Henry, Prairie View beat Grambling St., reach SWAC finals

<p>BIRMINGHAM, Ala. &mdash; Lenell Henry scored 18 points and pulled down 11 rebounds to lead Prairie View to a 75-63 win over Grambling State in the Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament semifinals on Friday night.</p>
<p>Top-seeded Prairie View will take on third-seeded Texas Southern in the championship game Saturday.</p>
<p>Grambling came as close as two points in a Sarion McGee layup early in the second half. Two buckets each by Faite Williams and Henry pushed the Panthers lead into double digits most of the rest of the game. </p>
<p>Grambling closed to six points with 1:28 remaining but Henry dunked and Prairie View finished with eight straight from the free throw line.</p>
<p>Williams also scored 18 points with seven rebounds for Prairie View (16-4). D’Rell Roberts added 14 points and DeWayne Cox scored 11 with eight rebounds.</p>
<p>Cameron Christon had 16 points and seven rebounds for the Tigers (12-12). Tra’Michael Moton added 10 points and five assists. Prince Moss had 10 points.</p>
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