1 | 2 | T | |
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PV | 23 | 26 | 49 |
ALST | 34 | 18 | 52 |
Late run lifts Alabama State over Prairie View A&M 52-49
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Brandon Battle and Jeremy Hamilton scored 14 points apiece and Alabama State closed the game with an 8-0 run to rally past Prairie View A&M 52-49 on Saturday.
Battle hit 5 of 8 shots from the floor for the Hornets (4-17, 3-5 Southwestern Athletic Conference) and added seven rebounds. Hamilton sank 4 of 7 from 3-point range. Tobi Ewuosho grabbed 10 rebounds to go with nine points.
Prairie View A&M trailed 34-23 at halftime, but the Panthers (10-11, 6-2) battled back to take a 49-44 lead on a Gerard Andrus basket with 4:48 left in the game. They would not score again. Leon Daniels and Battle made two free throws each to pull Alabama State within a point. Battle had a go-ahead layup with 23 seconds left and Jacoby Ross added two free throws 10 seconds later to preserve the win.
Darius Williams topped Prairie View A&M with 15 points off the bench. Jonathan Jackson was the lone Panthers starter to score in double figures with 10.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Unice Washington
- Trent Davis
- Erroll Lewis
2023-24 Southwestern Athletic Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
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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 |