Southern Jaguars at Alabama A&M Bulldogs
· NCAA Men's Basketball
64 - 37
Defense shines as Southern U. tops Alabama A&M 64-37
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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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 64 - 37 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Mason Ellison Defensive Rebound. | 64 - 37 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Montese Blake missed Jumper. | 64 - 37 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Delor Johnson Offensive Rebound. | 64 - 37 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Sam Mack missed Three Point Jumper. | 64 - 37 |
Statistics
 SOU |
 AAMU |
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|---|---|---|
| 23-55 | FG | 10-42 |
| 42 | Field Goal % | 24 |
| 5-16 | 3PT | 3-13 |
| 31 | Three Point % | 23 |
| 13-18 | FT | 14-26 |
| 72 | Free Throw % | 54 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 14 | Assists | 5 |
| 12 | Steals | 4 |
| 1 | Blocks | 6 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 19 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 20 | Points Off Turnovers | 3 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 12 |
| 21 | Fouls | 15 |
| 30 | Largest Lead | 2 |
Game Information
Location: Normal, AL
Attendance: 1,024 | 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 |