Courtesy of GSU Athletic Communications
Men’s Basketball
Grambling State guard Kintavious Dozier scored a season-high 30 points to lead Grambling State to a 77-67 win over Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) foe Alabama State at the Dunn-Oliver Acadome on Saturday afternoon.
Dozier was a marksman from behind the arc, scoring 21 of his points from three-point range. He went 9-for-15 from field and 7-of-11 from deep. He added three rebounds and steal to his tally.
Mikale Stevenson was also big on the offensive end for the Tigers, contributing 15 points with four assists, three boards and two steals.
PJ Eason and Antwan Burnett were strong on the glass, both grabbing 10 rebounds apiece in the victory.
Grambling State (7-16 overall, 4-6 SWAC) played from in front for much of game, having a response for every Alabama State run.
Leading 20-18 with 7:25 remaining until halftime, the Tigers began to put pressure on ASU (9-14, 5-5). Dozier knocked down 3-pointer to give GSU a 23-18 cushion. Emeka Nnaji followed that with a transition dunk to make it 25-18.
Grambling State led 38-28 at halftime.
After the Tigers stretched its lead to 43-30 with 16:48 on the left in the game, ASU used an 11-4 run to cut the lead to 47-41. GSU quickly extinguished that run, using a 9-1 spurt, punctuated by another triple from Dozier, to go up 56-42 with 11:19 to go.
Grambling State snagged its largest lead of the game, 65-48, on a layup by Nnaji at the 7:13 mark.
The Hornets did their best to try to keep pace but couldn’t close the gap to any more than five points.
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Women’s Basketball
Grambling State secured a crucial 70-61 victory over Alabama State on Saturday afternoon in a Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) battle at the Dunn-Oliver Acadome.
With the win, Grambling State improves to 9-13 overall and 6-5 in SWAC play, while Alabama State falls to 5-18 overall and 3-8 in the conference standings.
Kahia Warmsley led the charge for Grambling State, scoring a team-high 16 points while adding four steals, two rebounds, and an assist.
Lydia Freeman was dominant in limited minutes, going a perfect 3-for-3 from the field and 8-for-8 from the free-throw line to finish with 14 points.
Alyssa Phillip provided a strong presence off the bench with 12 points and five rebounds, while Shaniah Nunn contributed 10 points, three rebounds, and three assists.
Grambling State jumped out to an early 20-18 lead after the first quarter and maintained a 36-34 advantage heading into halftime.
The third quarter proved to be the turning point, as the Tigers outscored Alabama State 19-16 behind efficient shooting, including their only three-pointer of the game.
The Tigers defense took over in the final period, holding Alabama State to just 25 percent shooting from the field. Grambling State capitalized at the free-throw line, knocking down 9-of-10 attempts in the fourth quarter to put the game out of reach.
Alabama State was led by Kaitlyn Bryant, who scored a game-high 19 points on 9-of-18 shooting. Taylor Smith added 12 points and four rebounds, while Ashley Gray chipped in 10 points off the bench.
