Men's Basketball | 3/5/2018 6:42:00 PM

Upset-Minded Braves Head to PVAMU for SWAC Quarterfinals

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PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas – The seventh-seeded Alcorn State University men's basketball program will begin postseason play Tuesday when it travels to second-seeded Prairie View A&M at 8:30 p.m. for a road game at the William J. Nicks Building.
 
Alcorn (11-20, 7-11 SWAC) is led by senior guard A.J. Mosby earned a spot on the All-Conference Second-Team. He led the league in both assist:turnover ratio (2.0) and free throw percentage (.873). Mosby also ranked second in three-point percentage (.400), third in assists (3.9 apg), fourth in field goal percentage (.503) and top-five in minutes played (32.1 mpg).
 
Mosby averages 15.2 points, 4.7 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game on the season. In conference, he posted 16.7 points, 4.6 rebounds and 3.9 assists per outing.
 
Mosby is one of three Braves averaging for double-figures on the year. are junior Dante Sterling with 11.7 points per game and sophomore Maurice Howard with 10.2. Mosby, Sterling and Howard all shoot at least 36 percent from three-point range and 73 percent from the free throw line.
 
Howard has tied the school record for most three-pointers made in a season with 73. He needs one more to become the new leader and surpass the mark set by Cedric Foster in 1994-95 and Jonathan Boyd in 2009-10.
 
As a team, the Braves rank first in the league with 7.6 three-pointers made per game. They shot .359 in conference. In league games, Mosby shot a .430 clip, Sterling .370 and Howard .368.
 
PVAMU (15-17, 12-6 SWAC) is hosting a first round game for the second year in a row, but is hoping for a different result this season. Last year, the Panthers fell on their home court 81-77 to Grambling State in the opening round.
 
PVAMU was the only team in the league with three All-Conference honorees. Zachary Hamilton was selected to the first-team, and Gary Blackston and J.D. Wallace were tabbed to the second-team. Blackston led the conference in scoring with 18.7 points per game.
 
The Panthers swept the season-series over the Braves this year, but the teams have split the last six meetings overall.
 
The game can be heard for free via radio on 91.7 FM or wprl.org with Charles Edmond on the call.
 
NOTES
- In the Alcorn single-season record book, Mosby's .400 three-point percentage would rank third if the season were to end today. He already holds the No. 8 spot after posting a .388 mark last season. Mosby would also be second in free throw percentage with a .873 clip and ninth in three-pointers made with 56.
 
- Alcorn head coach Montez Robinson, who is in his third season, hoists a 33-21 SWAC record. He's coached four All-Conference performers in his three years including Mosby.
 
- In addition to three-point shooting, Alcorn leads the SWAC in assists with 13.2 per match and is second in free throw percentage with a .713 mark.
 
- Alcorn is undefeated this year when it shoots over 50 percent from the field, and unbeaten when it scores over 80 points.
 
- Freshman Troymain Crosby has come on strong as of late. He's coming off a career-high 20 points against Texas Southern and averages 17.3 points over the last three games.
 
- Sophomore Yalen Reed was voted the SWAC Preseason Co-Defensive Player of the Year. He rejected a career-high four blocks at AAMU where he also recorded 15 points and nine rebounds. Reed ranks top-five 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. Alcorn has also been without starting senior guard Avery Patterson.
 
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