THE HILL | Sami Pissis and
Jalen Carruth scored 15 points apiece to lead five Bulldogs in double figures as the Alabama A&M University men's basketball team opened the 2026-27 season with a 90-57 victory over Oakwood on Monday night at the AAMU Event Center.
Diovion Famakinde added 14 points and five rebounds, while
Devin Brown posted a double-double off the bench with 13 points and a game-high 11 rebounds.
Stephaun Walker finished with 11 points and nine rebounds, and
Bilal Abdur-Rahman chipped in nine points, four rebounds, three assists and two steals.
Elijah Caine led Oakwood (0-1) with a game-high 20 points and nine rebounds. Chase Jackson added 14 points, five rebounds and four assists.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Kevin Paul Jr. opened the scoring with a basket in the paint. Oakwood tied the game at 2 on a pair of Caine free throws, but Walker answered with a layup off a Pissis assist to put Alabama A&M ahead for good.
Oakwood pulled within 12-9 on a Jordan Green 3-pointer with 15:05 left in the first half. Alabama A&M outscored the Ambassadors 34-13 the rest of the period, shooting 53.1 percent from the field in the half to take a 46-22 lead into the break.
The Bulldogs (1-0) scored 16 consecutive points during the second half and led by as many as 34 in the final minute.
UP NEXT
Alabama A&M closes out its season-opening homestand on Friday as the Bulldogs play host to Mississippi University for Women. Tip-off against the Owls is scheduled for 7 p.m. and streamed on SWAC TV.
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