NCAAB Game Recap - Southern University at Alabama A&M
Mon Feb 24, 2020 8:44 PM EST

OkSt
58
Kansas
83
F
Lou
67
FSU
82
F
WVU
57
Tex
67
F
DelSt
80
Morg
90
F
How
65
NCC
80
F
MD-ES
62
NCAT
83
F
Norf
55
BethC
78
F
Nebras
59
Ill
71
F
SCSt
56
FlaAM
62
F
South
64
AlaAM
37
F
TXSo
72
ArkPB
74
F(OT)
PVAM
88
MsVl
69
F
Alc
80
ASU
77
F

Feb 24, 2020, 8:44 PM EST

Final

1

2

T

Southern University

40

24

64

Alabama A&M

21

16

37

Defense shines as Southern U. tops Alabama A&M 64-37
Mon Feb 24, 2020 11:28 PM

NORMAL, Ala. (AP) Ahsante Shivers scored 16 points with seven rebounds and Southern held Alabama A&M to 37 points on 23.8% shooting en route to a 64-37 win on Monday night.

Both marks represented season bests for the Jaguars.

Damiree Burns scored 10 points with five assists off the bench for the Jaguars (13-15, 10-5 Southwestern Athletic Conference), who led 40-21 at halftime and held the Bulldogs to a season-low 16 second-half points. Darius Williams had nine rebounds.

Cameron Alford scored 10 pints with nine rebounds for Alabama A&M (7-18, 4-10), which shot 24% from the field (10 of 42). Jalen Johnson added four blocks.

Garrett Hicks, the Bulldogs' second-leading scorer heading into the contest at 10 points per game, shot only 20% in the game (2 of 10).

The Jaguars improve to 2-0 against the Bulldogs on the season. Southern defeated Alabama A&M 67-46 on Jan. 27. Southern faces Alcorn State on the road on Saturday. Alabama A&M matches up against Texas Southern on the road on Saturday.

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Leaders

Southern University PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
A. Shivers 16 0 0 7 0 0
D. Burns 10 0 5 3 3 0
Alabama A&M PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
C. Alford 10 0 1 9 1 0
G. Hicks 8 0 2 2 1 0

Team Comparison

South AlaAM
Points For 64 37
Field Goals 23/55-42% 10/42-24%
Three Pointers 5/16-31% 3/13-23%
Free Throws 13/18-72% 14/25-56%
Offensive Rebounds 8 9
Defensive Rebounds 29 24
Rebounds 39 37
Blocks 1 6
Steals 12 4
Turnovers 12 19
Personal Fouls 21 15
Technical Fouls 0 0
Ejections 0 0

2019-20 Reg Season - South Leads Series 2-0

Date Result Away Pts Ldr Home Pts Ldr
Mon Jan 27 AlaAM 46 @ South 67 C. Alford 11 M. Bradford 13
Mon Feb 24 South 64 @ AlaAM 37 A. Shivers 16 C. Alford 10

Game Information

Stadium: Elmore Gymnasium, Normal, Alabama
Attendance: 1,024
Game Time: