Alcorn State 74, at Mississippi Valley State 66

AVALON, Miss. (Interstat) — In a game defined by a dominant first half and a frantic second-half rally, the Alcorn State Braves held off the Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils 74 to 66 in a Southwestern Athletic Conference men’s basketball game Monday night at a sparsely attended LeFlore County Civic Center. The most important part of the contest was unquestionably the opening 20 minutes, where Alcorn State built an insurmountable lead that Mississippi Valley State spent the entire second half trying, and ultimately failing, to overcome. The Braves raced out to a 36-25 halftime advantage, capitalizing on a disastrous start… Read more...