HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) - Derick Beltran posted 24 points as Southern University won its 10th straight game, defeating Alabama A&M 82-68 Monday night in Southwestern Athletic Conference play.
Malcolm Miller tallied his 18th straight game in double figures with 19, and Yondarius Johnson added 10 points for Southern (14-6, 8-0), which has won 13 of its last 14 games after starting the season 1-5.
Demarquelle Tabb tied the game 11-11 with a jumper but Miller scored Southern's next 13 points to put the Jaguars up for good, 24-15.
Southern shot 48.3 percent (28 of 58) from the field, knocked down a season-high 19 free throws and dished out 17 assists. The Golden Tigers are averaging 16.2 assists over their last four games.
Tabb paced Alabama A&M (7-11, 3-4) with 20 points and 13 rebounds. The Bulldogs, who entered shooting 65 percent from the line, continued to struggle, hitting just 13 of 23 free throws.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| Southern (14-6) « | 43 | 39 | 82 |
| Alabama A&M (7-11) | 32 | 36 | 68 |
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| Southern Jaguars | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| C. Hyder, F | 17 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| B. Moore, C | 29 | 4-5 | 1-1 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| J. Mitchell, C | 19 | 3-10 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| D. Beltran, G | 40 | 7-13 | 6-8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 24 |
| C. Monroe, G | 18 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| M. Miller | 30 | 7-15 | 2-4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 19 |
| J. Grace | 23 | 2-5 | 3-4 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 7 |
| Y. Johnson | 18 | 3-7 | 4-5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| M. Bol | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 28-58 | 19-26 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 82 | |
| 48.3% | 73.1% | ||||||
| Alabama A&M Bulldogs | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| J. Banks, C | 18 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| J. Crutcher, G | 39 | 5-14 | 3-5 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 14 |
| B. Ellis, G | 36 | 5-10 | 0-2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| G. Hill, G | 21 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| J. Long, G | 12 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| D. Tabb | 31 | 7-14 | 6-11 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 20 |
| T. Davis | 25 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| N. West | 10 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| J. Wagner | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| J. Colvin | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| B. Houston | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 25-59 | 13-23 | 40 | 16 | 18 | 68 | |
| 42.4% | 56.5% | ||||||
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