THE HILL | The Alabama A&M University men's basketball team returns to the road on Sunday as the Bulldogs visit Lipscomb. Tip-off against the Bisons is scheduled for 4 p.m. from Allen Arena in Nashville, Tenn. and stream on ESPN+.
 
Alabama A&M (4-3) ended a two-game losing streak on Wednesday with an 80-53 win over Tennessee State. The Tigers came into the game averaging nearly 85.0 points per game and the Bulldogs defense limited TSU to just 53 points on 29.2 percent shooting. 
 
Lipscomb (5-4) is riding a four-game winning streak and has not lost since a 75-68 setback to Belmont on Nov. 19. The Bisons held on to defeat Tennessee Tech on Wednesday, 83-80.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• AAMU guard Kintavious Dozier sits 21 points shy of 1,000 for his career
• The Bulldogs come into the contest averaging 67.0 points on nearly 41.0 percent shooting
• Kintavious Dozier was named the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Player of the Week on Wednesday
• Kintavious Dozier leads the AAMU offense, averaging 14.6 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.0 steals, while Sami Pissis is posting 10.9 points, 3.9 assists and 2.4 boards
• Alabama A&M ranks first in the conference in field goal percentage defense, scoring defense and three-point percentage defense
• Lipscomb comes into the contest averaging 79.1 points and shooting 42.8 percent
• Grant Asman leads three Bisons players in double figures at 13.6 points, followed by Ross Candelino (12.0) and Mateo Esmeraldo (10.0)
• The Bisons are 16^th in the country in three-point attempts per game and first in the Atlantic Sun in assists per game
• Mateo Esmeraldo ranks seventh in NCAA Division I in assists and 13^th in assists per game

 
SERIES HISTORY 

• This will be the fifth meeting between Alabama A&M and Lipscomb
• The Bisons are 3-1 all-time versus the Bulldogs
• The lone AAMU victory during that stretch was in 2002, a 63-59 win in Huntsville

 
LOOKING AHEAD TO WHAT'S NEXT

• Alabama A&M plays host to Arkansas Baptist on Saturday, Dec. 13 at the AAMU Event Center
• The Bulldogs and Buffaloes have met just once, a 103-57 AAMU victory on Nov. 11, 2024

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