Braves Hope to Snap Losing Streak on Monday Against Prairie View A&M

The Alcorn State men's basketball team continues SWAC play at the Davey L. Whitney Complex Monday night as they face Prairie A&M at 7:30 p.m. on Faculty and Staff Appreciation Night.

Tickets are on sale at the Alcorn State ticket office and by phone at 601.877.6818 or 601.877.6822.  Fans can listen to the Braves on Alcorn State's radio station WPRL 91.7 FM.

Fast Break Points - Alcorn State
67 - In the 97 meetings between the Alcorn State and Prairie View A&M, the Braves have won 67 of those contest. Between 1975 and 1987, the Braves had defeated Prairie View A&M 26 consecutive times.
6 - Sophmore Marquis Vance is 6 rebounds away from reaching the 100 rebound mark for the season.  So far he has a total of 94 rebounds and is averaging 7.2 on the season.
33 - As a team, the Braves are ranked no. 33 in the NCAA in offensive rebounds per game averaging 13.58 per contest.

Fast Break Points - Prairie View
31 - Montrael Scott leads the Panthers in scoring with 14.5 points per game.  Number 31 is very lethal and he is shooting nearly 40 percent from the field in the ten games he played in this season.
2 - The Panthers have only trailed by 10 or more points 2 times this season.  Those games include losses to Memphis and Sam Houston State.
72 - In 14 games, the Panthers have only allowed 72 made three-point field goals.  In this particular category, the Panthers are leading the SWAC averaging only 31 percent per game.

Braves vs. Prairie View A&M Series
The Braves lead the all-time series versus the Panthers 67-30 the 1970-71 season.  In the last meeting, the Braves escaped their final home stand against the Panthers last season with a 64-62 victory.