Barnes, Texas Southern Tigers square off against the Alcorn State Braves

Updated Feb. 27, 2023 3:43 a.m. ET

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Texas Southern Tigers (11-18, 7-9 SWAC) at Alcorn State Braves (15-12, 12-3 SWAC)

Lorman, Mississippi; Monday, 9 p.m. EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Alcorn State -4.5; over/under is 139

BOTTOM LINE: Dominic Brewton and the Alcorn State Braves host Davon Barnes and the Texas Southern Tigers in SWAC action Monday.

The Braves are 6-2 in home games. Alcorn State has a 4-10 record against opponents over .500.

The Tigers are 7-9 in conference matchups. Texas Southern is fifth in the SWAC with 10.0 offensive rebounds per game led by Joirdon Karl Nicholas averaging 2.6.

TOP PERFORMERS: Brewton is scoring 13.1 points per game and averaging 3.8 rebounds for the Braves. Dekedran Thorn is averaging 1.4 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Alcorn State.

PJ Henry averages 1.8 made 3-pointers per game for the Tigers, scoring 10.5 points while shooting 32.5% from beyond the arc. John Walker III is shooting 48.8% and averaging 13.7 points over the past 10 games for Texas Southern.

LAST 10 GAMES: Braves: 8-2, averaging 70.4 points, 31.5 rebounds, 10.9 assists, 7.9 steals and 2.8 blocks per game while shooting 44.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 66.5 points per game.

Tigers: 6-4, averaging 69.1 points, 34.8 rebounds, 10.9 assists, 6.5 steals and 3.1 blocks per game while shooting 42.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 67.6 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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