NCAAB

Alabama A&M Bulldogs at Grambling Tigers

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Alabama A&M Bulldogs
1-13, 1-10 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
71 - 64
Grambling Tigers
4-10, 1-1 Home

Alabama A&M beats Grambling 71-64 for first win of season

Marcus Merriweather added 12 points for the Bulldogs (1-13), who won the Southwestern Athletic Conference opener and snapped a 16-game losing streak dating to last season. The Bulldogs shot 47 percent and made 7 of 17 from 3-point range.

Grambling opened the second half with a 12-0 run to get within a point, 36-35, before Alabama A&M pulled away to an 11-point edge. The Tigers cut the lead to 69-64 with 44 seconds left but missed their final five shots.

Merriweather's 3-pointer snapped a tie at 14:23 of the first half, and the Bulldogs built a 17-point lead before the Tigers (4-10) trimmed it to 36-23 at the break.

Grambling's Shirmane Thomas scored 19 points, making all nine of his free throws, Bobby Jackson added 17 and Smith 16. The Tigers scored 22 points off 25 turnovers, making 13 steals, but shot only 34 percent and missed all 10 of their 3-point attempts.

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Statistics

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23-49 FG 23-68
47 Field Goal % 34
7-17 3PT 0-10
41 Three Point % 0
18-26 FT 18-22
69 Free Throw % 82
42 Rebounds 37
10 Offensive Rebounds 15
32 Defensive Rebounds 22
13 Assists 5
5 Steals 13
5 Blocks 4
25 Turnovers 16
1 Team Turnovers 0
25 Total Turnovers 16
1 Technical Fouls 1
1 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
0 Points Off Turnovers 0
0 Fast Break Points 0
0 Points in Paint 0
20 Fouls 22

Game Information

Venue: Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center

Location: Grambling, LA
Attendance: 231 | 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
Full Standings