ALAM

FAMU

Alabama A&M ousts Florida A&M 61-56 in SWAC quarterfinals

AP
Mar 11, 2022

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) Jalen Johnson had 15 points and nine rebounds as Alabama A&M Bulldogs turned back Florida A&M Rattlers 61-56 in the quarterfinals of the Southwestern Athletic Conference tournament on Thursday night.

Dailin Smith and Garrett Hicks both pitched in with 12 points and nine rebounds for the fifth-seeded Bulldogs (12-17).

MJ Randolph had 19 points for the fourth-seeded Rattlers (13-17). Kamron Reaves added 13 points and six rebounds. DJ Jones had eight rebounds.

Alabama A&M advances to play No. 1 seed Alcorn State in the semifinals on Friday.

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1st Half
AAMU
Bulldogs
22
FAMU
Rattlers
25

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Jalen Johnson vs. DJ Jones (Bulldogs gains possession)
19:41		Dailin Smith misses three point jump shot
19:39		Kamron Reaves defensive rebound
19:28		MJ Randolph misses two point jump shot
19:26		Dailin Smith defensive rebound
19:18	+2	Jalen Johnson makes two point jump shot (Dailin Smith assists)	2-0
18:56	+2	MJ Randolph makes two point driving layup (Kamron Reaves assists)	2-2
18:56		Myles Parker misses three point jump shot
18:54		Rattlers defensive rebound
18:08	+2	Bryce Moragne makes two point jump shot (DJ Jones assists)	2-4
17:33		Cameron Tucker misses two point jump shot
17:33		Anjay Cortez offensive rebound
17:33		Bulldogs turnover (shot clock violation)
17:08		Jalen Speer misses two point jump shot
17:06		Anjay Cortez defensive rebound
16:51		DJ Jones blocks Dailin Smith's two point layup
16:49		Anjay Cortez offensive rebound
16:43		Cameron Tucker offensive foul (MJ Randolph draws the foul)
16:44		Cameron Tucker turnover
16:16		Kamron Reaves misses three point jump shot
16:14		Jalen Johnson defensive rebound
16:05		Garrett Hicks misses two point jump shot
16:03		Jalen Johnson offensive rebound
15:56		Jalen Johnson misses two point layup
15:54		Kamron Reaves defensive rebound
15:46		Bryce Moragne misses two point jump shot
15:44		Bryce Moragne offensive rebound
15:44		MJ Randolph misses three point jump shot
15:42		DJ Jones offensive rebound
15:41		Jalen Johnson blocks DJ Jones's two point layup
15:39		Rattlers offensive rebound
15:39		TV timeout
15:32	+2	Kamron Reaves makes two point jump shot (Jalen Speer assists)	2-6
15:11		Dailin Smith turnover (lost ball) (MJ Randolph steals)
14:55	+3	Kamron Reaves makes three point jump shot (Bryce Moragne assists)	2-9
14:27		Anjay Cortez misses three point jump shot
14:25		EJ Williams offensive rebound
14:11		EJ Williams misses two point layup
14:09		Anjay Cortez offensive rebound
14:01	+2	Anjay Cortez makes two point putback layup	4-9
13:55		DJ Jones misses two point jump shot
13:53		Garrett Hicks defensive rebound
13:46		Garrett Hicks misses three point jump shot
13:44		EJ Williams offensive rebound
13:36		Anjay Cortez misses two point jump shot
13:34		Bryce Moragne defensive rebound
13:30		MJ Randolph offensive foul (Dailin Smith draws the foul)
13:30		MJ Randolph turnover
13:16	+2	Garrett Hicks makes two point driving layup	6-9
12:48		Johnny Brown misses two point jump shot
12:46		Garrett Hicks defensive rebound
12:34		Dailin Smith misses two point jump shot
12:32		Bryce Moragne defensive rebound
12:07		MJ Randolph misses two point jump shot
12:05		Jalen Johnson defensive rebound
11:58		Garrett Hicks misses two point layup
11:56		Garrett Hicks offensive rebound
11:58		Bryce Moragne shooting foul (Garrett Hicks draws the foul)
11:58		TV timeout
11:58	+1	Garrett Hicks makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-9
11:58	+1	Garrett Hicks makes regular free throw 2 of 2	8-9
11:35		Jalen Speer turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Johnson steals)
11:27		Jalen Speer personal foul
11:12		Garrett Hicks misses two point jump shot
11:10		MJ Randolph defensive rebound
