Joshua leads Alcorn State against No. 13 Tennessee after 30-point outing

Published Dec. 3, 2022 2:42 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Alcorn State Braves (3-5) at Tennessee Volunteers (6-1)

Knoxville, Tennessee; Sunday, 6 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Alcorn State takes on the No. 13 Tennessee Volunteers after Byron Joshua scored 30 points in Alcorn State's 80-72 loss to the Grand Canyon Antelopes.

The Volunteers have gone 3-0 at home. Tennessee is 5-1 against opponents with a winning record.

The Braves have gone 2-4 away from home. Alcorn State is fifth in the SWAC with 30.9 rebounds per game led by Jeremiah Kendall averaging 5.8.

TOP PERFORMERS: Josiah-Jordan James is shooting 52.6% from beyond the arc with 3.3 made 3-pointers per game for the Volunteers, while averaging 13.7 points, six rebounds and 1.7 steals. Santiago Vescovi is shooting 35.1% and averaging 12.0 points for Tennessee.

Joshua is averaging 11.6 points and 1.6 steals for the Braves. Dominic Brewton is averaging 11.6 points for Alcorn State.

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