Mississippi Valley State vs. Alcorn State: Full Game Preview

Mississippi Valley State

(1-12, 0-9 away)

Alcorn State

(5-14, 3-5 home)

Venue: Davey Whitney Complex

6:00PM ET / 3:00PM PT, January 12, 2013

Team Leaders

	Points	Rebounds	Assists
Mississippi Valley State	D Usher 17.4	M Smith 6.3	D Marshall 2.9
Alcorn State	M Baker 19.1	I Francis 4.4	L Luckett 2.5

In spite of 27 points and 10 rebounds from Davon Usher, the Delta Devils came up short 69-65 against Alabama State on January 8th. At 17.4, he paces the team in points per game. In an 80-46 blowout of Grambling State on January 8th, Anthony Nieves put up 18 points for the Braves. He is averaging 12.6 points and 3.3 rebounds per game.

Alcorn State StatSmack

Mississippi Valley State has a much better overall winning percentage over the last 10 years (0.442 to 0.242).
It must sting. Mississippi Valley State has blown out Alcorn State by 20 points or more on 4 occasions since 2003.
Mississippi Valley State can actually jump, with more rebounds (34.2 per game vs 31.0 per game) than Alcorn State this season.
Winning is in our blood. Mississippi Valley State had a better record in close games than Alcorn State last season (7-3 vs 4-6).
You get an A for effort, but Mississippi Valley State has emerged victorious against Alcorn State the last 4 times they've played.
We just win. Mississippi Valley State has more wins over the last 5 years than Alcorn State (67 vs 32).
Davon Usher is ranked 8th in the SWAC in points and 10th in the SWAC in three-pointers.
Mississippi Valley State beat Alcorn State by 8 points the last time they played (Feb 11, 2012).
The Mississippi Valley State rebounding leader (Matt Smith) has more rebounds than the Alcorn State rebounding leader (Josh Nicholas).
At least you keep showing up. Mississippi Valley State has an average margin of victory of 12 over Alcorn State in 32 wins since 1980.
Mississippi Valley State takes less vacation, with more NCAA Tournament appearances over the last 10 years than Alcorn State (2 vs 0).

MVSU Players		Mins	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO
C+	Davon Usher	34	17	6	1	1	0	2
C	Matt Smith	28	10	6	0	1	2	2
D	Darius Tomlin	21	7	2	2	1	0	3
D	Darryl Marshall	26	7	2	3	1	0	3
D	Julius Francis	20	6	4	0	0	0	2
D	Blake Ralling	18	4	3	1	1	0	1
D	Marcus Johnson	14	3	1	1	0	0	1
D-	Cameron Dobbs	12	3	1	0	0	0	1
D-	Ervin Thomas	15	2	3	0	0	0	1
F	Nate Brandt	20	2	2	1	0	0	2
F	Montreal Holley	10	1	1	0	0	0	0
F	Cortlan Henry	12	2	2	0	0	0	1
F	C. Samples	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
F	Arthur Framery	3	0	0	0	0	0	0

ALCORN Players		Mins	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO
B	Marquiz Baker	37	20	4	2	2	0	3
C	L. Luckett	33	12	4	2	1	0	3
C	Anthony Nieves	31	12	3	2	1	0	4
D+	Anthony Evans	26	7	2	2	1	0	1
D	Josh Nicholas	16	4	4	0	0	1	1
D	Ian Francis	22	4	4	1	1	1	1
D	Michael Starks	17	3	4	0	0	1	1
D	Devonte Hampton	16	3	2	1	1	0	1
D	Tyrel Hunt	15	4	2	1	0	0	1
D-	Clint Nwosuh	5	1	1	0	0	0	0
D-	Stephane Raquil	13	2	2	0	0	0	1
D-	Jamaal Hester	6	1	2	0	0	0	0
F	Terrance Birdie	7	2	1	1	0	0	1
F	Marius Myles	5	0	1	0	0	0	0
F	M. Sanders	7	1	1	1	0	0	1
F	Larry Johnson	6	2	0	1	0	0	0