Texas Southern's four-game winning streak came to an end Saturday as Alcorn State handed them a 33-14 loss at Shell Energy Stadium on Saturday.
The Braves (4-5, 2-3 SWAC) set the tone early with a 12-play, 80-yard opening drive capped by Reggie Davis's 2-yard touchdown run. After Texas Southern (4-4, 3-2) answered with a 43-yard scoring strike from KJ Cooper to Roriyon Richardson, Alcorn regained control as Davis added a 15-yard touchdown run in the second quarter to cap off a seven-play, 65-yard drive to give the Braves a 14-7 lead.
The defenses would take over by trading multiple punts in the third quarter but the TSU defense made a big stand by stopping the Braves on a 4th-and-2 at the TSU 38 with 2:11 left in the second stanza.
The offense would drive all the way to the ASU 19 as time ticked down but an interception ended the drive for TSU entering halftime.
Alcorn State scored a touchdown and tacked on a field goal in the third quarter to take control of the contest as TSU's offense was held to only a pair of punts on drives totaling less than five minutes.
ASU added another touchdown to open the fourth quarter for a 30-7 lead and never looked back for their second straight win over TSU.
Alcorn State finished 6-for-6 in the red zone and limited Texas Southern to 0-for-2 inside the 20. The Braves posted 29 first downs and 456 total yards to the Tigers' 340.
TSU is back in action on the road at Alabama State next weekend in Montgomery, Ala.
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