http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/players/ian_francis/122308 Recent articles about Ian Francis en-us LeAntwan Luckett's 14 points led four Alcorn State scorers in double figures in a 78-53 victory over winless Grambling State Monday night. Devonte Hampton and Anthony Nieves added 13 points and Marquiz Baker 11 for Alcorn State (9-17, 7-4 Southwestern Athletic Conference). Ian Francis added eight points and 10 rebounds. The Braves won the rebound battle 34-20 and outscored the Tigers 32-18 in the paint and 28-11 off the bench. Grambling State (0-20, 0-11) committed 11 turnovers that led to 21 Braves points. The Tigers' Terry Rose had 16 points, while David Copeland scored 13 and Demetri Wheeler 10. Grambling State shot 26.1 percent (6 of 23) in the first half while Alcorn State opened a 41-19 halftime advantage. The Tigers' shooting improved in the second half and the team pulled within 49-35, but Alcorn State returned the lead to 20-plus points in short order and cruised to the win. Tue, 05 Feb 2013 01:06:42 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/alcorn_st_78_grambling_st_53/12838951 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/alcorn_st_78_grambling_st_53/12838951 Alcorn St. 78, Grambling St. 53 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/alcorn_st_78_grambling_st_53/12838951 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Alcorn State beat Oakwood 85-41 Sunday in the season opener for the Braves. Oakwood, who plays out of the United States Collegiate Athletic Association, counted the game as an exhibition match. Alcorn State took a 21-point lead into halftime and continued that pace after the break, outscoring Oakwood 47-24 in the second half. Alcorn State's lineup boast four starters from last year's team, all which are now seniors. Two of those starters, Ian Francis and Michael Starks, are the Braves' two leading scorers from last season. The Braves will also look for a spark from sophomore LeAntwan Luckett, who was highly touted out of high school but sat out his entire freshman season. Sun, 11 Nov 2012 20:48:38 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/alcorn_st_85_oakwood_41/12185116 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/alcorn_st_85_oakwood_41/12185116 Alcorn St. 85, Oakwood 41 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/alcorn_st_85_oakwood_41/12185116 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Phillip Crawford scored a career-high 27 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, and Alabama State pulled away from Alcorn State 78-63 on Saturday night to split the season series. Crawford recorded his third double-double of the season for the Hornets (10-15, 7-6 Southwestern Athletic Conference). Ryan Watts finished with 19 points, Ivory White had 11 and Tramaine Butler added 10 for Alabama State, which has won two straight games. Alabama State outscored the Braves 26-16 over the final 10 minutes to put the game out of reach. Crawford made 11 of 15 field goal attempts to pace a 46.4 percent (26 of 56) field goal shooting effort for the Hornets. They made 19 of 34 free throw attempts while Alcorn State attempted 15, making 13. Ian Francis scored 14 points, Martrevious Sanders had 12 and Kendrick McDonald added 10 for the Braves (8-18, 5-9), who lost two of their last three. Sat, 18 Feb 2012 22:26:52 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/alabama_st_78_alcorn_st_63/9996166 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/alabama_st_78_alcorn_st_63/9996166 Alabama St. 78, Alcorn St. 63 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/alabama_st_78_alcorn_st_63/9996166 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Derick Beltran led four Southern University players in double figures with 14 points and the Jaguars defeated Alcorn State 65-54 on Saturday. Frederick Coleman tallied a double-double with 12 points and 14 rebounds, Mike Celestin scored 12 points and Jameel Grace added 10 for Southern (11-11, 7-2 Southwestern Athletic Conference). The Jaguars led the entire way after scoring the game's first six points, four by Quinton Doggett. Southern led 31-13 at halftime after holding the Braves (4-16, 2-7) to just 3-of-27 shooting in the first half. Alcorn made it 6-2 on Ian Francis' layup with 16:16 left in the first half and wouldn't hit another field goal for 10:44, when JaMichael Hawkins' layup made it 19-7. Southern took its biggest lead, 40-17, on Beltran's 3 with 14:35 to play. Xavian Rimmer led Alcorn State with 14 points, Anthony Nieves added 11 and KeDorian Sullivan chipped in 10 rebounds. Sat, 28 Jan 2012 20:47:53 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/southern_u_65_alcorn_st_54/9650815 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/southern_u_65_alcorn_st_54/9650815 Southern U. 65, Alcorn St. 54 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/southern_u_65_alcorn_st_54/9650815 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Quincy Roberts scored 26 points and Grambling State held off Alcorn State to win 72-71 Monday night. Alcorn State turned it over with 10 seconds left Brandon Dorsett made the second of his two free throws for the Tigers' victory. Xavier Rogers added 17 points for Grambling State (2-12, 2-2 Southwestern Athletic Conference). Alcorn State (4-12, 1-3) turned it over 13 times, compared to nine by the Tigers. Xavian Rimmer had five turnovers for the Braves. The Braves' turnovers negated a good night shooting, as they made 56.9 percent (29 of 51). Alcorn State also outrebounded Grambling State 23-18. Ken McDonald paced the Braves with 22 points, on 10-of-18 shooting. Twann Oakley added 14 points, Chris Brand chipped in 12 and Ian Francis had 10 for Alcorn State, which went to the free throw line 12 times (making 10 shots) compared to 30 for the Tigers (who made 21). Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:08:03 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/grambling_st_72_alcorn_st_71/9241213 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/grambling_st_72_alcorn_st_71/9241213 Grambling St. 72, Alcorn St. 71 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/grambling_st_72_alcorn_st_71/9241213 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/d/8/d8a8f4725381d0130a674786ce4a016faa4a5024/mini/Connecticut_v_St_1cf1.jpg Johnny Dee scored 18 points and went 4 for 4 from the free throw line to help San Diego hold on and beat Alcorn State 66-65 Saturday. Darian Norris scored 15 points for the Toreros, going 6 of 8 from the field and 2 of 3 from 3-point range. Chris Manresa recorded 10 points and nine rebounds for San Diego (4-1). Ian Francis and JaMichael Hawkins both scored 12 points and Twann Oakley added 11 points for Alcorn State. Alcorn State (1-4) outshot San Diego from the field, 47.2 percent (25 of 53) to 46.3 percent (25 of 54), and from 3-point range, 43.8 percent (7 of 16) to 35.3 percent (6 of 17), but missed three key free throws in the second half. After being outscored 38-29 in the first half, the Braves outscored the Toreros 36-28 in the second half but fell just short of a comeback win. Sat, 26 Nov 2011 21:40:51 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/san_diego_66_alcorn_st_65/8343766 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/san_diego_66_alcorn_st_65/8343766 San Diego 66, Alcorn St. 65 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/san_diego_66_alcorn_st_65/8343766 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png