LORMAN, Miss. – A baseline lob from
Jameel Morris to a crashing
Shane Lancaster with four seconds left allowed the Braves to record a thrilling 57-55 come-from-behind win over conference-leading Bethune-Cookman in a Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Men's Basketball affair taking place inside Davey L. Whitney Complex in Lorman, Mississippi.
The win for Alcorn (6-18, 5-7 SWAC) allows the Braves to move to 4-1 all-time at home against Bethune-Cookman (13-12, 10-2 SWAC). Also, it is the first time all season the Braves have won back-to-back games, as Alcorn defeated Mississippi Valley State last Monday in Itta Bena, Mississippi.
Braves Standouts
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Omari Hamilton led all Braves with 11 points, followed by
Shane Lancaster with 10 points.
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Davian Williams knocked down his only three-pointer attempted – and the only one in the game for the Purple and Gold.
• Overall, Williams was 3-for-4 shooting from the field.
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Tycen McDaniels led the Braves in rebounding with six, adding seven points in the contest as well.
• Calamese and Lancaster combined for four of Alcorn's six assists.
How It Happened
• After leading 6-2 early-on from a
Nick Woodard jumper just inside the three-point arc, Alcorn would soon fall behind 11-6 after a Tyler Andrews three-point basket.
• An Arterio Morris driving layup stemming from an Alcorn turnover pushed the visitors lead to 25-12 just before the under-eight media timeout in the opening half.
• BCU led 32-18 before started and ended a 6-0 Alcorn run before the end of the half.
• The Wildcats shot 60 percent in the opener, while limiting the Braves to just 36 percent shooting from the field.
• Another Morris putback layup with 13:24 showing on the clock in the second half allowed the Wildcats to hold a 43-32 lead.
• The Purple and Gold mounted a 15-3 run over the course of the next four minutes that saw the Braves cut the deficit at 47-46.
• During the run, it was
Bryson Calamese and
Tycen McDaniels providing much of the spark for the Braves.
• Alcorn took its first lead since the opening minutes of the first half on the strength of a
Davian Williams three-pointer that put the Braves up 51-49.
• Seneca Willoughby put the Cats back up 55-53 with 4:35 remaining before a
Jameel Morris driving layup for Alcorn knotted the contest at 55-55.
• With four seconds remaining, Lancaster scampered down the lane untouched to accept the lob off the inbounds from
Jameel Morris, as he connected on the driving layup for the win.
• For the Braves, it is the second time in the last three years they have defeated Bethune-Cookman in last-second fashion, doing the same in 2023 on a buzzer-beater.
• Alcorn shot just 1 of 8 from three-point land on the afternoon.
• The Wildcats outrebounded the Braves, 29-17, but it was Alcorn scoring 23 points off 23 BCU turnovers.
Up Next
Alcorn welcomes in-state foe Jackson State to Davey L. Whitney Complex for a SWAC showdown taking place Saturday, Feb. 21, at 3 p.m.
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