#SWACMBB Recaps: December 9
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Today’s Scores:
Alcorn State 75, Fisk 45
Samford 77, Alabama A&M 59
Iowa State 101, Southern 65
Howard scores 21 as Alcorn stifles Fisk
LORMAN, Miss. – For the first time in school history, the Alcorn State University men's basketball program held the opposition to 45 points or less in back-to-back games as the Braves beat Fisk University 75-45 Sunday at the Davey L. Whitney Complex.
The Braves limited Fisk (2-8) to just 17-of-58 (.293) shooting from the field and 4-of-24 (.167) from three-point range. The Bulldogs scored just two second-chance points and were outrebounded 48-33.
Offensively, Alcorn was led by junior Maurice Howard's 21 points, a career-high seven rebounds and four assists. He was 7-for-14 from the field including a trio of three-pointers. Howard was one of four Braves in double-figures.
Sophomore Troymain Crosby followed up on his triple-double Saturday with 14 points, seven rebounds and three steals. Junior Devon Brewer nearly submitted his second straight double-double with 13 points, eight rebounds and four blocks. Junior Deshaw Andrews finished with 11 points, eight rebounds and three steals.
Fisk's lone double-figure scorer was Montreal Nabors who ended with 13 points on 6-of-10 shooting.
The first half was a defensive battle for most of the way. The Braves led 18-15 when it used a 7-0 run, capped by an old-fashion three-point play by Howard to go up 25-15 at the 3:02 mark. The final score of the half came on a jumper by Fisk's Marcus Summerville, but Alcorn led 30-21 at the intermission.
The Braves started to pull away early in the second. An 8-0 run, which included buckets by seniors Reginal Johnson and TyQuaylon Smith increased the edge to 42-22 with 14:07 left. A dunk by Brewer started a 7-0 run to further extend the advantage to 56-28 with 7:28 to go. Fisk could never make a run in the contest, and a pair of free throws by Crosby put Alcorn up 67-35 with 3:38 remaining.
Alcorn outscored Fisk 34-12 in the paint.
Courtesy: Alcorn State Sports Information
QUICK HITS
- Alabama A&M’s Arthur Johnson scored 16 points but the Bulldogs were unable to overtake Samford during a 77-59 defeat at T.M. Elmore Gymnasium. Brandon Miller added 12 for AAMU, and Andre Kennedy scored 10. After a back-and-forth first half, AAMU started strong with an 8-0 run to open the second half on its way to a 34-30 lead. The Bulldogs managed a 41-39 lead, but Samford put together a 19-7 run to take control for good. Samford had five players in double-figures, led by Ruben Guerrero’s 18 points and nine rebounds.
- Southern dropped a 101-65 contest to Iowa State Sunday evening, despite a 22-point night from Richard Lee. Lee went 5-of-10 from beyond the arc and was one of four Jaguars with double-figures. Sidney Umude scored 13 points with six boards, while Brendon Brooks and Bryan Assie each netted 10. A close battle for the first eight minutes, Southern fell behind after the Cyclones used a 23-6 run to go ahead 39-18 with less than four minutes left before break. Southern got no closer than 15 the rest of the way, as the Cyclones made 70.2 percent of their shots. Marial Shayok led ISU with 26 points, and Tyrese Haliburton scored 15 points while dishing out 17 assists.