ITTA BENA, Miss. --The Alabama State men's basketball team got a 29-point showing from the bench on the way to a 79-56 victory against the Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils on the road Monday.

The Hornets (12-14, 8-5) had three players score in double figures, led by TJ Madlock, who had 13 points and four steals. CJ Hines tacked on 13 points, and Jasteven Walker chipped in with 12 points.

The Alabama State offense was impressive from downtown, knocking down 14 threes on 32 attempts. Hines hit three treys for the Hornets in the contest.

Alabama State's defense held Mississippi Valley State to only 38.1 percent shooting from the field. The Hornets also limited Jair Horton to four of 15 shooting and nine points in the game. The Delta Devils did not have much luck cleaning up their misses on the offensive glass, either. They finished with eight offensive rebounds and managed six second-chance points, while Alabama State cleared 32 defensive rebounds.

How It Happened

Alabama State started the scoring by going on a 12-0 run to take an early lead with 17:46 left in the first half. The Hornets then added four points to that lead by the end of the period and entered halftime with a 46-30 advantage. Alabama State relied on its three-point shooting in the period, knocking down nine shots to account for 27 of its 46 points.

Following intermission, Alabama State kept widening that lead, expanding it to 53-36 before going on a 13-0 run, finished off by Antonio "Tj" Madlock's three, to grow the lead to 66-36 with 12:47 to go in the contest. The Delta Devils narrowed the margin, but the Hornets cruised the rest of the way for the 79-56 win. Alabama State shot well from three-point range in the half, hitting five shots from deep to score 15 of its 33 points.

Game Notes

» The Hornets shot well from three-point range, knocking down 14 of 32 long-range attempts.
» The Hornets held the Delta Devils to only 38.1 percent shooting from the field.
» Alabama State never trailed on the way to a 79-56 victory.
» Alabama State tallied 17 total assists in the game.
» The Alabama State bench came alive by adding 29 points to its scoring output.
» Alabama State had a 42-34 edge on the boards in the win.
» Alabama State turned the ball over eight times while dishing out 17 assists.
» Alabama State cleaned up on the offensive glass, collecting 10 offensive boards in the game.
» TJ Madlock and CJ Hines led the Hornets with a game-high 13 points a piece.
» Alabama State got a team-high nine rebounds from Micah Octave.