Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Alabama A&M Bulldogs roll over Alcorn State

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama  –  Ladarius Tabb and Adrian Edwards each had a double-double Monday night to help lead the Bulldogs to a 78-66 win over Alcorn State.

Tabb, the No. 3 scorer in the Southwestern Athletic Conference, had a season-high 33 points while Edwards had 13. Tabb also pulled down 12 rebounds and Edwards had 10.

The win snaps a two-game losing streak and lifts the Bulldogs to 4-3 in the SWAC. Alcorn State falls to 3-5 in the conference.

Alabama A&M hits the road this weekend with a game Saturday at Prairie View A&M and Monday at Texas Southern. Monday's game will be televised on ESPNU. Tipoff is 7:30 p.m.

Rakiya Battle, who averages 5.4 assists per game to lead the conference, had 12 assists Monday, several to Tabb – including a couple of alley-oop slams.

Marquis Vance led a trio of Braves in double figures with 17 points; LeAntwan Luckett scored 13 and Kenyan Pittman added 10.

The Bulldogs shot 50 percent from the field and led at the half 42-35.

BOX SCORE

COURTESY ALABAMA A&M UNIVERSITY SPORTS INFORMATION

No comments: