Men's Basketball

Semifinals Set For 2026 SSAC Men's Basketball Championship

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – A long second day of the 2026 SSAC Men’s Basketball Championship saw four teams advance to the semifinals later today.
 
All games can be viewed live and on demand for free via the Urban Edge Network. Fans coming to watch in person can purchase tickets at https://ssacsports.com/tickets
 
Semifinals | Friday, Feb. 27 | Multiplex at Cramton Bowl
3:00 pm CST | East #3 Brewton-Parker v. East #1 Dalton State
7:00 pm CST | East #2 Life v. West #1 William Carey
 
East #3 Brewton-Parker Christian def. West #2 Faulkner 77-56
  • Abraham Garjah led the Barons with 27 points, shooting 8-of-12, while Tommy Tisdale added 22 points and eight rebounds, knocking down 3-of-4 from distance
  • Faulkner got 12 points and 20 rebounds from Tanner Vogel and 10 points and eight boards from KJ Rogers
  • The Barons out-shot Faulkner 45% to 32% from the field and hit 8-of-23 from deep, compared to 3-of-18 for the Eagles
 
East #1 Dalton State def. West #4 Mobile 95-93 (OT)
  • The Roadrunners got 28 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks from Omarion Smith and 26 points, eight rebounds and four assists from Qualen Pettus
  • Mobile got 36 points and five assists from Aahmod Scarbrough and 24 points and eight boards from Mason Sword
  • Dalton State went 37-of-56 from the FT line
 
West #1 William Carey def. West #5 UT Southern 99-86
  • Malik Franklin tied a pair of SSAC Championship single-game records with 35 points and eight 3-pointers made to lead the Crusaders. Makeem Roberts finished with 18 points, eight rebounds, six steals and six assists
  • UT Southern got 25 points and seven rebounds from De’Marreon Baldwin
  • As a team, WCU hit 14-of-35 triples and had only eight turnovers 
 
East #2 Life def. West #3 Loyola 69-60
  • Shane Stevenson had 21 points for Life on 10-of-17 shooting, while Matija Gledic added 15 points and eight boards
  • Loyola got 26 points from Kameron Johnson and 14 rebounds from Kosta Bjelicic