Alcorn State Braves vs Texas Southern Tigers Prediction, 2/26/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Alcorn State Braves vs Texas Southern Tigers

Date: Thursday, February 26, 2026

Location: H&PE Arena in Houston, TX

TV: ESPN+

The Alcorn State Braves (7-19) are en route to H&PE Arena on Thursday where they will attempt to beat the Texas Southern Tigers (10-16).

The Alcorn State Braves faced off with Jackson State and earned the victory with a final of 83-65 in their last game. Alcorn State wrapped up the contest with a 41.4% FG percentage (24 of 58) and knocked down 6 of 22 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the charity stripe, the Braves knocked down 29 of 38 shots for a rate of 76.3%. In the matter of rebounding, they compiled 40 with 15 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 10 assists for the game in addition to forcing the other team into 17 turnovers and earning 13 steals. In the matter of the defense, Alcorn State allowed their opponent to shoot 38.9% from the field on 21 out of 54 shooting. Jackson State doled out 7 assists and had 3 steals in the game. Moreover, Jackson State grabbed 32 rebounds (12 offensive, 20 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Jackson State went 73.1% at the free throw line by knocking down 19 of 26 shots. They also made 4 of 21 tries from downtown. With respect to personal fouls, the Braves ended up finishing with 16 while Jackson State finished the game with 26 personal fouls.

Tycen McDaniels is one guy who had an impact in the matchup. He notched 25 points on 6 of 12 shooting. He saw the court for 34 minutes and grabbed 14 boards. He finished shooting 50.0% from the floor and also distributed 2 dimes.

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Alcorn State heads into this one with a win-loss record of 7-19 this season. They turn it over 13.9 times per game and as a group are committing 17.8 fouls every game. As a team, Alcorn State is pulling down 29.5 boards per game and has accounted for 301 assists for the campaign, which has them ranked 351st in college in terms of passing the ball. The Braves are hitting 34.9% on shots from beyond the arc (179 of 513) and 70.4% from the free throw line. They are averaging 67.5 points per contest (341st in Division 1) while hitting 42.7% from the floor.

On defense, the Braves are able to force 13.2 turnovers per contest and they draw 14.7 fouls. They currently rank 297th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 415 conceded for the year. The Braves are giving up a FG percentage of 50.5% (747 of 1,480) and they concede 36.5 boards per game as a squad. They are giving up 35.0% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 348th in D-1 in points per game allowed (81.7).

In their last game, the Texas Southern Tigers went home defeated by a final of 72-71 against MVSU. In the matter of cleaning up the glass, Texas Southern allowed MVSU to pull down 27 in all (7 on the offensive glass). They wrapped up this game 27.8% from distance by going 5 out of 18 and walked away from this one shooting 13 out of 20 from the free throw line (65.0%). The Tigers allowed MVSU to convert 27 of their 57 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.4% for this contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Tigers ended up going 24 for 51 from the field which had them at 47.1%. When talking about shooting from beyond the arc, Texas Southern converted 4 of their 14 attempts (28.6%). They were able to bury 19 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 67.9%. MVSU had 21 fouls for the matchup which took the Tigers to the charity stripe for 28 attempts. They turned it over 10 times, while getting 5 steals for this game. The Tigers were able to collect 20 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards for a total of 26 in the matchup.

Duane Posey ended up being a major contributor for the Tigers in this contest. He converted 6 out of 8 for the contest giving him a rate of 75.0%, and had 4 rebounds. He totaled 17 points in his 33 mins of playing time, but went home with no dimes.

Texas Southern has a win-loss mark of 10-16 for the year. As an offensive unit, the Tigers are shooting 45.4% from the field, which is ranked 178th in D-1. Texas Southern has accounted for 1,944 points on the year (74.8 per game) and they snag 34.4 rebounds per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 10.9 times per contest (351st in the country) and they cough up possession 13.7 times per game. The Tigers are responsible for committing 19.5 personal fouls every game and they hit 71.1% from the charity stripe.

The Texas Southern defense allows 33.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter (213 of 637) and their opposition knocks down 70.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 13.8 dimes and 35.5 rebounds every game, which is ranked 220th and 248th in the nation. The Tigers defensively are ranked 306th in D-1 in PPG given up with 78.5. They are able to force 12.5 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 44.8% from the field (224th in Division 1).

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Alcorn State

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