Alabama A&M tops Bethune-Cookman 62-60
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- — Cameron Tucker, EJ Williams and Dailin Smith scored 15 points apiece as Alabama A&M narrowly defeated Bethune-Cookman 62-60 on Saturday.
Jalen Johnson had 10 points for Alabama A&M (8-16, 7-7 Southwestern Athletic Conference), which snapped its five-game road losing streak.
Garrett Hicks scored only 2 points despite heading into the matchup as the Bulldogs' second leading scorer at 14 points per game. He failed to make a shot from beyond the arc (0 of 4).
Marcus Garrett had 21 points and eight rebounds for the Wildcats (7-19, 5-9). Kevin Davis added 16 points and seven rebounds. Joe French had 14 points.
The Bulldogs improve to 2-0 against the Wildcats on the season. Alabama A&M defeated Bethune-Cookman 67-52 on Jan. 31.
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Game Information
2023-24 Southwestern Athletic Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Grambling | 14-4 | - | 21-15 |
Alcorn State | 13-5 | 1 | 14-18 |
Southern | 12-6 | 2 | 18-14 |
Texas Southern | 12-6 | 2 | 16-17 |
Bethune-Cookman | 11-7 | 3 | 17-17 |
Jackson State | 11-7 | 3 | 15-17 |
Alabama A&M | 9-9 | 5 | 12-23 |
Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 8-10 | 6 | 13-18 |
Alabama State | 8-10 | 6 | 13-19 |
Prairie View A&M | 5-13 | 9 | 10-21 |
Florida A&M | 4-14 | 10 | 6-23 |
Mississippi Valley State | 1-17 | 13 | 1-30 |