field (5 for 10 from the 3-point area) for the Jaguars (19-10, 14-2 Swac). Michael Jacobs scored 12 points and added five rebounds. Brentay Noel scored 2 of 4 from the field and 4 for 5 from the line to end with nine points.

The Rattlers (13-15, 10-7) were led by Sterling Young, who ended with 20 points. Milton Matthews added 18 points for Florida A&M. Yes, Eatmon also had 11 points and three blocks.

Southern's next game is at home on Thursday against Alabama State. Florida A&M visits Bethune-Cookman on Saturday.

The Associated Press has created this story with the help of technology, which was provided by SCRIVE and Data Data by Sportradar.