Scores

Final

Miss. Valley St 64

(0-11, 0-1 SWAC)

AR-Pine Bluff 79

(2-11, 1-0 SWAC)

8:30 PM ET, January 2, 2013

H.O. Clemmons Arena, Pine Bluff, AR

1 2 T
MVSU 29 3564
ARPB 39 4079

Top Performers

Mississippi Valley State: D. Usher 19 Pts, 2 Reb, 2 Ast, 1 Stl, 1 Blk

Arkansas-Pine Bluff: T. Kennedy 25 Pts, 4 Reb, 3 Ast, 1 Stl

Ark.-Pine Bluff 79, MVSU 64

Associated Press

PINE BLUFF, Ark. -- Terrell Kennedy scored 25 points, and Arkansas-Pine Bluff opened with a 17-0 run en route to a 79-64 victory Wednesday night over winless Mississippi Valley State in both teams' Southwestern Athletic Conference opener.

Kennedy was 9 of 14 from the field. Lazabian Jackson added 16 points, including four 3-pointers, for the Golden Lions (2-11), who snapped a nine-game losing streak in their first home game of the season. Pine Bluff dominated the boards, outrebounding MVSU 39-20, and made 20 of its 22 free-throw attempts.

Davon Usher led the Delta Devils (0-11) with 19 points and Matt Smith had 17.

After Pine Bluff's big opening run, MVSU narrowed the gap to 35-29 at halftime and pulled within three points with less than 11 minutes to play. But the Golden Lions responded with a 17-4 run to put the game away.

MVSU will play its home opener Sunday against Alabama A&M.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
MVSU
ARPB
Points 64 79
FG Made-Attempted 20-44 (.455) 25-51 (.490)
3P Made-Attempted 7-18 (.389) 6-17 (.353)
FT Made-Attempted 17-27 (.630) 23-32 (.719)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 24 (0/0) 25 (0/0)
Largest Lead 0 25

Game Leaders

 
MVSU
ARPB
PointsD. Usher 19T. Kennedy 25
ReboundsB. Ralling 5L. Jackson 7
AssistsD. Marshall 8T. Hammond 5
StealsM. Smith 2T. Hammond 4
Team Stats: Mississippi Valley St. | Arkansas-Pine Bluff

2012-13 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
» Jan 2, 2013 @ARPB 79, MVSU 64Recap
Feb 28, 2013 ARPB 78, @MVSU 70Recap

Next 5 Games

MVSU
ARPB
01/06 AAMU 8:30pm
01/08 ALST 8:30pm
01/12 @ALCN 6:00pm
01/14 @SOU 9:00pm
01/19 PV 6:30pm
 01/06 ALST 7:00pm
01/08 AAMU 8:30pm
01/12 @SOU 5:25pm
01/14 @ALCN 8:45pm
01/19 TXSO 8:30pm
Complete Schedule: Mississippi Valley St. | Arkansas-Pine Bluff

Southwestern Athletic Conference Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
Southern University15-323-9
Texas Southern16-217-14
Arkansas-Pine Bluff15-316-14
Prairie View A&M8-1015-19
Jackson State9-911-18
Alabama A&M6-1211-20
Alabama State8-1010-22
Alcorn State8-1010-24
Mississippi Valley State5-135-23
Grambling State0-180-28
View expanded standings »