NORMAL, Ala. (AP) - Demarquelle Tabb scored 17 points Saturday night to lead Alabama A&M to a 64-57 victory over Alabama State in Southwestern Athletic Conference action.
Tabb, whose points included 9 of 13 at the free-throw line, helped give the Bulldogs (7-9, 3-2) a 33-30 lead at the half. Alabama A&M outscored the Hornets (4-14, 3-2) in the second half with help from Jeremy Crutcher and Brandon Ellis.
Crutcher scored 16 points, including two 3-pointers. Ellis augmented his 14 points with 8 rebounds, 3 steals and a blocked shot.
Phillip Crawford led the way for Alabama State with 16 points. He was 8 for 13 from the floor while also grabbing 5 boards.
Jamel Waters was the only other Hornet in double figures. Half of his 12 points came on his 6-for-6 shooting at the line. But the Bulldogs went 20 of 29 at the stripe to Alabama State's 9 of 11.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| Alabama State (5-13) | 30 | 27 | 57 |
| Alabama A&M (7-9) « | 33 | 31 | 64 |
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| Alabama State Hornets | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| S. Brown, F | 36 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| S. Patterson, F | 34 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| P. Crawford, F | 18 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
| J. Freelove, G | 28 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| J. Waters, G | 17 | 3-6 | 6-6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| D. McDaniel | 27 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| R. Watts | 16 | 3-9 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| B. Brown | 12 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| L. Page | 12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 23-55 | 9-11 | 29 | 12 | 21 | 57 | |
| 41.8% | 81.8% | ||||||
| Alabama A&M Bulldogs | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| J. Banks, C | 20 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| J. Crutcher, G | 34 | 5-8 | 4-5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
| D. Tabb, G | 33 | 4-11 | 9-13 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
| B. Ellis, G | 31 | 4-10 | 5-7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| G. Hill, G | 24 | 1-3 | 2-3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| T. Davis | 22 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| J. Long | 15 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| N. West | 6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| J. Colvin | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Houston | 5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| J. Wagner | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 20-44 | 20-29 | 35 | 7 | 17 | 64 | |
| 45.5% | 69% | ||||||
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