LORMAN, Miss. – With the first five games of the non-conference schedule complete, the Alcorn State University men's basketball team returns home to host Prairie View A&M to being SWAC play Monday at 7:30 p.m. inside the Davey L. Whitney Complex.
Last time out, Alcorn (0-5) faced No. 2 Baylor as the Braves scored a season-high 76 points in the 105-76 loss to the Bears. Tyree Corbett scored a season-high 24 points to lead the Braves, connecting on 9-15 from the field, a pair of three-pointers, four free throws, grabbed a team-high seven rebounds and swiped four steals in 31 minutes. David Pierce III reached double-figures in scoring for the third time this season tallying 13 points against the Bears. Byron Joshua scored a season-high 12 points as the freshman also added a team-high eight assists and grabbed five rebounds.
In addition to setting a new season-high in points against Baylor, Alcorn set new marks in free throws (22), assists (10) and steals (9), while tying season-highs in field goals (24) and three-pointers (6).
Through the first five games of the season, Troymain Crosby leads the team averaging 18.7 points per game playing in three games so far. He sits just eight points away from reaching 1,000 career points during his career at Alcorn. Corbett adds 12.2 points per game and leads the team pulling down 6.8 rebounds per game. Pierce III tallies 9.4 points and both Oddyst Walker and Kurk Lee add eight points per game. Joshua leads the team in assists with 17, Corbett leads in steals with six and Anthony Fairley has sent back two blocks.
Last year against Prairie View A&M, the teams split the two meetings with each winning on their home floors. The Panthers won the first meeting in Texas and the Braves came back with the win in Lorman in the second-to-last game of the regular season.
Both Alcorn and Prairie View A&M weren't able to play their first games of the SWAC season with Texas Southern and Southern both having to postpone due to COVID-19. Prairie View A&M (1-4) came close last time out at TCU falling by just five to the Horned Frogs, 66-61. Cam Mack leads the team averaging 15 points per game, followed by just over nine points each from four players (Jawaun Daniels, D'Rell Roberts, Jeremiah Gambrell Jr., and Faite Williams).
As a team, Alcorn ranks fifth in the SWAC in scoring per game (61.0), fifth in field goal percentage (37.5), and third in offensive rebounds per game (12.8). Individually, Corbett is seventh in rebounds per game (6.8) and fourth in field goal percentage (55.6). Joshua is fourth in assists per game (3.4) and fifth in assist-to-turnover ratio (0.9).
