SWAC Tournament - Alcorn State vs Texas Southern Recap - Texas Southern Wins 60-55
SWAC Tournament - Alcorn State vs Texas Southern Recap - Texas Southern Wins 60-55
Omar Strong scored 18 points leading Texas Southern to a 60-55 victory over Alcorn State at Special Events Center on Friday.
Texas Southern earned a straight-up victory but suffered an ATS defeat in failing to cover the 10-point spread.
Texas Southern got 12 points from Madarious Gibbs and another 10 points from D'Angelo Scott. Madarious Gibbs contributed 3 assists, while Daniel King cleaned the glass with 10 rebounds.
Alcorn State got 11 points from Anthony Nieves in a losing cause and another 11 points from Kendrick McDonald. Martrevious Sanders contributed 8 assists for them, while Michael Starks had 9 rebounds.
First-half bettors who backed Alcorn State were victorious, as the score was 31-29 at the break.
The rebound battle favored Texas Southern as they grabbed 42 boards, while Alcorn State only had 33.

