HUNTSVILLE, Ala. | The Alabama A&M University men's basketball team concludes its Texas road trip on Monday as the Bulldogs visit Prairie View A&M in a Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) game on Monday. Tip-off against the Panthers is set for 8 p.m. from the William J. Nicks Building.
Alabama A&M (3-16 overall, 2-4 SWAC) is riding a four-game losing streak after opening conference play with a pair of victories. Prairie View A&M (7-12, 2-4) has won two out of its last three games but enters off a home loss on Saturday to Alabama State.
HEAD COACH - OTIS HUGHLEY JR.
Career Record: 18-34 (second season)
At Alabama A&M: 18-34 (second season)
SWAC Record: 12-12
SERIES HISTORY [note: since 2004]
All-Time Record vs. Prairie View A&M: Prairie View A&M leads, 22-18
Record in Prairie View: Prairie View A&M leads, 14-6
Last Meeting: Alabama A&M 67, Prairie View A&M 59 (1/23/23)
Hughley vs. Prairie View A&M: 1-0
LAST MEETING
Garrett Hicks and Olisa Blaise Akononbi each recorded 13 points as the Bulldogs rolled past Prairie View A&M, 67-59, on Jan. 23, 2023 at the AAMU Event Center.
Alabama A&M shot 48 percent from the floor and 50 percent from beyond the arc in the conference win.
Tekorian Smith paced Prairie View A&M with 24 points and was the lone Panther in double figures.
LAST TIME OUT – ALABAMA A&M
Chad Moodie scored a career-high 16 points and
Omari Peek added 13 points, but it wasn't enough to rally from a double-digit halftime deficit as Alabama A&M fell to Texas Southern, 85-69, on Saturday.
The Bulldogs finished with 40 bench points and 26 points in the paint in the road loss.
LAST TIME OUT – PRAIRIE VIEW A&M
Four players posted double figures, led by Brian Myles's double-double of 18 points and 11 rebounds as the Panthers fell at home to Alabama State, 74-67, on Saturday.
The Hornets led 39-31 at the break and held off the Panthers to earn the road win.
Charles Smith IV registered 14 points, followed by Orlando Horton Jr. and Charles Lane Jr. with 11 points each as PVAMU shot 41.5 percent from the floor, but 63 percent from the foul line.
TOP SCORERS
Alabama A&M
Dailin Smith – 14.3 points
Omari Peek – 8.4 points
Cameron Tucker – 7.3 points
Prairie View A&M
Charles Smith IV – 14.2 points
Javontae Hopkins – 11.8 points
Bryan Miles – 9.9 points
SWAC PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH IN PRESEASON POLL
Alabama A&M – seventh
Prairie View A&M – sixth
NATIONAL STATISTICS
Alabama A&M
4
th – Free-throw attempts per game
7
th – Free-throws made per game
18
th – Bench points per game
Prairie View A&M
9
th – Turnovers forced per game
14
th – Steals per game
15
th – Turnover margin
BIGGEST NON-CONFERENCE WIN
Alabama A&M – vs. Tennessee State (85-83, OT // Nov. 29, 2023)
Texas Southern – at Eastern Kentucky (76-64 // Nov. 21, 2023)
THE MARCH FOR 1,000 POINTS
Dailin Smith currently has 896 career points and needs 102 points to reach 1,000 career points
UP NEXT
Alabama A&M returns home for a pair of conference games at the AAMU Event Center, starting on Saturday against Florida A&M. Tip-off against the Rattlers is set for 4 p.m. and streamed on Bulldogs All-Access.
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