Box Score Jackson, MS-The Alcorn State men's basketball team bounced back from a disappointing loss on Friday night against Texas Southern. The Braves outscored Jackson State 33-20 in the second half to take the first out of two games, 51-48.
Jackson State struck first with a basket by Jeff Stubbs to go up 2-0 and it was dead tight for the first few minutes of the first half.
Marquiz Baker gave the Braves their first lead of the game, 7-5 at the 16:50 mark.
The Tigers controlled the rest of the second half opening up a 11-0 run led by Kelsey Howard who knocked down a three-pointer with 8:15 to go in the first.
LeAntwan Luckett made a layup to give the Braves their only two points in six minutes and found themselves down by ten, 28-18 at the half.
Both teams were in slow motion after halftime but the Tigers managed to extend their lead to 33-22 early in the second half but the Braves fought back.
A layup by
Marius Myles gave the Braves their first lead of the second half, 35 -34 with 8:16 to play. The Tigers guard Dundrecous Nelson caught fire five straight points to giv e the Tigers a slight edge 44-42 with 4:51 left.
The Braves retook the lead when
LeAntwan Luckett found an opening in the Tigers defense an went in for a dunk to silence the Tigers. Baker later connected on two free throws to seal the deal for the Braves.
The Tigers got off a shot with 3.5 seconds left but it fell short.
The Braves shot 44% in the second half as a team.
Baker led all scorers with a game-high 18 points.
Anthony Nieves added 17 points for the Braves.
Jeff Stubbs and Kelsey Howard both had 12 points apiece.
The Braves (4-14, 2-1) return to action Tuesday night when they travel to face Grambling. Tip-off is at 7:30 immediately following the Lady Braves game.
