Feb. 27, 2011

Final Stats

Alcorn State's Marquiz Baker scored 27 points to lead Alcorn State to an 83-74 victory over the Southern University Jaguars on Saturday.

With the loss, Southern is virtually eliminated from making the 2011 SWAC Basketball Tournament for the second consecutive season.

Baker hit four 3-pointers and went 9 of 12 from the free-throw line to help the Braves (4-22, 4-12 SWAC) snap a five-game losing streak.

Blake Sanford scored 16 points to lead Southern (4-24, 3-13), which has lost nine straight. Madut Bol scored 15 points, Ingram had 14 and 11 rebounds and Quinton Doggett added 14 points for the Jaguars, who were 14 of 27 from the free-throw line (51.9 percent).

Julius Ingram hit two free throws to cut Alcorn State's lead to 70-66 with 2:09 remaining, but Willis Brownlee converted a three-point play and Baker hit a free throw for a 74-66 advantage with 1:15 left.

Brownlee had 15 points and 10 rebounds and Kendrick McDonald added 15 points for the Braves.