1 | 2 | OT | T | |
---|---|---|---|---|
MVSU | 37 | 45 | 8 | 90 |
ALCN | 37 | 45 | 12 | 94 |
Mississippi Valley St. outlasts Alcorn St. 94-90 in OT
LORMAN, Miss. -- Dante Sterling scored a career-high 29 points, A.J. Mosby scored 22 points and Alcorn State downed Mississippi Valley State 94-90 in overtime Saturday night.
Sterling tied it at 85 in overtime and put Alcorn State up for good with 57 seconds left. The Braves made 7 of 8 foul shots to seal the win.
Mosby scored Alcorn State's last four points in regulation with a pair of free throws and a layup with 39 seconds left to knot it at 82. After Mississippi State called timeout, Mosby stole the ball from Nate Nahimy. Sterling missed his 3 attempt as time expired to force overtime.
Mosby and Sterling combined to shoot 20 of 21 from the free-throw line, Maurice Howard chipped in 14 points and Yalen Reed added 10 points and grabbed eight rebounds for the Braves (8-17, 4-8 Southwestern Athletic).
Jordan Evans led Mississippi Valley State (2-23, 2-10) with 25 points, Dante Scott scored 21 and Kylan Phillips 14.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Marty McEachean
- Terry Ware
- Talmadge Scott
2023-24 Southwestern Athletic Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Grambling | 14-4 | - | 21-15 |
Alcorn State | 13-5 | 1 | 14-18 |
Southern | 12-6 | 2 | 18-14 |
Texas Southern | 12-6 | 2 | 16-17 |
Bethune-Cookman | 11-7 | 3 | 17-17 |
Jackson State | 11-7 | 3 | 15-17 |
Alabama A&M | 9-9 | 5 | 12-23 |
Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 8-10 | 6 | 13-18 |
Alabama State | 8-10 | 6 | 13-19 |
Prairie View A&M | 5-13 | 9 | 10-21 |
Florida A&M | 4-14 | 10 | 6-23 |
Mississippi Valley State | 1-17 | 13 | 1-30 |