TUPELO, Miss. | The Alabama A&M men's basketball team dropped an 80-66 decision to Ole Miss on Wednesday night at Cadence Bank Arena despite a strong shooting performance from the perimeter and a balanced scoring effort.
Alabama A&M (6-5) had three players in double figures, led by
Sami Pissis, who recorded 17 points, along with three 3-pointers and adding five assists, while
Kintavious Dozier finished with 15 points.
Koron Davis chipped in 14 points, and
Gabe Kincy added a career-high nine.
Malik Dia paced the Rebels with a game-high 27 points and seven rebounds, while AJ Storr added 14 points.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Ole Miss (7-4) built an early cushion behind efficient shooting in the opening half, taking a 44-29 lead into intermission after shooting better than 65 percent from the field in the first 20 minutes.
Alabama A&M responded in the second half, outscoring Ole Miss 37-36 over the final 20 minutes.
The Bulldogs shot 50 percent (9-of-18) from three-point range for the game and cut the deficit to as few as 14 points late but could not overcome the first-half gap.
GAME NOTES
- Alabama A&M shot 43.1 percent (22-of-51) from the floor and 65.0 percent (13-of-20) from the free-throw line
- The Bulldogs grabbed 30 rebounds, with 23 coming on the defensive end
- Sami Pissis registered 17 points, five assists, four rebounds and one steal
- Kintavious Dozier added 15 points, five boards and one steal
- Koron Davis chipped in 14 points, three boards and two assists
- Gabe Kincy recorded a career-high nine points and four rebounds
- Alabama A&M finished with 18 points in the paint, 14 bench points, nine second-chance points, nine points off eight Ole Miss turnovers and five fastbreak points
- Ole Miss went 27-of-50 shooting (54.0 percent) and 18-of-30 (60.0 percent) from the charity stripe
- The Rebels grabbed with 33 rebounds, including 28 off the defensive glass
- Malik Dia recorded 27 points, seven rebounds, two blocks and one assist
- AJ Storr tallied 14 points, six boards and four assists
- North Alabama finished with 34 points in the paint, 17 bench points, 14 points off 11 AAMU turnovers, 10 fastbreak points and seven second-chance points
UP NEXT
Alabama A&M returns to action on Sunday as the Bulldogs play host to Chattanooga. Tip-off during Faith Day against the Mocs is scheduled for 2 p.m. from the AAMU Event Center and streamed on SWAC TV.
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