Final Boxscore

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Using a full-throttled offense and a stifling defense the Alabama State University men's basketball team cruised to a 91-64 victory over Alcorn State Saturday night at Dunn-Oliver Acadome.

The Hornets (11-13, 8-5 SWAC) scored a season-best point total en route to securing the season sweep over the Braves (1-25, 1-12 SWAC). In addition, the 27-point margin of victory was the largest of the year for Alabama State.

Menji Mundadi paced a balanced ASU offensive attack with 21 points including five three-pointers. Twelve different players scored for the Hornets with four players finishing in double digits. Byron Walker and Chris Duncan each finished with 15 followed by 11 from Tramayne Moorer, who also pulled down 10 rebounds to record his fourth double-double of the year.

Tony Eackles scored 25 points as the lone Alcorn player to reach double figures on the night.

“I thought we played with tremendous effort tonight especially at the start of the game,” said ASU head coach Lewis Jackson. “During halftime, we talked about continuing to play with intensity in the second half and I thought for the most part we did that as well. It was nice to be able to give all our guys some minutes in the game. Hopefully, this is just another building step for us as we head into the final few weeks before the tournament.”

The Hornets scored the first 11 points en route to blazing a 20-point lead (24-4) with 13:14 to play in the opening half. Alcorn did not score its first point until a free throw at the 17:16 mark and its only field goal in the first eight minutes came with 16:26 on the clock.

Mundadi scored 10 points during ASU's opening surge that included baskets by seven different players. The Bama State defense forced eight turnovers during the run and limited Alcorn to just 16 percent shooting (1-for-6).

The ASU offense, which shot a blistering 60 percent from the field in the first half, continued to run on all cylinders maintaining a 20-point advantage for much of the opening stanza. Mundadi's fourth three-pointer of the half gave the Hornets their largest lead, 42-16, at the 3:13 mark.

The Braves answered with an 8-0 run of their own but ASU closed with the final seven points of the period including a trey by Walker at the buzzer to take a 49-24 lead into the halftime break. The 49 points was the most scored by the Hornets in a half this season.

Bama State scored the first six points of the second half as the lead ballooned to over 30 points. Alcorn continued to struggle on both ends of the floor and never got closer than 26 points as the Hornets substituted liberally over the final 10 minutes of the contest.

For the game, ASU out-rebounded Alcorn 40-22. The Hornets also shot a season-best 58.2 percent from the floor, making 32-of-55 attempts including matching a season high with 10 treys.

Alabama State continues its stay at home Monday against Southern University at 7:30 p.m. The game has been designated as “Blackout Night” with fans encouraged to wear black.