HUNTSVILLE, Ala. | The Alabama A&M University men's basketball team led from start to finish and used a big first-half run to pull away from Oakwood in a 111-59 victory in an exhibition game on Monday night at the AAMU Event Center.
The Bulldogs turned a six-point advantage into a 23-point lead, with the help of a 17-0 run, in a three-minute span in the first half and did not look back in pulling away from the Ambassadors.
Jayland Randall paced four players in double figures with 16 points, on 5-of-8 shooting, with three rebounds and one assist.
Dailin Smith recorded 15 points, three steals and one assist, while
London Riley added 13 points, including three 3-pointers, along with three boards and one steal. Anthony Bryant chipped in 10 points, three boards, one assist and one steal. Defensively,
Clance Crosby finished with a game-high 10 rebounds.
Brian Williams led Oakwood with 15 points, on 6-of-10 shooting, along with one rebound. Amyr Dickerson registered 10 points and three boards.
Gallery: (11-6-2023) Alabama A&M vs. Oakwood
HOW IT HAPPENED
Alabama A&M raced out to a 14-2 lead after an
EJ Williams layup with just over 15 minutes to play in the opening half.
Oakwood closed the gap to 14-6 after a JB Moore dunk and pair of free throws by Jubelin Prophet with a little less than 14 minutes to play.
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Jayland Randall layup extended AAMU's lead to 21-10 with 11:22 remaining, but the Ambassadors refused to go down quietly, cutting the margin to 21-15 after a Zanteous Thornton bucket with 9:47 left.
The Bulldogs responded and held Oakwood without a bucket for more than three minutes, as Alabama A&M used a 17-0 run to push the advantage to 38-15 after a
London Riley triple with 6:08 left in the half.
Alabama A&M continued to stretch the lead as Oakwood could not get much going offensively. The Bulldogs the crowd at the Event Center rocking after a dunk by
Joshua Hughley with 1:21 left as AAMU extended the lead to 46-20.
The Ambassadors got the final four points of the half, cutting the deficit to 46-24 at the break.
Alabama A&M continued to push the offense, using a 18-10 run to begin the second half as
Dailin Smith's layup gave the Bulldogs a commanding 62-34 lead with just under 16 minutes to play.
Free throws by
Austin Harvell increased the margin to 76-38 with 11:36 remaining and Oakwood could not recover as Alabama A&M cruised to the exhibition victory.
GAME NOTES
- Alabama A&M shot 55.4 percent (41-of-74) from the field and 64.3 percent (18-of-28) from the free-throw line
- The Bulldogs registered 53 rebounds, with 33 coming off the defensive glass
- Jayland Randall recorded 16 points, three rebounds and one assist.
- Dailin Smith tallied 15 points, three steals and one assist
- London Riley added 13 points, with three boards and one steal
- Anthony Bryant chipped in 10 points, three boards, one assist and one steal
- Clance Crosby registered with a game-high 10 rebounds.
- Alabama A&M finished with 76 bench points, 48 points in the paint, 32 points off 22 Oakwood turnovers, 24 second-chance points and 19 fastbreak points.
- Oakwood went 23-of-66 shooting (34.8 percent) and 7-of-11 (63.6 percent) from the charity stripe
- The Ambassadors recorded 32 rebounds, with 13 coming off the offensive glass
- Brian Williams tallied 15 points and one rebound
- Amyr Dickerson registered 10 points and three boards.
- Oakwood finished with 26 points in the paint, 26 bench points, nine points off 16 AAMU turnovers and seven second-chance points
UP NEXT
Alabama A&M opens the 2023-24 regular season on Thursday with a short trip to Florence, Ala., as the Bulldogs visit North Alabama. Tip-off against the Lions is set for 7 p.m. from CB&S Bank Arena at Flowers Hall.
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