Braves season ends at North Texas
Published 12:19 pm Thursday, March 16, 2023
- Alcorn State’s 18-14 overall record ended with a loss against North Texas in the National Invitational Tournament Wednesday night. Alcorn won the Southwestern Athletic Conference regular season championship and made it to the NIT for the second year in a row. (Michael Wade | Alcorn State athletics)
DENTON, Texas – Dominic Brewton scored 14 points with four rebounds to lead the Braves in the first round of the National Invitational Tournament. Despite the effort, Alcorn’s season ends with an 18-14 overall record and a 15-13 record in conference play.
Oddyst Walker added 11 points and five rebounds, and Dekedran Thorn had 9 points and nine rebounds. But a small bench and a low-scoring second half gave the No. 3 North Texas the 69-53 victory in the Super Pit in Denton Wednesday night.
After trailing 8-2 to open the contest, Alcorn went on a run punctuated by a three-point jumper from Thorn to give the Braves their only lead, 10-8, with 14:39 left in the first half.
The Mean Green quickly snapped back and overtook the Braves less than a minute later. UNT would retain this lead into the break, closing the period with a 30-26 advantage.
Returning after the half, North Texas got the best of the Alcorn defense to go on a 10-2 run. The Braves would continue to fight back, but it was not enough for the first-round victory.