Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils vs. Grambling Tigers

Mar 9, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
MVSU	19	33	52
GRAM	34	43	77

Game Recap

Grambling routs Mississippi Valley State 77-52 in SWAC Tournament first round. Jamil Muttilib had 22 points to lead Grambling to a 77-52 victory over Mississippi Valley State on Monday night in the first round of the Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament.

Player Stats

MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
22Daniel Mayfield	21	1-7	0-1	0-0	0	1	1	1	0	1	2
21Samuel Murray	10	0-1	0-0	0-0	5	1	0	0	0	1	0
11Xzayvion Childress	26	1-5	0-2	0-0	2	1	0	0	2	4	2
10Michael James	29	7-16	4-7	5-6	7	4	3	0	7	1	23
0Patrick Punch	31	0-5	0-2	1-2	5	1	0	0	3	1	1
5Chance Sutton	6	0-0	0-0	0-1	3	1	0	0	1	0	0
35Jonathan Pace	2	2-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4
3Lamont Sams	24	2-5	0-1	5-6	3	2	2	1	1	4	9
20Mussa Mzein	12	2-3	0-0	0-0	2	0	1	0	1	1	4
24X'Zaevion Barnett	25	1-4	0-1	0-2	2	3	2	0	2	1	2
13Tyrone Iroghama	3	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
14George Ivory III	11	2-3	1-1	0-0	0	0	1	1	0	2	5
TOTAL	-	18-5234.6%	5-1533.3%	11-1764.7%	32	14	10	3	17	16	52

GRAMBLING	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
15Antonio Munoz	22	2-9	0-0	3-4	4	0	0	1	2	0	7
1Roderick Coffee III	27	3-8	3-5	0-0	3	5	2	1	4	1	9
3Rickey Ballard	25	1-3	1-3	0-0	5	0	2	2	1	2	3
21Devyn Franklin	23	1-2	0-0	2-4	6	1	1	0	0	3	4
11Jamil Muttilib	33	6-12	5-8	5-7	4	1	1	0	0	3	22
23Mekhi Fitts	9	3-3	1-1	2-2	0	0	0	0	0	2	9
10Richard Amaefule	8	0-3	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
5Jimel Lane	20	4-9	0-3	0-0	6	1	0	0	1	2	8
20Chancellor Perkins	8	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	2	0
0Derrius Ward	25	4-5	3-4	4-7	2	7	1	0	3	1	15


