LORMAN, Miss. – Alcorn Men's Basketball Associate Head Coach
Adam Braswell deserved most of the plaudits Saturday night as the Braves came from behind to secure an 83-65 Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Men's Basketball win over visiting Jackson State at Davey L. Whitney Complex in Lorman, Mississippi.
Alcorn (7-19, 6-8 SWAC) head coach
Jake Morton was ejected from the game for accumulating two technical fouls within the span of two minutes in the first half. He was dismissed from the game for arguing a call with 13:47 remaining, thus forcing Braswell into the equation as acting head coach for the remainder of the contest.
Braves Standouts
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Tycen McDaniels recorded a season-high 25 points for the Braves in shooting 6 of 12 from the field overall.
• McDaniels also finished 13 of 14 at the free throw line – a new career-best from the charity stripe, respectfully.
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Jameel Morris amassed a season-high matching 22 points – the third rime this season he's scored 20 or more points in a single game.
• Lancaster reached double figures with 11 points, as well as handing out three assists.
• With 14 rebounds, it was not only a season-high for McDaniels in boards, but also his second double-double of the year.
• The 13 steals by the Purple and Gold ties for the second-most on the year, matching 13 in a win against Indiana State during the Thanksgiving holiday.
How It Happened
• Alcorn first-year head coach
Jake Morton was ejected early in the first half for getting two technical fouls in quick succession.
• Jackson State (9-18, 8-6 SWAC) led for the majority of the opening half until a late Alcorn charge knotted things at the break.
• JSU led by as many as 10 in the first half at 21-11 following a Jalen Tatum free throw.
• With the Tigers up 33-24 with just under four minutes remaining in the opening period,
Omari Hamilton's basket off the glass kicked off an 8-0 Braves run, ending with
Shane Lancaster's 1-for-2 effort at the foul line.
• Alcorn's
Tycen McDaniels scored 15 of his 25 points on the day in the first half.
• JSU led 53-45 with 13:20 showing on the clock after Devin Ree drove the paint for a layup off the glass – his only two points in the contest.
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Jameel Morris answered with a layup of his own off the assist from Lancaster, beginning a 14-2 run that saw the Purple and Gold take a 59-55 lead on the strength of a
Davian Williams basket off another Tigers turnover.
• The Braves lead would swell to 20 as Morris scored 10 of Alcorn's final 12 points in the second half.
• Alcorn scored a season-high 49 second half points.
• Morris scored 22 points in the second half, shooting 7-for-9 from the field.
• Alcorn limited the high-scoring Daeshun Ruffin to just five points in the second half, while forcing him into six turnovers.
• In the second half, the Braves scored 22 points off 13 Jackson State turnovers, adding 24 points in the paint and 11 fastbreak points.
Up Next
Alcorn travels to Texas Southern on Thursday, Feb. 26, as the Braves take on the Tigers in Houston at 7 p.m.
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