Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions at Alabama A&M Bulldogs
· SWAC MEN'S TOURNAMENT - OPENING ROUND
53 - 61
Alabama A&M beats Arkansas-Pine Bluff 61-53 in SWAC opener
Tabb, the two-time SWAC scoring champion averaging 19.1 points coming in, was 7-of-17 shooting with three 3-pointers.
Tabb hit a 3-pointer with 5:15 to go to tie it at 52-all. Jacob Perry made 1 of 2 free throws on Alabama A&M's next possession and the Bulldogs led the rest of the way. Perry added two more free throws, Tabb had a dunk and Rakiya Battle made 4 of 4 free throws in the final minute.
West had nine rebounds, three steals and two blocks and Tabb grabbed seven boards for Alabama A&M (11-17), which advances to play top-seeded Texas Southern (17-13) in the quarterfinals on Wednesday.
The Bulldogs also swept the regular-season series with UAPB.
JoVaughn Love had 17 points and 12 rebounds for Arkansas-Pine Bluff (8-25). Marquis Cunningham added 12 points.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 53 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:25 | Nicholas West Defensive Rebound. | 53 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:25 | Marcus Wallace missed Jumper. | 53 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:33 | Rakiya Battle made Free Throw. | 53 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:33 | Rakiya Battle made Free Throw. | 53 - 60 |
Statistics
 UAPB |
 AAMU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19-48 | FG | 16-49 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 33 |
| 3-14 | 3PT | 6-21 |
| 21 | Three Point % | 29 |
| 12-22 | FT | 23-30 |
| 55 | Free Throw % | 77 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 10 | Assists | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 16 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 18 |
| 21 | Fouls | 16 |
| 7 | Largest Lead | 8 |
Game Information
Location: Houston, TX
Capacity:
2025-26 Southwestern Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethune-Cookman | 14-4 | - | 17-15 |
| Southern | 11-7 | 3 | 17-17 |
| Florida A&M | 11-7 | 3 | 15-16 |
| Alabama A&M | 10-8 | 4 | 18-15 |
| Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 10-8 | 4 | 13-19 |
| Texas Southern | 10-8 | 4 | 12-18 |
| Jackson State | 10-8 | 4 | 12-21 |
| Prairie View A&M | 9-9 | 5 | 19-18 |
| Grambling | 7-11 | 7 | 14-19 |
| Alabama State | 7-11 | 7 | 10-22 |
| Alcorn State | 7-11 | 7 | 9-23 |
| Mississippi Valley State | 2-16 | 12 | 3-30 |