Tag: Alcorn State Basketball

Alcorn takes down Prairie View, 90-78

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title image via Alcorn State Athletics Courtesy of Alcorn State Sports 78 PVAM 90 Winner Alcorn Team 1 2 F PVAM 31  47  78 Alcorn 49  41  90 Davey L. Whitney Complex erupted in the final seconds of the Alcorn State University men’s basketball game against Prairie View A&M University as Kevin Firle drained a free throw basket to set the final score at 90-78.     The Braves (3-15, 2-3 SWAC) controlled much of the game and garnered their biggest lead of 26 points with 10:36 left in the second half. ASU outscored the…

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Alcorn women’s basketball taken to the woodshed by North Texas , 84-50

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title image via Alcorn Sports Courtesy of Braves Communications 50 Alcorn 84 Winner UNT Team 1 2 3 4 F Alcorn 10  14  15  11  50 UNT 18  26  17  23  84 DENTON, Texas — Alcorn State University women’s basketball traveled to face the Mean Green of the University of North Texas on Saturday afternoon. The Lady Braves fought hard but fell to UNT, 50-84.     ASU was led by Zy’Nyia White with 19 points, four rebounds, and three steals. She was followed by Tyginae Wright with eight points and four assists. Destiny Brown and Akyriale…

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Alcorn Women’s Hoops travels to get it on with North Texas on Saturday

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title image via Alcorn State Athletics Courtesy of Alcorn Sports Alcorn State University women’s basketball heads to Denton, Texas for a weekend match up with the University of North Texas on Saturday, Dec. 9 at 2 p.m.     The last time these two teams met up was on Nov. 11, 2019 and Alcorn was defeated 67-31. However, ASU has several weapons to put up a fight in UNT Coliseum or the “Super Pit”.      The Lady Braves enter the game riding a 78-45 win over Arkansas Baptist University. In their last outing, Alcorn was…

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Late basket lifts Alcorn State to 80-77 win over UAB

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Courtesy of Alcorn State Sports Communications BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Alcorn State University (1-3) made their presence known in Bartow Arena with an hard fought road loss to the University of Alabama-Birmingham (2-2) on Thursday night, 77-80. The all time record between the schools moves to 9-0 in favor of UAB.     In the first half, Alcorn quickly jumped out to a 7-0 lead in the first two minutes of play stunning UAB. Jeremiah Kendall and Dekedran Thorn rained three rapid fire baskets on the Blazers. Kendall scored the first basket while Thorn followed with a jumper.…

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