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Final · Thu, Nov 5, 2026 · Davey L. Whitney Complex, Lorman, MS · attendance 500 · ESPN gamecast · Share this box score

Howard beat Alcorn State 94-83

By Hardwood Bricks staff · Thu, Nov 5, 2026

Howard beat Alcorn State 94-83 on the road in Lorman.

Cedric Taylor III led Howard with 27 points and 8 rebounds. Trey Thomas had 27 points and 4 3-pointers for Alcorn State.

Howard had 44 points in the paint to Alcorn State's 30. Howard covered the closing spread. Our model missed the final margin by 4.4 points.

Scoring · Howard: Cedric Taylor III 27, Cam Gillus 17, James Brown 12, Gasper Kocevar 11, Josiah Lawson 10, Drew Harris 5, BJ Powell 5, Alex Cotton 4, Jeremiah Johnson 2, Isaiah Brown 1. Alcorn State: Trey Thomas 27, Saxby Sunderland 13, Jahseem Felton 12, Christian Richardson 9, Ma'Kye Taylor 5, Calvin Sirmans III 4, Bobby Cannon 4, Ethan Griffin 4, Adam Tokpah 3, Braylhan Thomas 2.

What the model said

Projected that morning with only earlier games

HOW 76, ALCN 69model score

+6.6model spread (home)

145.2model total

4.4points off the final margin

UnderdogALCN +9.52.9 Lost Under 149.54.3 Lost

OverUnderFavoriteUnderdogThe colored fill is the gap between the model and the market: a full chip means 6 points or more. The number on each chip is that gap.

Leans are against the DraftKings closing line ESPN carries. Season record on the ratings page.

Line and result

	Spread (home)	Total	ML home	ML away	Source
Close	+9.5	149.5	340	-440	DraftKings via ESPN

Margin -11 (home) ATS HOW covered Total 177 → over

Travel and rest coming in

Team	Rest days	Miles in	Road streak	Time zone
HOW	non-SWAC team, not tracked
ALCN	2	0	–	same

Rest is full days off between games. Miles are an estimate from the travel model (see the travel page).

Team stats

Stat	HOW	ALCN
FG	32-56	30-65
FG%	57	46
3PT	6-18	9-28
3P%	33	32
FT	24-36	14-23
FT%	67	61
Rebounds	34	26
Offensive rebounds	11	14
Defensive rebounds	23	12
Assists	15	19
Steals	3	5
Blocks	4	2
Turnovers	10	11
Points off turnovers	17	7
Fast break points	9	9
Points in paint	44	30
Fouls	24	25
Largest lead	18	5
Possessions (est.)	72.1	72.9
Points per 100 possessions	130.4	113.8

Possessions = FGA − OREB + TO + 0.475 × FTA.

Howard Bison

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF
Cam Gillus G	36	17	5-7	2-4	5-7	2	3	2	2	1	0	3
Cedric Taylor III G	33	27	8-13	2-3	9-13	1	8	3	4	2	2	3
Gasper Kocevar C	28	11	4-7	0-1	3-3	4	7	3	3	0	1	5
Alex Cotton G	24	4	1-6	1-5	1-2	0	2	2	1	0	0	3
James Brown C	23	12	5-8	0-1	2-4	2	5	1	0	0	0	4
Josiah Lawson	26	10	4-8	1-4	1-2	1	5	2	0	0	1	4
Drew Harris	20	5	2-3	0-0	1-2	0	2	2	0	0	0	1
Jeremiah Johnson	5	2	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BJ Powell	4	5	2-2	0-0	1-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Isaiah Brown	1	1	0-0	0-0	1-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Julian Johnson	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Calvin Robins Jr.	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Shane Frazier	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
River Smith	DNP
Ose Okojie	DNP

Alcorn State Braves

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF
Trey Thomas G	33	27	10-27	4-13	3-4	0	0	1	4	2	1	2
Jahseem Felton G	28	12	5-11	2-5	0-0	1	1	1	1	0	0	2
Calvin Sirmans III G	24	4	1-2	1-2	1-3	0	1	9	1	0	0	3
Ma'Kye Taylor F	19	5	2-5	1-3	0-0	1	2	1	0	0	0	4
Christian Richardson C	9	9	4-4	0-0	1-1	0	1	0	0	0	0	4
Saxby Sunderland	23	13	4-6	1-1	4-6	2	2	5	2	2	0	4
Adam Tokpah	17	3	1-1	0-0	1-2	3	6	0	0	1	1	2
Bobby Cannon	15	4	0-3	0-2	4-4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Ethan Griffin	14	4	2-3	0-0	0-3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Braylhan Thomas	11	2	1-3	0-2	0-0	1	1	2	1	0	0	2
Nigel Thomas	5	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Jayan Walker	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Josh Powell	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cameron Zeigler	DNP
Jaylin Craine	DNP