LORMAN, Miss. (AP) Reginal Johnson scored 18 points on 8-of-12 shooting and Alcorn State won its sixth straight game 75-65 over Grambling on Monday night.

It is the third time the Braves have won five-plus games in-a-row over the last two seasons.

DeAndr� Davis, Denzel Dulin, and A.J. Mosby each finished with 14 points for the Braves (11-11, 8-3 SWAC), with Mosby adding a team high nine assists. The Braves finished with 24 total assists on their 31 field goals, and finished shooting 57.4 percent.

Alcorn State held a nine-point lead in the first before the Tigers closed to 37-33 at halftime. Grambling kept it close for much of the second half, trailing just 63-61 with 4:55 left, but the Braves slowly pulled away. Dulin made a 3-pointer, sparking a 12-4 stretch for Alcorn State which pushed the lead to double-digits with under a minute left.

Averyl Ugba led the Tigers (10-14, 5-6) with 18 points.

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