11:06		Jalen Speer misses two point jump shot
11:04		Bryce Moragne offensive rebound
11:01		Bryce Moragne misses two point jump shot
10:59		Myles Parker defensive rebound
10:53		Jalen Johnson misses two point jump shot
10:51		Jalen Speer defensive rebound
10:44		Jalen Speer misses three point jump shot
10:42		Jalen Johnson defensive rebound
10:30		Bryce Moragne blocks Cameron Tucker's two point layup
10:28		MJ Randolph defensive rebound
10:21		Bryce Moragne misses two point layup
10:19		Myles Parker defensive rebound
9:57		Jalen Johnson misses two point layup
9:55		Johnny Brown defensive rebound
9:48		Johnny Brown misses three point jump shot
9:46		Myles Parker defensive rebound
9:39		Eric Lee turnover (lost ball)
9:18	+2	MJ Randolph makes two point layup	8-11
9:18		Jalen Johnson shooting foul (MJ Randolph draws the foul)
9:18	+1	MJ Randolph makes regular free throw 1 of 1	8-12
9:01		Kamron Reaves shooting foul (Jalen Johnson draws the foul)
9:01	+1	Jalen Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	9-12
9:01		Jalen Johnson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:01		Johnny Brown defensive rebound
8:36		DJ Jones misses two point jump shot
8:34		Cameron Tucker defensive rebound
8:18		Anjay Cortez misses three point jump shot
8:16		Keith Littles defensive rebound
8:05	+2	DJ Jones makes two point dunk (Johnny Brown assists)	9-14
7:36		Dailin Smith misses two point jump shot
7:34		Dailin Smith offensive rebound
7:32		Johnny Brown blocks Dailin Smith's two point layup
7:30		Kamron Reaves defensive rebound
7:23	+2	DJ Jones makes two point layup (Kamron Reaves assists)	9-16
7:03		Dailin Smith misses two point jump shot
7:01		Kamron Reaves defensive rebound
6:56		MJ Randolph misses two point layup
6:54		Bulldogs defensive rebound
6:56		TV timeout
6:40	+3	Garrett Hicks makes three point jump shot (Dailin Smith assists)	12-16
6:16		Kamron Reaves misses two point jump shot
6:14		Dailin Smith defensive rebound
5:59		Garrett Hicks misses two point jump shot
5:57		EJ Williams offensive rebound
5:51	+2	EJ Williams makes two point putback layup	14-16
5:39	+2	Jalen Speer makes two point layup	14-18
5:10		Cameron Tucker misses three point jump shot
5:08		DJ Jones defensive rebound
5:00		EJ Williams blocks Bryce Moragne's two point layup
4:58		Rattlers offensive rebound
4:53		MJ Randolph misses two point layup
4:51		Bulldogs defensive rebound
4:30	+2	Jalen Johnson makes two point jump shot	16-18
4:19	+3	Kamron Reaves makes three point jump shot (Bryce Moragne assists)	16-21
3:58		Jalen Johnson misses two point jump shot
3:56		Garrett Hicks offensive rebound
3:45		Jalen Johnson misses two point layup
3:43		Kamron Reaves defensive rebound
3:30	+3	Jalen Speer makes three point jump shot	16-24
3:30		EJ Williams shooting foul (Jalen Speer draws the foul)
3:30		TV timeout
3:30	+1	Jalen Speer makes regular free throw 1 of 1	16-25
3:13		Garrett Hicks misses three point jump shot
3:11		Rattlers defensive rebound
3:11		MJ Randolph misses two point jump shot
3:09		Bulldogs defensive rebound
2:31	+2	Myles Parker makes two point dunk (Cameron Tucker assists)	18-25
2:00		Cameron Tucker blocks Jalen Speer's three point jump shot
1:58		Garrett Hicks defensive rebound
1:50	+2	Myles Parker makes two point layup	20-25
1:27		Kamron Reaves misses three point jump shot
1:25		Dailin Smith defensive rebound
1:00		Myles Parker misses two point jump shot
0:58		DJ Jones defensive rebound
0:55		Rattlers 30 second timeout
0:44		Johnny Brown misses three point jump shot
0:42		MJ Randolph offensive rebound
0:41		MJ Randolph turnover (out of bounds)
0:27		Johnny Brown shooting foul (Myles Parker draws the foul)
0:27	+1	Myles Parker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-25
0:27	+1	Myles Parker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-25
0:03		MJ Randolph misses two point pullup jump shot
0:01		Bulldogs defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
AAMU
Bulldogs
39
FAMU
Rattlers
31