TOTAL	-	24-5543.6%	13-2454.2%	16-2466.7%	31	15	7	4	12	17	77

Play-by-Play

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1st halfMVSUGRAM

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Grambling.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Mississippi Valley State.
(19:37) Jamil Muttilib misses 9-foot turnaround jump shot.
(19:31) Antonio Munoz Offensive Rebound.
(19:31) Antonio Munoz misses tip in dunk.
(19:31) Samuel Murray Defensive Rebound.
(19:14) Xzayvion Childress misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(19:09) Patrick Punch Offensive Rebound.
+3 (19:07) Michael James makes 24-foot three point jumper (Daniel Mayfield assists).
30
(18:37) Rickey Ballard misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(18:34) Samuel Murray Defensive Rebound.
(18:16) Daniel Mayfield misses 17-foot jumper.
(18:12) Xzayvion Childress Offensive Rebound.
(18:10) Michael James misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(18:07) Michael James Offensive Rebound.
(17:50) Patrick Punch misses 11-foot pullup jump shot.
(17:47) Antonio Munoz Defensive Rebound.
(17:41) Antonio Munoz misses 20-foot pullup jump shot.
(17:38) Rickey Ballard Offensive Rebound.
+2 (17:30) Antonio Munoz makes 15-foot pullup jump shot (Roderick Coffee III assists).
32
+3 (17:05) Michael James makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot (Patrick Punch assists).
62
(16:47) Foul on Roderick Coffee III.
(16:47) Roderick Coffee III turnover.
(16:25) Lamont Sams misses 18-foot pullup jump shot.
(16:22) Rickey Ballard Defensive Rebound.
(16:09) Roderick Coffee III bad pass turnover.
(16:09) Michael James Steal.
+2 (16:04) Lamont Sams makes 3-foot floating jump shot (Michael James assists).
82
(15:45) Roderick Coffee III misses 10-foot pullup jump shot.
(15:41) Michael James Defensive Rebound.
(15:28) Lamont Sams bad pass turnover.
(15:28) Roderick Coffee III Steal.
(15:19) Foul on Michael James.
(15:19) Jamil Muttilib misses free throw 1 of 2.
(15:19) Grambling Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (15:19) Jamil Muttilib makes free throw 2 of 2.
83
(14:51) Xzayvion Childress bad pass turnover.
(14:51) Jamil Muttilib Steal.
(14:47) Rickey Ballard bad pass turnover.
(14:47) George Ivory III Steal.
(14:39) George Ivory III misses layup.
(14:35) Derrius Ward Defensive Rebound.
(14:33) Foul on Xzayvion Childress.
+1 (14:33) Jamil Muttilib makes free throw 1 of 2.
84
+1 (14:33) Jamil Muttilib makes free throw 2 of 2.
85
+2 (14:15) George Ivory III makes layup (X'Zaevion Barnett assists).
105
(13:49) Jimel Lane misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(13:46) Michael James Defensive Rebound.
(13:26) Michael James turnover.
(13:12) Roderick Coffee III misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(13:09) Grambling Offensive Rebound.
(12:50) Antonio Munoz misses 18-foot pullup jump shot.
(12:46) Lamont Sams Defensive Rebound.
+3 (12:22) George Ivory III makes 25-foot three pointer.
135
(12:11) Foul on Lamont Sams.
(12:01) Antonio Munoz misses driving layup.
(12:01) George Ivory III Block.
(12:00) Grambling Offensive Rebound.
(11:54) Roderick Coffee III misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(11:51) Lamont Sams Defensive Rebound.
(11:26) Daniel Mayfield misses layup.
(11:22) Devyn Franklin Defensive Rebound.
(11:19) Foul on Lamont Sams.
+1 (11:19) Antonio Munoz makes free throw 1 of 2.
136
+1 (11:19) Antonio Munoz makes free throw 2 of 2.
137
(10:56) Michael James bad pass turnover.
+3 (10:38) Jamil Muttilib makes 24-foot three point jumper (Derrius Ward assists).
1310
(10:16) Michael James bad pass turnover.
(10:16) Devyn Franklin Steal.
+3 (10:02) Derrius Ward makes 25-foot three pointer.
1313
(9:44) Michael James misses 17-foot pullup jump shot.
(9:41) Jamil Muttilib Defensive Rebound.
(9:36) Foul on Mussa Mzein.
(9:36) Derrius Ward misses free throw 1 of 3.
(9:36) Grambling Deadball Team Rebound.
(9:36) Derrius Ward misses free throw 2 of 3.
(9:36) Grambling Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (9:36) Derrius Ward makes free throw 3 of 3.
1314
(9:16) Foul on Derrius Ward.
