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Garrett Hicks
Sidney Jackson
58
Alabama A&M AAMU 6-17,3-9 SWAC
61
Winner Alabama St. ALST 8-17,7-5 SWAC
Alabama A&M AAMU
6-17,3-9 SWAC
58
Final
61
Alabama St. ALST
8-17,7-5 SWAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Alabama A&M AAMU 35 23 58
Alabama St. ALST 30 31 61

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | AAMU Sports Information

Men's basketball falls at Alabama State

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — With one last shot at forcing overtime, Evan Wiley fired up a 3-pointer from midcourt.

The shot fell short of the rim — as did Alabama A&M's hopes for a significant road win.

Alabama State used a late surge to top rival Alabama A&M 61-58 Saturday night in a Southwestern Athletic Conference men's basketball game.

For Alabama A&M (6-17), it was a night of missed opportunities.
Trying to notch its first win against Alabama State since January 2016, Alabama A&M appeared poised to end the four-year skid. The Bulldogs led the majority of the game — including almost the entire final eight minutes of the game.

But in the end, missed opportunities at the free-throw line turned out to be costly. Alabama A&M finished 11-of-24 (45.8 percent) from the stripe, while Alabama State made 27 of 42 attempts, accounting for almost half of the Hornets' points.

Garrett Hicks led Alabama A&M with 14 points, making three 3-pointers. Cameron Alford finished with 13 points and nine rebounds, while Cameron Tucker scored 10 points with six rebounds.

Alabama State took the lead with seven seconds remaining on a Jacoby Ross layup.
 
POST-GAME NOTES
- Alabama A&M Starting Lineup: Garrett Hicks, Cameron Alford, EJ Williams, Evan Wiley and Cameron Tucker.

-This was a game of runs. Alabama State led by 10 at one point in the first half, but Alabama A&M made a run late in the half and took an eight-point cushion. There were eight lead changes.

- The game stretched on a little longer than normal because of play stoppages. There were 59 fouls called and 62 free throws attempted.
 
UP NEXT
Alabama A&M hosts Alcorn State on Saturday to open a two-game SWAC home swing.
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