MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Joshua Freelove netted 18 points and Alabama State's defense came through late in a 49-46 win over Southwestern Athletic Conference-rival Alcorn State Monday night.
Alcorn State led 42-39 on Anthony Nieves' 3-pointer with 8:18 left, but then went nearly 7 minutes without scoring. Alabama State's Bobby Brown scored four points on a 6-0 run as the Hornets (6-14, 4-3) took a 45-42 lead.
Marquiz Baker hit two free throws for Alcorn State (7-16, 5-3) with 1:30 left to cut Alabama State's lead to 45-44, but Ryan Watts hit a jumper and a free throw and Phillip Crawford closed with another foul shot as the Hornets held on for the three-point win.
Baker paced the Braves with 21 points. Alcorn State had won five of its past seven after beginning the year 2-13.
Brown tallied 14 points and 10 rebounds for his first double-double.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| Alcorn State (7-16) | 30 | 16 | 46 |
| Alabama State (6-14) « | 24 | 25 | 49 |
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| Alcorn State Braves | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| M. Starks, F | 21 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| I. Francis, F | 19 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| L. Luckett, G | 38 | 2-10 | 8-9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| M. Baker, G | 36 | 7-19 | 4-6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 21 |
| A. Nieves, G | 22 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| D. Hampton | 24 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| J. Nicholas | 17 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| A. Evans | 11 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| M. Myles | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T. Birdie | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Hester | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Raquil | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 15-51 | 12-16 | 37 | 6 | 16 | 46 | |
| 29.4% | 75% | ||||||
| Alabama State Hornets | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| S. Patterson, F | 30 | 2-11 | 1-2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| P. Crawford, F | 22 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| J. Waters, G | 33 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| B. Brown, G | 32 | 6-8 | 1-3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| J. Freelove, G | 25 | 6-12 | 3-4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 18 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| D. McDaniel | 23 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| R. Watts | 18 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| L. Page | 15 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| J. Jefferson | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 18-50 | 9-15 | 39 | 13 | 14 | 49 | |
| 36% | 60% | ||||||
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