Box Score

ITTA BENA, Miss. – The Mississippi Valley State University men's basketball program was almost exclusively the Michael James show on the offensive end of the court as the walking bucket was responsible for 34-of-63 (54%) points scored by the Delta Devils during a 79-63 loss to the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats.

The Basics:

• Score
  • Bethune-Cookman – 79
  • Mississippi Valley – 63

• Records
  • Mississippi Valley (1-18, 0-5 SWAC)
  • Bethune-Cookman (6-11, 3-1 SWAC)

• Location
  • Itta Bena, Mississippi – R.W. Harrison HPER Complex

• Series History
  • Wildcats Lead 8-1 (11.1%)

• Winning Streak
  • Wildcats (W8) / Delta Devils' Last Win: December 29, 1980 (82-68)

Delta Devils' Top Performers: 

• James was the headliner, dropping 34 points while tying his personal-best for buckets (11) as he made five long balls on top of leading the Devils in both assists (4) and steals (3).

• Chance Sutton was the contest's top rebounder with a season-most six plus a pair of steals.

• Patrick Punch was one of two players for Coach Ivory to reach double-digits, going for ten points and tying James for the assist crown (4).

Next:

• The men from Tallahassee, the Florida A&M Rattlers, come to town for a 7 p.m. fight.

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