THE HILL | The Alabama A&M University men's basketball team had six players in double figures and concluded non-conference play on Tuesday with a 90-58 victory over Fisk at the AAMU Event Center.
Koron Davis finished with just one rebound shy of a double-double, recording 14 points and nine boards, along with four assists.
James Graham III added 14 points and four boards.
Bilal Abdur-Rahman,
Lou Hutchinson and
Kintavious Dozier each scored 14 points, while
Gabe Kincy poured in 10 points and four boards.
Simeon Williams II paced Fisk with 11 points, eight boards, three assists and two steals. Nicholas Beaird-Kennard chipped in 10 points, six boards and two assists.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Alabama A&M (7-6) jumped out to an 8-4 lead after a
Gabe Kincy triple with just over 15 minutes to play in the first half.
Fisk (3-15) trimmed the margin to 10-8 but went cold from the floor as Alabama A&M used an 11-2 run, capped by a
James Graham III bucket to push the advantage to 21-10 with 9:40 remaining.
A Lucious Jackson trey cut the AAMU lead to 24-19 with exactly six minutes left in the half but back came AAMU with baskets from Graham,
PJ Eason, Dozier,
Koron Davis to push the advantage back to double digits, 33-22, with 3:41 remaining.
Alabama A&M got a pair of free throws from Davis with just under two minutes left and took a 35-24 lead into the half.
A
Tajden Davis three-point play sparked a 7-0 AAMU run, capped by a
Koron Davis one-handed jam, stretching the Alabama A&M lead to 52-33 with 11:46 remaining.
AAMU continued to pull away as Fisk could not recover from the huge deficit.
GAME NOTES
- Alabama A&M shot 52.5 percent (32-of-61) from the floor and 74.1 percent (20-of-27) from the free-throw line
- AAMU grabbed 47 rebounds, with 36 coming on the defensive glass
- Koron Davis finished registered 14 points and nine boards and four assists
- James Graham III added 14 points and four boards
- Bilal Abdur-Rahman, Lou Hutchinson and Kintavious Dozier each scored 14 points
- Gabe Kincy poured in 10 points and four boards
- Alabama A&M finished with 50 points in the paint, 33 bench points, 22 fastbreak points, 13 points off 12 Fisk turnovers and 11 second-chance points
- Fisk went 20-of-66 shooting (30.3 percent) and 12-of-19 (63.2 percent) from the charity stripe
- Fisk grabbed 35 rebounds, including 14 on the offensive glass
- Simeon Williams II paced Fisk with 11 points, eight boards, three assists and two steals
- Nicholas Beaird-Kennard chipped in 10 points, six boards and two assists
- Fisk finished with 27 bench points, 24 points in the paint, 14 second-chance points, 10 points off 11 AAMU turnovers and 10 fastbreak points
UP NEXT
Alabama A&M opens Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) play on Saturday when the Bulldogs visit Arkansas-Pine Bluff. Tip-off against the Golden Lions is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. from H.O. Clemmons Arena and streamed on SWAC TV.
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