Time		Play	Score
0:00		End of period
19:28		Jalen Speer misses three point jump shot
19:26		Jalen Johnson defensive rebound
19:17	+2	Jalen Johnson makes two point hook shot	24-25
18:59		Jalen Speer turnover (lost ball) (Cameron Tucker steals)
18:55		Bryce Moragne blocks Cameron Tucker's two point layup
18:54		Bulldogs offensive rebound
18:48		Dailin Smith misses three point jump shot
18:46		DJ Jones defensive rebound
18:15		DJ Jones misses two point jump shot
18:13		Dailin Smith defensive rebound
18:07		Garrett Hicks turnover (lost ball) (Kamron Reaves steals)
17:45		Dailin Smith personal foul (Jalen Speer draws the foul)
17:30		DJ Jones misses two point jump shot
17:28		Dailin Smith defensive rebound
17:19		DJ Jones shooting foul (Myles Parker draws the foul)
17:19	+1	Myles Parker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-25
17:19	+1	Myles Parker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-25
17:02	+2	MJ Randolph makes two point turnaround jump shot	26-27
16:42		Jalen Johnson misses two point layup
16:40		MJ Randolph defensive rebound
16:29		Keith Littles misses two point jump shot
16:27		Dailin Smith defensive rebound
16:17		Cameron Tucker misses two point jump shot
16:15		Kamron Reaves defensive rebound
16:08	+2	Keith Littles makes two point layup	26-29
15:50		Keith Littles shooting foul (Dailin Smith draws the foul)
15:50		TV timeout
15:50	+1	Dailin Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-29
15:50	+1	Dailin Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-29
15:31	+3	Kamron Reaves makes three point jump shot (Keith Littles assists)	28-32
15:31		Garrett Hicks shooting foul (Kamron Reaves draws the foul)
15:31		Kamron Reaves misses regular free throw 1 of 1
15:31		Myles Parker defensive rebound
15:15		Chase Barrs shooting foul (EJ Williams draws the foul)
15:15		EJ Williams misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:15		EJ Williams misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:15		EJ Williams misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:15		Chase Barrs defensive rebound
15:15		Chase Barrs defensive rebound
15:06	+2	MJ Randolph makes two point layup	28-34
15:06		Cameron Tucker shooting foul (MJ Randolph draws the foul)
15:06		MJ Randolph misses regular free throw 1 of 1
15:06		Jalen Johnson defensive rebound
14:53	+2	EJ Williams makes two point layup (Cameron Tucker assists)	30-34
14:44	+2	Keith Littles makes two point layup	30-36
14:17	+2	Cameron Tucker makes two point jump shot	32-36
14:03		Bryce Moragne misses two point jump shot
14:01		Garrett Hicks defensive rebound
13:51	+2	Garrett Hicks makes two point layup (EJ Williams assists)	34-36
13:31	+2	Chase Barrs makes two point layup (Bryce Moragne assists)	34-38
13:15	+2	Garrett Hicks makes two point layup	36-38
12:54	+2	Bryce Moragne makes two point pullup jump shot	36-40
12:35		Keith Littles personal foul (EJ Williams draws the foul)
12:34		Jalen Speer personal foul (Cameron Tucker draws the foul)
12:32		Bryce Moragne shooting foul (Jalen Johnson draws the foul)
12:32	+1	Jalen Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-40
12:32	+1	Jalen Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-40
12:13	+2	DJ Jones makes two point jump shot (Jalen Speer assists)	38-42
11:57	+2	Jalen Johnson makes two point layup (Garrett Hicks assists)	40-42
11:35		MJ Randolph misses two point jump shot
11:33		Jalen Johnson defensive rebound
11:22		Jump ball. Jalen Johnson vs. DJ Jones (Bulldogs gains possession)
11:23		TV timeout
11:10		DJ Jones shooting foul (Myles Parker draws the foul)
11:10		Myles Parker misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:10	+1	Myles Parker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-42
10:48		Jalen Johnson shooting foul (MJ Randolph draws the foul)
10:48	+1	MJ Randolph makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-43
10:48		MJ Randolph misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:48		Myles Parker defensive rebound
10:20	+2	Cameron Tucker makes two point turnaround jump shot	43-43
9:54	+2	Bryce Moragne makes two point layup	43-45
9:36	+3	Dailin Smith makes three point jump shot (Cameron Tucker assists)	46-45
9:19		Jalen Speer turnover (bad pass) (Garrett Hicks steals)
