PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas — Alcorn State was within 4 seconds of continuing to control its destiny for the SWAC East division championship.

But two Prairie View touchdowns in the final seconds handed Alcorn a 35-27 defeat and ended any hopes the Braves had of reaching it’s first ever SWAC championship game.

K.J. Black threw a 35-yard touchdown pass to Shaun Stephens with 4 seconds remaining to give the Panthers a 29-27 lead.

Alcorn (5-5, 4-4 SWAC) then fumbled the ensuing kickoff and Prairie View ran it back for a touchdown on the final play of the game for the final scoring margin.

The final touchdowns spoiled a valient comeback from Alcorn, which found itself down 23-0 late in the third quarter.

The Braves scored 27 consecutive points behind the play of quarterback Brandon Bridge, who threw for three touchdown passes, including a 35-yard score to Jacque Caldwell with 3:30 left that gave the Braves their first lead.

Alcorn closes its season next week against Jackson State.