Blue Mountain Christian Toppers at Alcorn State Braves
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57 - 83
57 - 83
Vance scores 23, Alcorn St beats NAIA Blue Mountain 83-57
Denzel Dulin and Avery Patterson scored 14 apiece, while Reginal Johnson added 12 points and eight rebounds for the Braves.
Alcorn State (2-2) scored the first 10 points and never trailed. The Toppers pulled within two on a layup by C.J. Barnes but went the final 7-plus minutes of the half without making a field goal as the Braves opened a 40-23 lead at the break.
Alcorn State made 29 of 59 (55.8 percent) from the field, outrebounded Blue Mountain 37-24 and had 11 steals.
Jay Howard led the Toppers with 22 points and Conner Helvig scored 13.
The gamed served as an exhibition for Blue Mountain, which beat Arkansas-Pine Bluff 77-74 in triple overtime Monday night.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 57 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:21 | Jay Howard made Free Throw. | 57 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:21 | Jay Howard made Free Throw. | 56 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:21 | Foul on Juwan Henderson. | 55 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:34 | Tyler Carter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Juwan Henderson. | 55 - 83 |
Statistics
 ALCN |
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|---|---|---|
| 18-45 | FG | 29-52 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 56 |
| 7-21 | 3PT | 9-21 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 43 |
| 14-21 | FT | 16-24 |
| 67 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 24 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 4 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 9 | Assists | 22 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 0 | Blocks | 3 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 2 | Points Off Turnovers | 25 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 5 |
| 16 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 24 | Fouls | 20 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 27 |
Game Information
Venue: Davey L. Whitney Complex
Location: Lorman, MS
Attendance: 334 | Capacity:
Location: Lorman, MS
Attendance: 334 | Capacity:
2025-26 Southwestern Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethune-Cookman | 14-4 | - | 17-15 |
| Southern | 11-7 | 3 | 17-17 |
| Florida A&M | 11-7 | 3 | 15-16 |
| Alabama A&M | 10-8 | 4 | 18-15 |
| Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 10-8 | 4 | 13-19 |
| Texas Southern | 10-8 | 4 | 12-18 |
| Jackson State | 10-8 | 4 | 12-21 |
| Prairie View A&M | 9-9 | 5 | 19-18 |
| Grambling | 7-11 | 7 | 14-19 |
| Alabama State | 7-11 | 7 | 10-22 |
| Alcorn State | 7-11 | 7 | 9-23 |
| Mississippi Valley State | 2-16 | 12 | 3-30 |