Tyson finished with 17 points, including five threes, while Darrion Trammell added 17 points and seven assists. Riley Grigsby chipped in 11 points and Kyree Brown added nine off the bench.
Keondre Montgomery paced Alcorn State (0-2) with 17 points. Lenell Henry added 13 points and Darrious Agnew chipped in 11.
The game got off to a sluggish start, going more than four minutes without a point on either side. Seattle U's Emeka Udenyi finally broke the seal with a free throw at the 15:37 mark. The Redhawks (1-0) would go on an 8-0 run before Alcorn State notched a point – a free throw at the 13:35 mark.
Knotted at 23-23 with four minutes remaining in the first, Seattle U closed out the frame on a 10-2 run to take a 33-25 lead into the break.
Down the stretch a Montgomery and-one pulled the Braves even with the Redhawks, 61-61. Alcorn State would take a 64-61 lead before Brown knocked down a huge three with 1:22 remaining. Two free throws by Byron Joshua were followed by a Grigsby layup.
Joshua would rim out a shot on the ensuing possession and the Redhawks called a timeout to set up their final play – a Trammell to Tyson combo for a three from the wing for the go-ahead bucket.
CAMERON TYSON FOR THE WIN!!! pic.twitter.com/zLCaIg6Yzv
— Seattle U Men's Basketball (@seattleumbb) November 11, 2021
Seattle U next heads to Pullman, Wash., to face Washington State on Friday, Nov. 12. Tip off from the Beasley Coliseum is set for 7 p.m.
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