Alcorn Concludes Non-Conference Play at Vanderbilt
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Alcorn Concludes Non-Conference Play at Vanderbilt


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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – In its final tune-up before SWAC play, the Alcorn State University men's basketball program will head to Vanderbilt on Friday for a 6 p.m. game at Memorial Gym.
 
Alcorn (4-8) is coming off back-to-back wins over Fisk University 77-69 and Blue Mountain 83-56. Senior A.J. Mosby averaged 20.5 points, 5.5 assists, 5.0 rebounds and 0.5 turnovers per game over the two contests.
 
Mosby leads the SWAC in assist:turnover ratio with a 3.6 clip which is 16th in the nation. He's also second in the league in both field goal percentage (.543) and assists (3.9 apg), and top-five in steals (1.6 spg). Mosby averages 13.3 points and 4.6 rebounds per outing.
 
Also averaging in double-figures, junior Dante Sterling tallies 10.5 points per game and has made at least one three-pointer in every game this season. He's coming off four consecutive double-figure scoring games including a career-high 17 points against Rust.
 
As a team, the Braves lead the conference in scoring (71.8 ppg), scoring margin (-6.4), field goal percentage (.428), field goal percentage defense (.445), rebounding offense (34.6 orpg), assists (14.8 apg), assist:turnover ratio (1.1), defensive rebounding percentage (.683) and three-pointers made per game (8.4).
 
Vanderbilt (4-7) is coming off an 81-48 victory over Houston Baptist last night. The Commodores also have wins over Austin Peay 73-54, UNC-Asheville 79-76 and Radford 74-62.
 
The Commodores, who earned an NCAA Tournament bid last year, are led by senior Jeff Roberson who records 13.8 points and 8.7 rebounds per game. Also scoring in double-figures are seniors Matthew Fisher-Davis and Riley LaChance with 11.7 and 11.3 points per game, respectively.
 
The game can be watched online for free on the SEC Network Plus.
 
NOTES
- Friday marks the first-ever meeting between Alcorn and Vanderbilt. The Braves are looking to knock off an SEC opponent for the first time since 1979-80 when they beat Mississippi State 82-75. It was a year after Alcorn topped MSU 80-78 in the first round of the NIT.
 
- Alcorn is looking for its first non-conference win over a Division I school since Nov. 22, 2012 when it defeated Samford 69-65. Prior to that, the Braves beat Jacksonville State 70-68 on Dec. 13, 2003. The last time Alcorn topped a school from a Power Five conference was in 1990-91 over Indiana 79-77.
 
- The Braves are 4-0 this year when they outrebound their opponent. They are also unbeaten when leading at halftime.
 
- Tragedy struck Alcorn at Tulane when senior Reginal Johnson broke his right leg. Johnson was taken off on a stretcher and transported to a nearby medical facility after an air cast was placed on his leg. Johnson is expected to miss the remainder of the season.
 
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