HUNTSVILLE, Ala. | The Alabama A&M University men's basketball team returns to action on Monday night as the Bulldogs seek back-to-back wins for the first time this season with a trip to Mississippi Valley State. Tip-off for the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) game against the Delta Devils is set for 7:30 p.m. from the R.W. Harrison HPER Complex.
Alabama A&M (2-12 overall, 1-0 SWAC) ended a seven-game losing streak on Saturday with a 63-62 win at Arkansas-Pine Bluff. Meanwhile, Mississippi Valley State (0-14, 0-1) saw its lead slip away in a 54-51 loss to Alabama State on Saturday.
HEAD COACH - OTIS HUGHLEY JR.
Career Record: 17-30 (second season)
At Alabama A&M: 17-30 (second season)
SWAC Record: 11-8
SERIES HISTORY [note: since 2004]
All-Time Record vs. MVSU: Alabama A&M leads, 22-17
Record in Itta Bena: Alabama A&M leads, 10-9
Last Meeting: Alabama A&M 70, MVSU 68 (2/11/2023)
Hughley vs. MVSU: 2-0
LAST MEETING
Messiah Thompson's jumper as time expired in double overtime lifted Alabama A&M to a 70-68 win over MVSU on Feb. 11, 2023.
Dailin Smith added 20 points, including going 7-of-11 from the floor and 6-of-8 from the foul line.
Cameron Tucker and
Lorenzo Downey finished with 13 and 12 points, respectively as the Bulldogs shot 41.5 percent from the field.
Tyronn Mosley led MVSU with 21 points, while Terry Collins and Alvin Stredic added 13 and 10 points, respectively.
LAST TIME OUT – ALABAMA A&M
Omari Peek scored 21 points and pulled down a career-best six rebounds, while
Lorenzo Downey had a huge block down the stretch and added a career-high 13 rebounds in a 63-62 win at Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
The win snapped a seven-game losing streak and gave the Bulldogs their first road win of the season.
LAST TIME OUT – ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF
Mississippi Valley State had four players in double figures, but could not hold off Alabama State in a 54-51 home loss.
Donovan Sanders led the way with 11 points, on 5-of-8 shooting, with three boards. Rayquan Brown, Danny Washington and Arecko Gipson each recorded 10 points. Brown and Gipson each finished with double-doubles, with 11 and 10 boards, respectively.
TOP SCORERS
Alabama A&M
Dailin Smith – 13.6 points
Omari Peek – 8.5 points
Cameron Tucker – 8.0 points
Mississippi Valley State
Rayquan Brown – 14.5 points
Arecko Gipson – 9.9 points
Donovan Sanders – 9.9 points
SWAC PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH IN PRESEASON POLL
Alabama A&M – seventh
Arkansas-Pine Bluff – 12
th
NATIONAL STATISTICS
Alabama A&M
14
th in free-throw attempts per game
16
th in bench points
Dailin Smith – 22
nd in free throws
Mississippi Valley State
Raquan Brown – 22
nd in minutes per game
BIGGEST NON-CONFERENCE WIN
Alabama A&M – vs. Tennessee State (85-83, OT // Nov. 29, 2023)
Mississippi Valley State - None
THE MARCH FOR 1,000 POINTS
Dailin Smith currently has 818 career points and needs 182 points to reach 1,000 career points
UP NEXT
Alabama A&M continues its short turnaround on Thursday at home against Alcorn State. Tip-off against the Braves is scheduled for 7 p.m. from the AAMU Event Center and will be streamed on Bulldogs All-Access.
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