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Antwan Burnett
46
Mississippi Val. MVSU 0-20,0-7 SWAC
54
Winner Grambling GSU 8-11,5-1 SWAC
Mississippi Val. MVSU
0-20,0-7 SWAC
46
Final
54
Grambling GSU
8-11,5-1 SWAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Mississippi Val. MVSU 12 34 46
Grambling GSU 19 35 54

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Curtis Ford

Burnett’s Double-Double Helps Guide GSU past MVSU

GRAMBLING, La. | Antwan Burnett notched a 14-point, 12 rebound double-double to help Grambling State defeat a pesky Mississippi Valley State squad, 54-46, on Saturday afternoon at Willis Reed Court at the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center.
 
The win was GSU's fourth consecutive win and improved the Tigers to 8-11 overall and 5-1 in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). MVSU dropped to 0-20, 0-7 SWAC. 
 
In addition to scoring and snagging rebounds, Burnett was a disruptive force on defense. He racked up a game-high four steals. As a team, GSU forced 24 MVSU turnovers including 15 steals. 
 
In the first half, both teams struggled to find a rhythm offensively. GSU shot 26.9 percent from the field (7-of-26), while MVSU shot a slightly lower percentage going 5-of-21 from the floor (23.8 percent). 
 
Trailing the Delta Devils 6-5 at the 13:25 mark of the first half, the Tigers used a 12-2 run to build its biggest lead of the opening period, 17-8, with 3:45 remaining in the half. GSU carried a 19-12 advantage into the locker room. 
 
Mississippi Valley State came out of the locker room with energy, erasing GSU's halftime lead and jumping in front 25-24 with 13:17 to play. 
 
MVSU's lead was short lived however as Mikale Stevenson responded with a three-pointer to make it 27-25 in favor of GSU at the 12:34 mark. Grambling State began to wear the Delta Devils down from that point. 
 
Later in the half, with the Tigers ahead 42-35, back-to-back layups from Burnett gave GSU its first double-digit lead of the contest, 46-35, with 4:27 to go. 
 
MVSU eventually whittled Grambling State's lead down to three points 49-46 with 1:09 remaining, but the Tigers managed to shut the door with free throws down the stretch to secure the win. 
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
 
  • Grambling State went 17-of-49 from the floor (34.7 percent) including 3-of-16 (18.8 percent) from behind the arc and 17-of-25 (68.0 percent) from the free throw line. 
  • Mississippi Valley State connected on 18-of-45 of its field goal attempts (40.0 percent), 1-of-7 from three-point range (14.3 percent) and 9-of-12 from the free throw line (75.0 percent).  
  • GSU held a 29-28 rebounding advantage.
  • GSU scored 24 points in the paint, 19 bench points, 15 fast break points, 10 second chance points and 15 points off 24 MVSU turnovers. 
  • MVSU finished with 28 points in the paint, seven second chance points, 11 fast break points, two bench points and 22 points off 21 turnovers. 
UP NEXT 
Grambling State welcomes Arkansas-Pine Bluff to the Hobdy Center on Monday for a pivotal SWAC contest. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. 

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