Dulin Records Career-High in Loss at Colorado State

FORT COLLINS, Colo. – Senior Denzel Dulin poured in a career-high 20 points for the Alcorn State men's basketball program, but the Braves ended up falling to Colorado State 80-58 Sunday at Moby Arena.
 
It marked the first of a six-game road trip for Alcorn (2-3) which is going 30 days between home games.
 
Dulin constantly found himself at the free throw line where he drained 13-of-17. He also made a trio of field goals including a three-pointer in 32 minutes of work.
 
Off the bench, junior Reginal Johnson posted 14 points and five rebounds.
 
The Rams (5-1) were led by J.D. Paige's 23 points and six assists. Emmanuel Omogbo also had a big night with 15 points and 15 rebounds.
 
CSU jumped out to a quick 10-2 lead when the Braves responded with an 8-2 run which included three-pointers by Johnson and freshman Yalen Reed to make it a 12-10 game with 12:23 left in the first half. The Rams responded with an 8-0 run to push ahead 20-10 with 9:50 remaining. The teams exchanged baskets the rest of the half, with CSU going into the break ahead 44-33.
 
Alcorn could not get the deficit down to single-figures in the second half. The Rams held a 56-44 edge when they pulled away with a 10-1 spurt to take a 66-45 advantage with 7:27 to go. Senior Marquis Vance scored all six of his points in the second half on a pair of three-pointers.
 
The Braves will stay out west Wednesday when they head to San Francisco for a 9 p.m. (CT) tip. It will be Alcorn's second of a six-game road stretch which will also include contests at California, Louisiana Tech and Georgia Tech.
 
NOTES
- Dulin's previous career-high was 16 points set twice. He posted his third double-figure scoring game of the season and second in a row. His 32 minutes played and 13 free throws converted were both the most of any Brave in a single game this year.
 
- Johnson tallied his fourth consecutive double-figure scoring game and 23rd of his career. He entered the game ranked second in the SWAC in field goal percentage (.500) and will increase it after a solid six-for-eight shooting night including two-for-two from beyond-the-arc.
 
- The Braves nailed six three-pointers in the game which was just one shy of their league-leading average.
 
- Alcorn outscored CSU in both points off turnovers (13-8) and second-chance points (14-11). The Braves turned it over just six times in the contest and forced 16 turnovers.
 
- It marked the first-ever meeting between the two schools.
 
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