ITTA BENA, Miss.  – The Delta Devils of Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils thrilled the home crowd for the first time this season, with a nail-biting 66- 60, win over the Golden Lions of the University of Arkansas – Pine Bluff.
 
Mississippi Valley took an 11-point spread into the locker room at halftime over Pine Bluff. The Delta Devils forced the Golden Lions to turn the ball over 17 times in the opening half, which was pivotal to their victory. Isaac Williams paced MVSU with 11-points. Ta'Jay Henry and Marcus Romain proved to be a vicious duo; each scoring six points in the first half.
 
Charles Jackson had a successful game, scoring five-points in the first and several Golden Lions chipped in four-points each.

"We stayed committed to what our coaching staff has been teaching is and we were fortunate enough to come up with the win," said Romain. 
 
During the second half, UAPB mounted their offensive strikes to close the point deficit, however they were unable to tie or take the lead from the charging Delta Devils. Romain paced MVSU with 20 points, five rebounds, four steals and two assists. Williams finished with 15-points and three rebounds, while Henry added 10-points, six rebounds, three steals and one assist. 
 
MVSU travels to Montgomery, Alabama, to take on Alabama State University on January 9 and Alabama A & M on January 11 in Huntsville.
 
Head Coach Andre Payne stated, "The key to the game was defense, we forced 24 turnovers, anytime you can do that, you will have some kind of success. The guys brought into the system tonight and played the defense we teach everyday."