Men's Basketball | 2/16/2018 2:08:00 PM

Braves Look to Stay Hot at AAMU, ASU

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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Coming off an unbeaten home weekend, the Alcorn State University men's basketball program will look to carry momentum on the road when it faces Alabama A&M at 5:30 p.m. Saturday at T.M. Elmore Gym, and Alabama State at 7 p.m. Monday at Dunn-Oliver Acadome.
 
Alcorn (9-17, 5-8 SWAC) defeated MVSU 94-90 in overtime to complete the season-sweep over the Delta Devils last Saturday, and followed it up with a big 84-52 victory over UAPB to knock the Golden Lions out of first-place Monday. The Braves shot over 50 percent from long-range in both games.
 
Alcorn beat both AAMU (2-21, 2-10 SWAC) and ASU (6-18, 6-6 SWAC) by double-figures in the first meetings this year at the Davey L. Whitney Complex.
 
Senior A.J. Mosby registered a double-double of 16 points and 10 rebounds vs. AAMU, and 19 points against ASU. Junior Dante Sterling recorded 20 points against the Bulldogs which was a career-high at the time. Sterling upped it this past weekend with 29 points against the Delta Devils.
 
Alcorn has been hot from three-point range and leads the league in both three-point percentage (.355) and threes made per game (8.1). Senior A.J. Mosby ranks second in the conference with a .421 percentage, and sophomore Maurice Howard is second in threes made per game with 2.3.
 
Mosby, Howard and junior Dante Sterling all shoot at least 37 percent from long-range and 74 percent from the free throw line. In conference, the Braves shoot .385 as a team from beyond-the-arc and Mosby carries a .483 percentage.
 
Mosby is coming off three consecutive games of at least 20 points scoring. He leads Alcorn in points, assists, steals, three-point and free throw percentage. Mosby averages 14.6 points per game on the year and 16.1 in conference.
 
The Bulldogs are looking to snap a seven-game skid. However, they do hold a 71-64 win this year against the first-place team in the standings Grambling State on the road 71-64. Arthur Johnson leads the team with 10.8 points and 5.2 rebounds per game.
 
The Hornets are on a three-game winning-streak which includes a 69-50 road win at AAMU in their last outing. Reginald Gee paces the squad with 14.3 points per game and shoots .373 from three-point range. ASU ranks second in the conference in offensive rebounds per game with 12.8.
 
Both games this weekend can be heard for free via radio on 91.7 FM or wprl.org with Charles Edmond on the call.
 
NOTES
- Alcorn is looking for its sixth straight win over AAMU. The Braves are 5-0 against the Bulldogs under head coach Montez Robinson.
 
- The Braves are 4-1 against the Hornets under Robinson. Alcorn held a +13 rebounding margin and +14 disparity in points in the paint in the first meeting this year.
 
- In addition to three-point shooting, Alcorn also leads the SWAC in assists with 13.1 per match. Mosby leads the league in assist:turnover ratio with a 2.2 mark and is third in assists with 3.7 per game.
 
- In his third season, Robinson hoists a 31-18 SWAC record. He's tallied back-to-back second-place finishes with 13-5 records in conference. It was the first back-to-back winning seasons at Alcorn in 15 years. Robinson is the reigning SWAC Coach of the Year winner.
 
- The Braves are undefeated this year when they shoot over 50 percent from the field, and unbeaten when they score over 80 points.
 
- Alcorn is 19-5 at home over the last two seasons and 8-3 this year.
 
- Sophomore Yalen Reed was voted the SWAC Preseason Co-Defensive Player of the Year. He ranks fourth in the SWAC in blocks (1.0 bpg).
 
- 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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