Alcorn State downs Blue Mountain behind long-shooting Howard
LORMAN, Miss. (AP) Maurice Howard scored 24 points with seven 3-pointers, Jonathan Floyd added 15 with three 3s and Alcorn State hit 13 from behind the arc in beating NAIA member Blue Mountain College 79-55 on Friday night.
Reginal Johnson scored 14 points for the Braves (1-1), who trailed briefly until Jael Scott's layup sparked a 12-2 run for a 20-10 lead that grew to 41-31 at halftime.
Howard, who hit a single-season school record 74 3-pointers last season, opened the second half with back-to-back 3s and was 7 of 18 from long distance against the Toppers.
Tyree Beason scored 15 points and Da'Juonta Ross added 10 with nine rebounds for the Blue Mountain, which outrebounded the Braves 44-36, but shot 18 of 54 (33 percent) from the floor and 6 of 22 (27 percent) from long distance.
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Points | 0 | 0 |
Field Goals | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
3-Pointers | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
Free Throws | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
Total Rebounds | 0 | 0 |
Offensive | 0 | 0 |
Defensive | 0 | 0 |
Team | 0 | 0 |
Assists | 0 | 0 |
Steals | 0 | 0 |
Blocks | 0 | 0 |
Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
Fouls | 0 | 0 |
Technicals | 0 | 0 |
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Blue Mountain - | PPG | RPG | APG |
Alcorn St. 1-1 | 64.4 PPG | 37.5 RPG | 12.6 APG |
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Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |