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Brandon Davis scores 20 as Southern defeats Alabama A&M 69-62

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Brandon Davis had 20 points in Southern’s 69-62 victory against Alabama A&M on Saturday night.

Davis shot 4 for 10 (2 for 7 from 3-point range) and 10 of 12 from the free throw line for the Jaguars (14-9, 8-2 Southwestern Athletic Conference).

Tidjiane Dioumassi scored 13 points while going 4 of 12 and 5 of 7 from the free throw line, and added six assists. Delang Muon was 1 of 3 shooting and 7 of 8 from the free-throw line to finish with nine points.

Chad Moodie finished with 12 points, seven rebounds, and two blocks for the Bulldogs (5-18, 4-6). Cameron Tucker added 12 points, six rebounds, and two steals for Alabama A&M.

In addition, Omari Peek-Green had nine points.

Both teams next play Monday.

Southern hosts Alabama State and Alabama A&M squares off against Grambling on the road.

BOX SCORE

ALABAMA A&M (5-18)

Osborne 1-1 0-0 3, Williams 3-6 1-2 7, Tucker 4-9 4-4 12, Downey 3-6 0-0 8, Peek 4-9 0-0 9, Moodie 3-6 6-9 12, Blackwell 0-5 0-0 0, Bryant 0-5 3-6 3, Randall 2-4 2-3 6, Tavares de Brito 1-1 0-0 2, Lee 0-0 0-0 0, Riley 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 21-52 16-24 62.

SOUTHERN U. (14-9)

Reynolds 0-1 0-0 0, Jar.Wilkens 2-6 5-7 9, Davis 4-10 10-12 20, Dioumassi 4-12 5-7 13, Tezeno 2-8 1-3 5, Muon 1-3 7-8 9, Allen 2-3 0-0 5, Jacks 0-2 0-0 0, Johnson 2-5 0-0 6, Mitchell 1-2 0-0 2, Noel 0-2 0-0 0, JaR.Wilkens 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 18-54 28-37 69.

Halftime_Alabama A&M 28-25. 3-Point Goals_Alabama A&M 4-13 (Downey 2-4, Osborne 1-1, Peek 1-3, Moodie 0-1, Randall 0-1, Tucker 0-1, Bryant 0-2), Southern U. 5-18 (Johnson 2-5, Davis 2-7, Allen 1-2, Jacks 0-1, Jar. Wilkens 0-1, Tezeno 0-2). Fouled Out_Randall, Jar.Wilkens, Dioumassi. Rebounds_Alabama A&M 32 (Moodie 7), Southern U. 33 (Muon 11). Assists_Alabama A&M 7 (Tucker 3), Southern U. 12 (Dioumassi 6). Total Fouls_Alabama A&M 27, Southern U. 23. A_3,983 (7,500).

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