NORMAL, Ala. (AP) - Justan Banks tallied a double-double and three other players scored 12 points each to lead Alabama A&M over Grambling State 78-53 Wednesday in the Southwestern Athletic Conference opener for both teams.
Jeremy Crutcher, Green Hill, and Demarquelle Tabb scored 12 points apiece and Banks, a 7-foot-1 junior, finished with 14 points and 12 rebounds. Crutcher had nine assists and Tabb pulled down seven boards for Alabama A&M, which held a 46-31 rebounding advantage and dished out 22 assists.
Alabama A&M (5-7) led by as much as 13 in the first half and by 39-30 at intermission. The Bulldogs opened the second half with a 19-5 run to take a 21-point lead, 58-37, with 13:18 to play.
Alabama A&M, winners of two straight games for the first time this season, took its largest lead, 75-46, behind two Tyler Davis free throws.
Terry Rose led Grambling State (0-10) with 19 points.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| Grambling (0-10) | 30 | 23 | 53 |
| Alabama A&M (5-7) « | 39 | 39 | 78 |
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| Grambling Tigers | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| D. Wheeler, F | 25 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| P. Roberson, C | 17 | 0-5 | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| B. Purvis, G | 35 | 4-8 | 1-2 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| W. Hornsby, G | 30 | 1-7 | 1-3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| C. Cobbins, G | 16 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| T. Rose | 35 | 7-11 | 2-3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 19 |
| D. Copeland | 26 | 0-3 | 1-3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| R. Higgins | 9 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| B. Turner | 7 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | 21-51 | 6-15 | 31 | 13 | 17 | 53 | |
| 41.2% | 40% | ||||||
| Alabama A&M Bulldogs | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| J. Banks, C | 27 | 6-11 | 2-2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| J. Crutcher, G | 29 | 4-10 | 2-2 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 12 |
| B. Ellis, G | 27 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| G. Hill, G | 27 | 5-11 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| D. Tabb, G | 25 | 5-11 | 2-5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| T. Davis | 19 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| J. Long | 17 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| J. Wagner | 8 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| A. Capers | 5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Colvin | 5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Houston | 5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| D. Basil | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| N. West | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 30-72 | 11-15 | 46 | 22 | 15 | 78 | |
| 41.7% | 73.3% | ||||||
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