UAPB women at Alcorn State
WHEN 5:30 p.m. Central
WHERE Davey Whitney Complex, Lorman, Miss.
RECORDS UAPB 5-17, 3-9 Southwestern Athletic Conference; Alcorn State 9-14, 5-7
RADIO KUAP-FM, 89.7, in Pine Bluff
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
UAPB
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Destiny Brewton, 5-7, Sr. 8.5 2.7 G Malik Muhammad, 5-6, Sr. 7.3 6.2 F Aiya El Hassan, 5-11, Soph. 3.8 2.9 F Katherine Darden, 5-11, Soph. 2.7 2.9 F Faith Ohanta, 5-10, Sr. 12.7 8.7 COACH Nate Kilbert (49-122 in sixth season at UAPB, 171-322 overall in 17th season)
ALCORN STATE
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Brianna Tolliver, 5-8, Soph. 5.3 2.9 G Alexus Freeman, 5-4, Sr. 14.5 3.7 G Tia Sanders, 5-7, Sr. 15.9 3.8 G Jada Hargrove, 5-5, Fr. 4.7 2.4 F Miracle Rushing, 5-9, Sr. 8.1 8.8 COACH Courtney Pruitt (29-54 in third season at Alcorn State and overall)
TEAM COMPARISON
UAPB ALST 54.0 Points for 64.4 67.9 Points against 70.5 -3.1 Rebound margin -4.6 -4.5 Turnover margin +2.1 34.1 FG pct. 37.4 18.8 3-pt. pct. 30.4 65.5 FT pct. 57.9 CHALK TALK UAPB surrendered its two-game victory streak with a 59-46 loss at Southern on Saturday. … The Golden Lions lost to Alcorn State 80-77 when they played Jan. 15 in Pine Bluff. … UAPB senior forward Faith Ohanta recorded a double-double against Southern with 17 points and 12 rebounds. Her 12.7 points per game rank 11th in the Southwestern Athletic Conference. … Alcorn State has lost four consecutive games, and the Braves lost 62-61 on Saturday to Mississippi Valley State. The game was tied with 13 seconds left, then the Braves turned the ball over and Mississippi Valley State made one of two free throws when they were fouled with two seconds left in the game. … Alcorn State ranks second in the SWAC with a 30.4 team three-point shooting percentage.
— Brooks Kubena
UAPB men at Alcorn State
WHEN 7:30 p.m. Central
WHERE Davey Whitney Complex, Lorman, Miss. RECORDS UAPB 9-17, 9-2 Southwestern Athletic Conference; Alcorn State 8-17, 4-8
RADIO KUAP-FM, 89.7, in Pine Bluff
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
UAPB
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Martaveous McKnight, 6-4, Jr. 19.4 4.2 G Charles Jackson, 6-5, Jr. 9.8 3.2 G Cameron Posey, 6-2, Fr. 3.2 1.6 G Joe’Randle Toliver, 6-4, Sr. 5.9 2.3 F Travon Harper, 6-8, Sr. 10.0 4.6 COACH George Ivory (83-198 in 10th season at UAPB and overall)
ALCORN STATE
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Avery Patterson, 6-2, Sr. 6.1 2.0 G A.J. Mosby, 6-3, Sr. 14.3 4.7 F Dante Sterling, 6-6, Jr. 11.3 3.0 F Yalen Reed, 6-7, Soph. 5.6 4.9 F Devon Brewer, 6-8, Soph. 5.8 3.5 COACH Montez Robinson (41-46 in third season at Alcorn State and overall)
TEAM COMPARISON
UAPB ALST 64.8 Points for 68.7 72.3 Points against 74.6 -9.9 Rebound margin -4.4 +0.6 Turnover margin -0.5 43.2 FG pct. 41.9 34.0 3-pt. pct. 34.1 67.5 FT pct. 70.2 CHALK TALK UAPB surrendered its place alone at the top of the Southwestern Athletic Conference standings with its 70-62 loss at Southern on Saturday. The Golden Lions are now tied with Grambling State for first place. … UAPB junior guard Martaveous McKnight’s 19.4 points per game rank first in the SWAC, 56th nationally. The Golden Lions rank second in the SWAC with a 43.2 team field goal percentage. … Alcorn State snapped a three-game losing streak with a 94-90 overtime victory over Mississippi Valley State (2-23, 2-10) on Saturday. The Braves’ A.J. Mosby and Reginald Gee both average 14.3 points per game, which rank eighth in the SWAC.