LORMAN, Miss. - A slow start to the second half for B-CU proved to be the difference as Alcorn State held on for a 70-61 win, Monday night at the Davey L. Whitney Health & Physical Education Complex. 



FIRST HALF

Bethune-Cookman's Daniel Rouzan scored 13 of the first 15 points for the Wildcats (7-13, 4-3 SWAC) held a 15-13 advantage through a chippy first seven minutes of play. 

Alcorn State (4-16, 4-3 SWAC) retook the lead on a Jalyke Gaines-Wyatt free throw before B-CU scored seven straight to lead it by five on after a Seneca Willoughby three. 

Keionte Cornelious drained a triple of his own to put the Braves back in front, 29-28 with three minutes until the break. 

The two squads remained locked at 32-32 with just 30 seconds until halftime. An Alcorn State steal went for naught as David Onanina's chasedown block prevented an easy Braves bucket. A late layup from Djahi Binet made it a two-point Braves advantage as the teams headed to the half.

 SECOND HALF

B-CU managed only six points in the first six minutes of the second half as Alcorn raced in front by thirteen, primarly through its paint offense. 

A Jesus Carralero Martin tip-in trimmed the deficit to six at 49-43 with 11 minutes to play, but the Braves pushed it back to 11 on a Gaines-Wyatt layup. 

Another B-CU run, highlighted by back-to-back buckets from Trey Thomas, made it just a five-point deficit with two minutes left, but the B-CU triples stopped falling, and the Braves got to the charity stripe to ice the game at 70-61.

• Fresh off a career-high 18-point effort at Jackson State, Daniel Rouzan just missed that mark, scoring a team-high 17 on 8-9 shooting with five rebounds, an assist, and a block.
• Trey Thomas was the only other Wildcat in double-figures. He added 16 with six rebounds, two assists, and a steal.
• Jesus Carralero Martin led the way on the boards with eight rebounds on the night. 
• Alcorn State scored 24 points off the bench to B-CU's 14. 

Hoops Homecoming is up next for B-CU as they return home to host Alabama State on Saturday, Feb. 1 at 5:30 p.m. Fans can visit @BCU_Athletics on social media for full details on festivities. Program alums can register for the Friday night Alumni Meet and Greet at bcuathletics.com/events. 


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