Scores

Final

Grambling St 53

(0-20, 0-11 SWAC)

Alcorn St 78

(9-17, 7-4 SWAC)

8:30 PM ET, February 4, 2013

David L. Whitney Gymnasium, Lorman, MS

1 2 T
GRAM 19 3453
ALCN 41 3778

Top Performers

Grambling State: T. Rose 16 Pts, 4 Reb, 1 Stl

Alcorn State: L. Luckett 14 Pts, 3 Reb, 5 Ast, 2 Stl

Alcorn St. 78, Grambling St. 53

Associated Press

LORMAN, Miss. -- LeAntwan Luckett's 14 points led four Alcorn State scorers in double figures in a 78-53 victory over winless Grambling State Monday night.

Devonte Hampton and Anthony Nieves added 13 points and Marquiz Baker 11 for Alcorn State (9-17, 7-4 Southwestern Athletic Conference). Ian Francis added eight points and 10 rebounds.

The Braves won the rebound battle 34-20 and outscored the Tigers 32-18 in the paint and 28-11 off the bench.

Grambling State (0-20, 0-11) committed 11 turnovers that led to 21 Braves points.

The Tigers' Terry Rose had 16 points, while David Copeland scored 13 and Demetri Wheeler 10.

Grambling State shot 26.1 percent (6 of 23) in the first half while Alcorn State opened a 41-19 halftime advantage.

The Tigers' shooting improved in the second half and the team pulled within 49-35, but Alcorn State returned the lead to 20-plus points in short order and cruised to the win.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
GRAM
ALCN
Points 53 78
FG Made-Attempted 19-50 (.380) 27-61 (.443)
3P Made-Attempted 4-12 (.333) 8-21 (.381)
FT Made-Attempted 11-19 (.579) 16-20 (.800)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 21 (0/0) 16 (0/0)
Largest Lead 0 25

Game Leaders

 
GRAM
ALCN
PointsT. Rose 16L. Luckett 14
ReboundsD. Wheeler 7I. Francis 10
AssistsD. Copeland 4L. Luckett 5
StealsB. Dorsett 2M. Baker 4
BlocksS. Dandridge 2J. Nicholas 2
Team Stats: Grambling State | Alcorn State

2012-13 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
Jan 8, 2013 ALCN 80, @GRAM 46Recap
» Feb 4, 2013 @ALCN 78, GRAM 53Recap

Next 5 Games

GRAM
ALCN
02/09 PV 6:00pm
02/11 TXSO 8:30pm
02/16 @JKST 6:30pm
02/23 @ARPB 8:30pm
02/25 @MVSU 8:30pm
 02/09 @MVSU 6:00pm
02/11 @ARPB 9:00pm
02/16 AAMU 6:00pm
02/18 ALST 9:15pm
02/23 @SOU 5:00pm
Complete Schedule: Grambling State | Alcorn State

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
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