DAYTONA BEACH, FL - The Wildcats welcome in Alcorn State and Jackson State this weekend looking to match a season-high six-game win streak that has stood since 2017-18. The Braves open the festivities on Saturday, Feb. 15 at 5:30 p.m., with the Tigers set to follow on Monday, Feb. 17 at 7 p.m. at Moore Gymnasium.

B-CU sits tied with JSU in second place in the SWAC standings at 8-3. 

Admission is free with a student ID. General admission tickets start at just $10. Fans can also watch the action live for free at YouTube.com/CatEyeNetwork.



Saturday, February 15
Opponent: Alcorn State (7-17, 7-4 SWAC)
Time: 5:30 p.m. EST
Location: Daytona Beach, Fla. | Moore Gymnasium
Tickets: bcuathletics.com/tickets
Watch: YouTube.com/CatEyeNetwork
Live Stats: bcuathletics.com/stats

Monday, February 10
Opponent: Jackson State (8-16, 8-16 SWAC)
Time: 7 p.m. EST
Location: Daytona Beach, Fla. | Moore Gymnasium
Tickets: bcuathletics.com/tickets
Watch: YouTube.com/CatEyeNetwork
Live Stats: bcuathletics.com/stats



Career nights for Kalil Camara and Daniel Rouzan lifted the Wildcats to another short-staffed win - their fourth straight - as B-CU took down Texas Southern, 80-77, Monday night at H&PE Arena

FIRST HALF

B-CU's Daniel Rouzan and Kalil Camara each started strong out of the gate, scoring the first 13 points for B-CU as the Cats held an early 13-12 advantage over Texas Southern through the first six minutes of play. 

A Trey Thomas fastbreak layup after a Jesus Carralero Martin made it a 22-15 lead for the Cats after 10 minutes of play before the Tigers regained the lead at 24-23 on a Kavion McClain layup.

The two sides traded buckets and leads until Duane Posey's jump shot made it a five-point Texas Southern lead at 32-27 with five minutes until the half. A Zaire Hayes three made it 37-31 with three minutes until the half. 

A Carralero Martin dunk, David Onanina paint jumper, and a Seneca Willoughby layup, and Thomas three made it nine straight for B-CU to go up three, a lead they would hold going into the break at 42-39.

SECOND HALF

A smooth eurostep by Trey Thomas made it 52-49 through the first five minutes of the second half. B-CU made that a six point lead at 57-51 on another Thomas layup. 

Just under the ten-minute mark, Rouzan made it an eight-point game with a driving layup to cross the 20-point mark for the first time in his career.

The Tigers continued to hang around, finally bringing the deficit down to 69-66 on a Jaylin Jackson-Posey driving layup with five minutes remaining. That deficit fell down to just one on a Hayes layup that made it 71-70.

Texas Southern took its first lead of the second half at 77-76 on a Jackson-Posey layup before Willoughby answered with a stepback jumper on the other end - one that would eventually be the game-winner. 

A B-CU free throw miss put the one-point lead in jeopardy, but a Tigers turnover shortly after an inbounds pass with under ten seconds to play was the dagger as Carralero Martin put the game away at the charity stripe, 80-79.




Alcorn State is 7-16 on the year, with all seven wins coming during conference play. The Braves head into the weekend riding a three-game winning streak after taking down Grambling State, Arkansas - Pine Bluff, and Mississippi Valley State over the past two weeks. The only conference losses for the Braves have come against Southern, Florida A&M, and Texas Southern. 

Alcorn State is fueled by its defense, which ranks fourth in the SWAC at 73 points per game allowed. They hold opponents to 44 percent shooting and only 33 percent from three. They are also the SWAC's third-best team in rebounding margin. 

Offensively, the Braves rank second to last to only MVSU, averaging 64 points per game on 40 percent shooting from the floor. They have posted a respectable 33 percent clip from deep as a team. 

Sixth man Keionte Cornelius has been Alcorn State's top scorer. The senior guard has posted just over ten points per game with no starts on the year. Jalyke Gaines-Wyatt, sophomore point guard, is the only other Brave averaging in double figures at an even 10 points per game. Senior center Djahi Binet is the SWAC's second-leading rebounder at eight per game. 

Jackson State is 8-16 on the year. Like Alcorn State, all eight wins have come in conference play. The Tigers swept through MVSU and UAPB last weekend at home. 

JSU sits in the middle of the SWAC on both sides of the ball, averaging 70 points per game to 78 points allowed. They shoot an even 40 percent from the floor and 33 percent from three.

Junior guard Daeshun Ruffin leads the Tigers on offense with 16 points per game. His teammates in the backcourt, Dorian McMillian and Jayme Mitchell Jr. each also average over ten per game. Graduate forward Romelle Mansel is the team's leading rebounder at nearly seven per game.



Saturday marks the ninth meeting between the Braves and Wildcats, with Alcorn State holding a 6-2 advantage.

Monday marks the eighth meeting between the Tigers and Wildcats. Jackson State holds a 5-2 lead in the series.



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