February 27, 2017 – BIRMINGHAM, AL – Martravious Little exploded for 23 points, as the Maroon Tigers roared to a 72-55 win over the Tuskegee Golden Tigers, in the first round of the SIAC Basketball Tournament.
Morehouse, the #4 seed in the SIAC East had little trouble with Tuskegee, the #5 seed in the West. In their only meeting this season, Morehouse beat Tuskegee, 64-52, on December 3, at Forbes Arena.
With hot shooting by Martravious Little and Keyshaun Jacobs in the first half, the Maroon Tigers grabbed a 37-28 halftime lead, then stretched it to nearly 20 points in the second half.
Little hit 5 of 8 shots for 12 points. Keyshaun Jacobs came off the bench early, hitting all three of his shots, including two triples. Jacobs finished with 12 points. He played extended minutes in the absence of Ayinde Russell, Morehouse's second-leading scorer who left the team last week.
For the game, Morehouse shot 55 percent from the field, including 8 of 16 from beyond the arc. Jordan Wallace, also playing extended minutes, hit 4 of 6 shots, with two three-pointers, for 12 points.
Team leading scorer Tyrius Walker put up seven points in the first period, but played only half the period. Both he and Omar Alston picked up two early fouls. Walker tallied 13 points, six rebounds and three assists. Duby Maduegbunam posted five points and tied with six other players for a game-high six rebounds.
Three Golden Tigers posted double figures, led by James Eades, with 13 points. Tuskegee fell to 8-19, on the season.
Morehouse improved to 17-9 and advances to play the Lane College Dragons, Wednesday, at 7:45 p.m. During the regular season, the Maroon Tigers split with the Dragons, with each team winning on its own home court. Morehouse won 80-74 at Forbes, December 10 and Lane won 97-84, January 2, in Jackson, TN. Morehouse lost to Lane in the tournament quarterfinals last season.
All men's and women's games are played at the Bill Harris Arena, at Birmingham's Crossplex. Live stats of each game can be viewed by logging onto to Championships page of www.thesiac.com/.