(9:01) Michael James misses 10-foot floating jump shot.
(8:55) Samuel Murray Offensive Rebound.
(8:55) Samuel Murray misses tip in layup.
(8:54) Michael James Offensive Rebound.
(8:49) Michael James bad pass turnover.
(8:49) Technical Foul on Samuel Murray.
(8:49) Jamil Muttilib misses free throw 1 of 2.
(8:49) Grambling Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (8:49) Jamil Muttilib makes free throw 2 of 2.
1315
(8:37) Antonio Munoz misses 14-foot floating jump shot.
(8:33) Michael James Defensive Rebound.
(8:11) Daniel Mayfield misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(8:07) Devyn Franklin Defensive Rebound.
(7:54) Foul on Daniel Mayfield.
+1 (7:54) Antonio Munoz makes free throw 1 of 2.
1316
(7:54) Antonio Munoz misses free throw 2 of 2.
(7:52) Samuel Murray Defensive Rebound.
(7:33) Daniel Mayfield misses 7-foot hook shot.
(7:33) Rickey Ballard Block.
(7:27) Rickey Ballard Defensive Rebound.
+3 (7:11) Jamil Muttilib makes 26-foot three point jumper (Derrius Ward assists).
1319
(6:49) Michael James bad pass turnover.
(6:49) Rickey Ballard Steal.
(6:41) Antonio Munoz bad pass turnover.
(6:41) Michael James Steal.
(6:36) Michael James misses 12-foot pullup jump shot.
(6:36) Antonio Munoz Block.
(6:34) Devyn Franklin Defensive Rebound.
(6:34) Foul on Xzayvion Childress.
+1 (6:34) Devyn Franklin makes free throw 1 of 2.
1320
(6:34) Devyn Franklin misses free throw 2 of 2.
(6:33) Mussa Mzein Defensive Rebound.
(6:23) Michael James misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(6:19) Rickey Ballard Defensive Rebound.
(6:12) Jamil Muttilib misses layup.
(6:09) Patrick Punch Defensive Rebound.
(6:07) Patrick Punch misses layup.
(5:58) X'Zaevion Barnett Offensive Rebound.
(5:47) X'Zaevion Barnett bad pass turnover.
+3 (5:34) Jamil Muttilib makes 25-foot three point jumper (Derrius Ward assists).
1323
(5:18) Michael James bad pass turnover.
(5:07) Foul on Xzayvion Childress.
+1 (5:07) Derrius Ward makes free throw 1 of 2.
1324
+1 (5:07) Derrius Ward makes free throw 2 of 2.
1325
(4:49) Foul on Rickey Ballard.
+1 (4:49) Lamont Sams makes free throw 1 of 2.
1425
+1 (4:49) Lamont Sams makes free throw 2 of 2.
1525
+3 (4:27) Derrius Ward makes 26-foot three pointer.
1528
(3:58) Patrick Punch misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(3:54) Roderick Coffee III Defensive Rebound.
(3:45) Derrius Ward bad pass turnover.
(3:45) Mussa Mzein Steal.
(3:27) Foul on Jamil Muttilib.
+2 (3:13) Mussa Mzein makes 7-foot hook shot (Lamont Sams assists).
1728
(2:58) Jamil Muttilib misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(2:54) Mussa Mzein Defensive Rebound.
(2:41) Foul on Mekhi Fitts.
(2:33) Foul on Mekhi Fitts.
(2:23) Mussa Mzein bad pass turnover.
(2:23) Derrius Ward Steal.
(2:19) Derrius Ward bad pass turnover.
(2:19) X'Zaevion Barnett Steal.
(2:16) Foul on Devyn Franklin.
+1 (2:16) Lamont Sams makes free throw 1 of 2.
1828
+1 (2:16) Lamont Sams makes free throw 2 of 2.
1928
(2:01) Antonio Munoz misses driving layup.
(1:57) Patrick Punch Defensive Rebound.
(1:37) Lamont Sams misses 12-foot pullup jump shot.
(1:35) Grambling Defensive Rebound.
(1:17) Jimel Lane bad pass turnover.
(1:17) X'Zaevion Barnett Steal.
(0:59) Mussa Mzein misses 4-foot hook shot.
(0:56) Devyn Franklin Defensive Rebound.
(0:51) Jimel Lane misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(0:46) Jamil Muttilib Offensive Rebound.
+3 (0:45) Jamil Muttilib makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot.
1931
(0:32) Patrick Punch bad pass turnover.
+3 (0:03) Derrius Ward makes 26-foot three pointer.
1934
(0:00) Patrick Punch bad pass turnover.

2nd half

Team Stats

MVSU

GRAM

52Points77

18-52(34.6%)Field Goal(%)24-55(43.6%)

5-15(33.3%)3-Point(%)13-24(54.2%)

11-17(64.7%)Free Throw(%)16-24(66.7%)

35(13)Rebounds(Offensive)36(11)

14Assists15

10Steals7

3Blocks4

18Turnovers12

16(1)Fouls(Technical)17(0)

8Largest Lead29

Game Details

Monday, March 9, 2026 · 8:30 PM

Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center · Grambling, LA

attendance: 807 (10.6%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: GRAM -13.5

over/under: 135.5