Grambling St. beats Mississippi Valley St. 77-75

ITTA BENA, Miss. (AP) — Dallas Polk-Hilliard had a career-high 26 points as Grambling State narrowly defeated Mississippi Valley State 77-75 on Monday night.

Nigel Ribeiro had 12 points for Grambling State (14-15, 8-8 Southwestern Athletic Conference), which broke its four-game losing streak. Axel Mpoyo added 10 points and nine rebounds. Prince Moss had 10 points for the visitors.

Dante Scott had 24 points for the Delta Devils (6-25, 4-13). Jordan Evans added 19 points and nine rebounds. Gregory Jones-Rollins had 16 points.

The Tigers improve to 2-0 against the Delta Devils for the season. Grambling State defeated Mississippi Valley State 79-57 on Feb. 4. Grambling State matches up against Alabama State at home on Thursday. Mississippi Valley State finishes out the regular season against Arkansas-Pine Bluff at home on Saturday.