The Braves got back into the winning column tonight after losing to rival Jackson State this past Saturday defeating Grambling State for their first road win of the season 72-70.
Keynan Pittman got the Braves going early on a three-point play to put the Braves up 3-0.
Throughout the first half, the Braves maintained a slight advantage and went into the locker with a 32-29 lead.
Moving into the second half, the Braves hit the floor running led by LeAntwan Luckett who scored seven of the Braves next 12 points out of the locker room helping the Braves take a 44-33 lead at the 15:49 mark.
The Braves held a comfortable lead for nearly ten minutes but Grambling slowly crept back into the game behind some good shooting from A'Tori Shine.
Shine got the Tigers within three points on a long three-pointer to cut the Braves lead to 60-57 with 4:47 to play.
But the Braves maintained their composure. Â
Michael Davis knocked down a key triple with a few seconds left on the shot clock to push the Braves lead back to six, 65-59.
Grambling wouldn't go away going on a 4-0 run to get within two points on a layup by Chase Cormier. Â The Braves now led 65-53 with 2:10 to play.
The Braves forced the Tigers to foul in the latter minutes of the game and junior forward
George Thomas stepped up a made four out of five free throws to give the Braves 71-65 advantage .15 seconds to play.
Grambling's Carlton Lowe came off the bench and hit a three-pointer to slim the lead to t 71-68.
Luckett was fouled with .03 seconds to play. Â He made the first of two free throws. He missed the second attempt but managed to grab his own rebound to give the Braves the win.
Luckett finished the game with a 21 points while
George Thomas notched a career-high 10 points, grabbed seven rebounds and collected three steals. Â
Keynan Pittman went a perfect 4-for-4 from the field for a total of nine points and recorded seven rebounds.
The Brave host Mississippi Valley State on Saturday at 5:00 p.m. at the Davey L. Whitney Complex.
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