After knocking off this yr’s No. 3 seed and final yr’s SWAC event champions within the Southern College Woman Jags. Alcorn State girls’s hoops proceed to outlive and advance in opposition to larger seeds with one other upset victory. This time over the two-seeded Grambling State Tigers.
Watch the ultimate seconds of the sport and get the Gameday AI recap beneath.
ALCORN STATE UPSETS GRAMBLING IN SWAC TOURNAMENT
Alcorn State took down Grambling State, one of many SWAC’s high groups, by a rating of 61-59 on Friday afternoon. The Woman Braves went into halftime with a 31-29 lead and have been in a position to maintain off the Woman Tigers for the ultimate 20 minutes.
Future Brown scored 19 factors to cleared the path for Alcorn State. That efficiency included a powerful 10 factors within the second half to ignite the workforce down the stretch. As a workforce, Alcorn State shot 10-of-29 from the sphere within the second half, scoring 0.84 factors per possession on common.
Grambling State was led by Kahia Warmsley, who recorded 20 factors and 6 boards. As a workforce, the Woman Tigers shot 38% (21-of-56) from the sphere and 38% (6-of-16) from distance. Their taking pictures was a part of bigger offensive struggles that contributed to the loss. Grambling State solely mustered 0.84 factors per possession on 46% true taking pictures.
Alcorn State dedicated six unforced turnovers (8% of possessions)
Grambling State scored beneath 60 factors for the fifth time this season
Anijah Grant recorded a game-high +9 plus-minus
Alcorn State proved as soon as once more that it’s a powerful matchup. The Woman Braves will face their subsequent opponent, TBA, at Bartow Area on March 16. This loss was a uncommon slip-up for Grambling State, which had been taking part in properly not too long ago. The Woman Tigers should rebound after the SWAC Match, as this was their closing recreation of the common season.
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