Huntsville Leader

Alabama A&M falls behind early and can't catch up in loss to Grambling

Two days after knocking off Southwestern Athletic Conference leader Southern University, Alabama A&M couldn't put together another strong effort Monday night against Grambling.

The Tigers stormed out to an 11-0 lead less than four minutes into the game and the Bulldogs never recovered as GSU went on to claim a 66-60 victory Monday night at the Event Center.

A&M fell to 9-16 overall and 5-7 in league play. GSU improved to 16-8 and 9-3.

Grambling led by as many as 15 points in the first half before settling for a 31-18 lead at intermission.

The Bulldogs made it interesting down the stretch.

Xavier Brewer's 3-pointer with 2:38 remaining pulled A&M within 58-57. The Bulldogs went cold over the next two minutes, but Messiah Thompson's jumper with 30 seconds left pulled A&M within 62-59, but that was as close as the Bulldogs could get.

Cameron Tucker (Birmingham, AL) led A&M with 17 points. He was 4-of-6 from the field, made both of his 3-pointers and 7-of-8 from the free throw line. He also had five assists and three steals.

Dailin Smith (Colorado Springs, CO) finished with 13 points and Garrett Hicks (Madison, AL) chipped in with 12.

The Bulldogs shot 44.2 percent (19-of-43) from the field, including 25 percent (4-of-16) from 3-point range, and 60 percent (18-of-30) from the free throw line.

Tra'Michael Moton and Carte'are Gordon led GSU with 16 points each. Cameron Christon finished with 12 points and 12 rebounds.

The Tigers shot 36.7 percent (18-of-49) from the field, including 33.3 percent (5-of-15) from beyond the arc, and 80.6 percent (25-of-31) from the charity stripe. GSU outrebounded A&M 41-24, including 18-6 on the offensive end.

A&M is back in action Saturday at Mississippi Valley State. 

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