THE HILL | The Alabama A&M University men's basketball team returns home after a two-game road trip as the Bulldogs play host to Tennessee State on Wednesday. Tip-off against the Tigers for Neon Lights Night is set for 7 p.m. from the AAMU Event Center.
Alabama A&M (3-3) comes into the game riding a two-game losing streak as the Bulldogs fell to Clemson (92-56) and Coastal Carolina (67-60). Meanwhile, Tennessee State (5-3) enters on a three-game winning streak, including defeating Tennessee Wesleyan and Chattanooga to capture the Coke Classic crown.
The game will air live on SWAC TV as Mo Carter (play-by-play) and L. Vann Pettaway (analyst) will have the call.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- AAMU guard Kintavious Dozier sits 39 points shy of 1,000 for his career
- The Bulldogs come into the contest averaging 64.8 points on 39.4 percent shooting
- Alabama A&M ranks first in the conference in scoring defense and three-point percentage defense
- Tennessee State comes into the contest averaging 84.9 points and shooting 45.2 per- cent
- Aaron Nkrumah leads three TSU players in double figures, averaging 18.0 points, while Travis Harper II and Dante Harris are posting 16.4 and 13.9 points, respectively
- The Tigers are ninth in the country in steals per game, 12th in fastbreak points and 16th in free-throw percentage
- Aaron Nkrumah is third in the nation in steals and fifth in steals per game
SERIES HISTORY
- This will be the 26th meeting between the two schools
- Tennessee State leads the all-time series, 19-6
- The last AAMU victory came in 2023, an 85-83 overtime win in Huntsville
- The two programs have split the past four meetings
- The last TSU victory in Huntsville came in 2012, an 83-72 win
LOOKING AHEAD TO WHAT'S NEXT
- The Bulldogs return to the road for their next game, visiting Lipscomb on Sunday
- Alabama A&M is 1-3 since 2021 against the Bisons
- The lone AAMU victory during that stretch was in 2002, a 63-59 win in Huntsville
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