HUNTSVILLE, Ala. | The Alabama A&M University men's basketball team takes its two-game winning streak on the road to face a pair of tough Louisiana Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) programs, starting on Saturday at Southern. Tip-off against the Jaguars is set for 5:30 p.m. from the F.G. Clark Activity Center.
Alabama A&M (5-17 overall, 4-5 SWAC) have won two straight after the Florida Sweep over the weekend. Meanwhile, Southern (13-9, 7-2) is riding a four-game winning streak after falling, 79-62, to Grambling State on Jan. 20.
HEAD COACH - OTIS HUGHLEY JR.
Career Record: 20-35 (second season)
At Alabama A&M: 20-35 (second season)
SWAC Record: 14-13
SERIES HISTORY [note: since 2000]
All-Time Record vs. Southern: Southern leads the series, 30-19
Record in Baton Rouge: Southern leads, 17-6
Last Meeting: Alabama A&M 77, Southern 63 (3/9/23)
Hughley vs. Southern: 3-0
LAST MEETING
Alabama A&M made it three straight as the Bulldogs ended Sothern's season in the SWAC Men's Basketball Tournament with a 77-63 win in the quarterfinals.
Messiah Thompson scored 27 points and
Garrett Hicks added 14 as the Bulldogs shot 46.8 percent from the floor and drained seven 3-pointers.
Brion Whitley and Bryson Etienne recorded 18 and 11 points, respectively, as the Jaguars were held to just four 3-pointers and 37.7 percent shooting.
LAST TIME OUT – ALABAMA A&M
The Bulldogs rallied from as many as nine points down in the final five minutes as
Jayland Randall scored the go-ahead basket in a 72-68 victory over Bethune-Cookman on Monday.
Omari Peek led Alabama A&M with 16 points and six boards as the Bulldogs went 24-of-52 (46.2 percent) from the field.
LAST TIME OUT – SOUTHERN
The Jaguars pushed their win streak to four straight after a 72-63 road victory on Monday against Jackson State.
Brandon Davis poured in 16 points and seven rebounds, while Derrick Tezeno added a double-double of 15 points and 11 boards as Southern shot 48.1 percent, including nearly 52 percent from the field in the first half.
TOP SCORERS
Alabama A&M
Dailin Smith – 14.0 points
Omari Peek – 8.7 points
Cameron Tucker – 7.8 points
Southern
Tai'Reon Joseph – 20.5 points
Brandon Davis – 11.5 points
Tidjiane Dioumassi – 8.9 points
SWAC PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH IN PRESEASON POLL
Alabama A&M – seventh
Southern – fifth
NATIONAL STATISTICS
Alabama A&M
4
th – Free-throw attempts per game
5
th – Free-throws made per game
13
th – Bench points per game
22
nd –
Dailin Smith – Free throw percentage
Southern
6
th – Turnovers forced per game
7
th – Steals per game
17
th – Turnover margin
17
th – Bench points per game
BIGGEST NON-CONFERENCE WIN
Alabama A&M – vs. Tennessee State (85-83, OT // Nov. 29, 2023)
Southern – at #21 Mississippi State (60-59 // Dec. 3, 2023)
UP NEXT
Alabama A&M concludes the Louisiana road trip on Monday as the Bulldogs visit Grambling State. Tip-off against the Tigers is set for 7:30 p.m. from the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center.
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