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Grant Maxey scored 14 points and Jackson State defeated Prairie View 50-38 Wednesday in the first round of the Southwestern Athletic Conference tournament.
Tyrone Hanson added 13 points for the second-seeded Tigers (17-14), who pulled away by holing the Panthers scoreless for nearly eight minutes late in the second half.
Prairie View (10-22) got within 38-35 on Duwan Kornegay's layup with 9:08 to play but didn't score again until 1:24 remained. Brandon Webb led the Panthers with 10 points.
Jackson State shot just 30 percent but made 23-of-34 free throws. Prairie View shot 31 percent and was 10 of 16 from the foul line.
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The Tigers will play either Grambling State or Mississippi Valley State in the semifinals Friday.
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