After knocking off this year’s No. 3 seed and last year’s SWAC tournament champions in the Southern University Lady Jags. Alcorn State women’s hoops continue to survive and advance against higher seeds with another upset victory. This time over the two-seeded Grambling State Tigers.
Watch the final seconds of the game and get the Gameday AI recap below.
ALCORN STATE UPSETS GRAMBLING IN SWAC TOURNAMENT
Alcorn State took down Grambling State, one of the SWAC’s top teams, by a score of 61-59 on Friday afternoon. The Lady Braves went into halftime with a 31-29 lead and were able to hold off the Lady Tigers for the final 20 minutes.
Destiny Brown scored 19 points to lead the way for Alcorn State. That performance included an impressive 10 points in the second half to ignite the team down the stretch. As a team, Alcorn State shot 10-of-29 from the field in the second half, scoring 0.84 points per possession on average.
Grambling State was led by Kahia Warmsley, who recorded 20 points and six boards. As a team, the Lady Tigers shot 38% (21-of-56) from the field and 38% (6-of-16) from distance. Their shooting was part of larger offensive struggles that contributed to the loss. Grambling State only mustered 0.84 points per possession on 46% true shooting.
- Alcorn State committed six unforced turnovers (8% of possessions)
- Grambling State scored below 60 points for the fifth time this season
- Anijah Grant recorded a game-high +9 plus-minus
Alcorn State proved once again that it is a tough matchup. The Lady Braves will face their next opponent, TBA, at Bartow Arena on March 16. This loss was a rare slip-up for Grambling State, which had been playing well recently. The Lady Tigers will have to rebound after the SWAC Tournament, as this was their final game of the regular season.
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