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Grambling State University Athletics

Kintavious Dozier
60
Winner Alcorn Alcorn 5-17,5-4 SWAC
53
Grambling GSU 6-16,3-6 SWAC
Winner
Alcorn Alcorn
5-17,5-4 SWAC
60
Final
53
Grambling GSU
6-16,3-6 SWAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Alcorn Alcorn 34 26 60
Grambling GSU 24 29 53

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Curtis Ford, Associate AD for Athletic Communications

Late Run by Tigers Comes Up Short Versus Alcorn State

GRAMBLING, La. | The Grambling State University men's basketball team dropped a nailbiter to Alcorn State, 60-53, on Monday night on Willis Reed Court at the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center.
 
The Tigers fell to 6-16 overall and 3-6 in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). The Braves improved to 5-16 and 5-4 in SWAC play. 
 
Kintavious led three GSU players into double figures, scoring 12 points with three rebounds, two steals and one assist. Ernest Ross came three rebounds shy of a double-double, grabbing seven rebounds and contributing 11 points. Mikale Stevenson added 10 points with a season-high six steals to go along with three assists and two boards. 
 
The majority of the first half was close with Alcorn State holding a slim 15-13 lead just under 10 minutes remaining until halftime. The hot shooting of ASU's Keionte Cornelius helped the Braves put Grambling State into a 34-24 hole heading into halftime.  
 
The Braves took its largest lead of the game, 41-28 with 15:33 to play, Grambling State slowly started to work its way back into the game. The Tigers used a 10-2 run to make it a 43-38 game with 10:38 remaining. 
 
With 5:11 left to play, a steal by James Flippin led to a transition dunk by Chilaydrien Newton to cut GSU's deficit to 52-51. The Tigers, however, couldn't push ahead of the Braves as ASU closed the game with an 8-2 run. 
 
Cornelius led Alcorn State with 14 points with a rebound and an assist. He was 4-of-7 from three-point range. 
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
  • Grambling State shot 36.5 percent from the field (19-of-52) and 23.8 percent (5-of-21) from three-point range. GSU was 10-of-12 at the free throw line (83.3 percent). 
  • The Tigers grabbed 20 rebounds.
  • Grambling State committed 12 turnovers. 
  • GSU scored 28 points in the paint, 24 points off turnovers, 15 fastbreak points, 14 bench points and nine second chance points,  
  • Alcorn State shot 50.0 percent from the floor (23-of-56) and 58.3 percent from behind the arc (7-of-12). ASU was 7-of-10 at the charity stripe (63.6 percent) 
  • Alcorn State pulled down 34 rebounds.
  • The Braves committed 19 turnovers.
  • Alcorn State scored 26 bench points, 24 points in the paint, 14 points off turnovers, 10 second chance points and four fastbreak points. 
Up Next 
 Grambling State heads to Montgomery, Ala. to take on Alabama State on Saturday, Feb. 8 at the Dunn-Oliver Acadome. Tip-off is scheduled for 5:30 p.m.   

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