PINE BLUFF, Ark. | Alex Anderson scored a career-high 29 points as the Alabama State University men's basketball team claimed their second straight win with a 74-71 win over the University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Saturday at May Fieldhouse. 
 
THE BASICS
Score: Alabama State 74 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff 71
Records: Hornets 8-17, 6-6 SWAC | Tigers 10-15, 6-6 SWAC
Date: Sat., Feb. 11, 2023
Location: Pine Bluff, Ark. | Thomas May Fieldhouse
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HOW IT HAPPENED 

• The first half saw one tie and six lead changes over the first seven minutes. 
• TJ Madlock gave the Hornets a 9-8 lead with 14:28 to go in the first half. 
• UAPB went on a 6-0 run to take a 14-9 lead with just under 13 minutes left. 
• Kylen Milton sank two free throws to put the Line ups 24-16 at the 7:24 mark of the opening half. 
• A Kendal Parker 3-pointer cut the deficit to 24-21 during a 5-0 run with 6:29 remaining. 
• Alabama State used an 11-0 run to build a 32-27 advantage following Alex Anderson's three with 2:23 left in the first half.  
• Anderson finished the first half with 17 points while the Hornets shot 44 percent from the field and made four 3-pointers to hold a 35-32 halftime lead. 
• The second half started like the first half one tie and six lead changes in the first six minutes. 
• Down 41-39 the Hornets went on a 10-0 run to take a 49-41 lead after an Anderson 3-pointer with 12:56 left in the second half. 
• The Lions countered with a 10-0 run to regain the lead at 51-49 midway through the second half.
• A pair of Madlock free throws gave the Hornets a 66-60 lead at the 5:55 mark of the second half. 
• Anderson made 1-of-2 free throws to give the Hornets a 74-71 lead with 25 seconds left.
• UAPB missed a jumper on the final possession as the Hornets held on for the win. 

 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Anderson poured in a career-high 29 points, making 11-of-18 shots with three assists and two steals.
• Parker tossed in a career-high 11 points on 4-of-7 shooting. 
• Jordan O'Neal also had 11 point, scoring seven points from the free throw line.
• The Hornets went 19-of-24 from the charity stripe and have made 15-plus free throws for the third straight game and the ninth time this season.
• Milton led three UAPB players in double figures, scoring 17 points and had five rebounds.
• Chris Greene tallied 14 points, while Cameo Stokes and Shaun Doss Jr. added 12 points each.
• The game saw 15 lead changes and 10 ties. 
• Points in the paint were even, 28-28.

UP NEXT
Alabama State travels to Mississippi Valley State University on Monday at 7:30 p.m. in Itta Bena, Miss.s