Grambling finally stopped its Division I winning streak at 45 games. (AP Photo) |
It was a streak that was bound to end some time, and on Monday night it finally did. Grambling State defeated Alcorn State 95-80 to end a 45-game Division I losing streak. The G-Men hadn’t beaten a D1 team since the end of the 2011-2012 season.
FINAL: #Grambling 95, Alcorn State 80. Tigers end 45-game Division I losing streak (28 games in SWAC) and notch first win in 709 days.
– Sean Isabella (@ST_IsabellaTNS) February 11, 2014
//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Grambling’s only other win came Dec. 16 against Central Baptist College, an NAIA school. The Tigers went 0-28 last season.
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