Box Score

GRAMBLING, La. | This week the Tigers won its fourth consecutive Southwestern Athletic Conference game with a slim 67-62 road win over Alcorn State behind sophomore guard Tra'Michael Moton's team-high 14 points. The victory keeps Grambling at third place in the SWAC men's basketball standings as the team attempts a fifth straight win on Saturday when it plays host to Texas Southern at the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center.


Inside the Numbers

> Grambling State was 21-of-45 (47 percent) shooting from the field and 21-of-33 (64 percent) from the charity stripe

> Alcorn shot 38 percent (23-of-61) from the field and 75 percent (9-of-12) from the free-throw line

> The Tigers registered 27 rebounds, including 21 on the defensive glass

> The Braves pulled down 37 rebounds, with 16 coming on the offensive end

> GSU finished with 22 points in the paint, 27 bench points, 16 fast-break points and nine second-chance points

> ASU registered 27 bench points, 24 points in the paint, eight fast-break points and 11 second-chance points


Last time the Tigers lost
L-(Sat. Jan. 23) 75-61 vs. Jackson State



Since the loss on Saturday, Jan. 23
The Tigers ripped through four straight conference teams on its way to four consecutive victories (two at home, two on the road).

Average margin of victory during win streak: six points

W-(Sat. Jan. 30) 74-71 vs. UAPB
W-(Mon. Feb. 1) 85-72 vs. Mississippi Valley
W-(Sat. Feb. 6) 72-69 @ Southern (ESPNU)
W-(Mon. Feb. 8) 67-62 @ Alcorn
 

Up Next

Grambling State returns to action on Saturday, Feb. 13 against Texas Southern. Tip-off from the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center is set for 3 p.m. in game two of the SWAC doubleheader in Grambling as the Grambling Tigers men's basketball team goes for its fifth straight victory. 




Reminder to all participants entering the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center:
*A mask mandate and GSU athletics' clear bag policy are in full effect for all participants at the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center.


 

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