MONTGOMERY, Ala. | The Alabama A&M University men's basketball team could not overcome a 14-point halftime deficit as the Bulldogs fell, 94-52, to Alabama State in a Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) game on Saturday afternoon at the Dunn-Oliver Acadome.
Alabama A&M (10-19 overall, 6-10 SWAC) went more than six minutes without a field goal in the first half and trailed 37-23 at the break. Alabama State (13-14, 10-6) completed the first season sweep over the Bulldogs since the 2020 season.
Chad Moodie led the Bulldogs with 11 points and four boards, while
Bilal Abdur-Rahman added nine points, five boards and one assist.
Amarr Knox paced Alabama State with 22 points, six boards, give assists and three steals. CJ Hines tallied 20 points, three rebounds and two assists, while Micah Simpson posted 13 points, four boards and two assists. TJ Madlock and D'Ante Bass recorded 11 points apiece.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Alabama A&M started the game 4-for-4 from the field in taking a 9-6 lead less than three minutes into the game. However, Alabama State responded after the media timeout, grabbing an 11-9 advantage after a bucket by Madlock with 14:27 remaining.
The Bulldogs went more than six minutes without a field goal as the Hornets built a 22-14 lead after free throws by Hines with 6:24 left.
A Downey jumper closed the gap to 24-19 with just under five minutes to play, but Alabama State responded with free throws by Knox and a layup by Madlock, extending the margin to 28-19 with 4:18 remaining.
The Hornets held the Bulldogs to just two field goals over the final four minutes as Alabama State took a commanding 37-23 advantage into the break.
Alabama State got a layup by Jasteven Walker, followed by a triple and layup by Knox, as the Hornets extended their lead to 44-23 just 1:30 into the second half.
The Hornets stretched the lead to as many as 28 points with just under 17 minutes to play and the Bulldogs could not recover from the big deficit as Alabama State completed the season sweep of AAMU.
GAME NOTES
- Alabama A&M shot 36.5 percent (19-of-52) from the floor and 48.0 percent (12-of-25) from the free-throw line
- The Bulldogs grabbed 29 rebounds, with 10 coming off the offensive glass
- Chad Moodie registered 11 points and four boards
- Bilal Abdur-Rahman added nine points, five boards and one assist
- Alabama A&M finished with 26 points in the paint, 21 bench points, 14 second-chance points, nine fastbreak points and eight points off 10 ASU turnovers
- Alabama State went 33-of-59 shooting (55.9 percent) and 16-of-17 (94.1 percent) from the charity stripe
- The Hornets grabbed 38 rebounds, including 30 off the defensive glass
- Amarr Knox recorded 22 points, six boards, give assists and three steals
- CJ Hines tallied 20 points, three rebounds and two assists
- Micah Simpson posted 13 points, four boards and two assists
- TJ Madlock and D'Ante Bass recorded 11 points apiece
- Alabama State finished with 38 points in the paint, 31 bench points, 23 fastbreak points, 18 points off 15 AAMU turnovers and 10 second-chance points
UP NEXT
Alabama A&M continues its regular season-ending road trip on Thursday at Grambling State. Tipoff is set for 4:30 p.m. from the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center.
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