9:16		Jalen Speer personal foul (Garrett Hicks draws the foul)
9:16		Garrett Hicks misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:16		DJ Jones defensive rebound
9:08		Keith Littles misses three point jump shot
9:06		Cameron Tucker defensive rebound
8:49		DJ Jones shooting foul (Dailin Smith draws the foul)
8:49	+1	Dailin Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-45
8:49	+1	Dailin Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-45
8:35		Johnny Brown misses three point jump shot
8:33		Bryce Moragne offensive rebound
8:34		Dailin Smith personal foul (DJ Jones draws the foul)
8:27		MJ Randolph misses two point jump shot
8:25		Garrett Hicks defensive rebound
8:10		Bryce Moragne shooting foul (Dailin Smith draws the foul)
8:10	+1	Dailin Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-45
8:10	+1	Dailin Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-45
7:54		Kamron Reaves misses two point jump shot
7:52		Dailin Smith defensive rebound
7:28		Garrett Hicks misses three point jump shot
7:26		Rattlers defensive rebound
7:26		TV timeout
7:14	+2	MJ Randolph makes two point layup	50-47
7:14		Eric Lee shooting foul (MJ Randolph draws the foul)
7:14	+1	MJ Randolph makes regular free throw 1 of 1	50-48
7:02		Dailin Smith turnover (traveling)
6:48	+2	MJ Randolph makes two point jump shot	50-50
6:32		Dailin Smith misses two point jump shot
6:30		Rattlers defensive rebound
6:17		Dailin Smith blocks MJ Randolph's two point layup
6:15		Garrett Hicks defensive rebound
5:57		Dailin Smith misses two point jump shot
5:55		Johnny Brown defensive rebound
5:46		Johnny Brown misses two point layup
5:44		Jalen Johnson defensive rebound
5:37		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
5:37		TV timeout
5:28		Cameron Tucker turnover (lost ball)
4:58		Kamron Reaves misses three point jump shot
4:56		Dailin Smith defensive rebound
4:27		Garrett Hicks misses three point jump shot
4:25		Cameron Tucker offensive rebound
4:10		Dailin Smith turnover (lost ball) (MJ Randolph steals)
4:06		MJ Randolph offensive foul (Cameron Tucker draws the foul)
4:06		MJ Randolph turnover
3:49	+2	Jalen Johnson makes two point layup (Cameron Tucker assists)	52-50
3:18		DJ Jones misses two point jump shot
3:16		Cameron Tucker defensive rebound
3:01		Dailin Smith misses three point jump shot
2:59		DJ Jones defensive rebound
2:35		Cameron Tucker blocks Jalen Speer's three point jump shot
2:33		Cameron Tucker defensive rebound
2:35		Jalen Speer personal foul (Cameron Tucker draws the foul)
2:35	+1	Cameron Tucker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-50
2:35		Cameron Tucker misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:35		DJ Jones defensive rebound
2:18		MJ Randolph misses two point jump shot
2:16		Jalen Johnson defensive rebound
2:14		Jalen Johnson turnover (lost ball) (MJ Randolph steals)
2:01	+2	Kamron Reaves makes two point jump shot	53-52
1:32	+3	Dailin Smith makes three point jump shot (Cameron Tucker assists)	56-52
1:31		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
1:11	+2	MJ Randolph makes two point turnaround jump shot	56-54
0:44	+2	Jalen Johnson makes two point turnaround jump shot	58-54
0:35		Jalen Johnson personal foul (MJ Randolph draws the foul)
0:35	+1	MJ Randolph makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-55
0:35	+1	MJ Randolph makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-56
0:35		Rattlers 30 second timeout
0:35		Bulldogs 60 second timeout
0:30		MJ Randolph personal foul (Cameron Tucker draws the foul)
0:30	+1	Cameron Tucker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-56
0:30	+1	Cameron Tucker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-56
0:25		Rattlers 30 second timeout
0:20		MJ Randolph misses three point jump shot
0:18		Garrett Hicks defensive rebound
0:17		Bryce Moragne personal foul (Garrett Hicks draws the foul)
0:17		Garrett Hicks misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:13	+1	Garrett Hicks makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-56
0:13		Jalen Speer misses three point jump shot
0:11		MJ Randolph offensive rebound
0:09		MJ Randolph misses two point jump shot
0:07		DJ Jones offensive rebound
0:01		Jalen Speer misses two point jump shot
0:00		Myles Parker defensive rebound

Myles Parker defensive rebound