Golden Lions on road at Alabama A&M today
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff women’s and men’s basketball teams continue on the road today a 5 p.m. doubleheader at Alabama A&M.
The UAPB Sports Network radio broadcast begins at 4:45 p.m. on KPBA-FM 99.3 The Beat, online at uapblionsroar.com/live and on the free UAPB Athletics App. The game will also be video streamed free of charge with the link available at uapblionsroar.com.
The Lady Lions (2-12, 1-7 Southwestern Athletic Conference) battled tough on the road before Alabama State pulled away in the final 15 minutes for the 97-68 win.
UAPB had five players score in double figures, led by Trasity Totten’s season-high 18 points along seven rebounds. Tyler Pyburn added 14 points and six rebounds, while Ashlynn Green scored 11 points. Khadijah Brown and Kaila Walker each scored 10 for the Lady Lions.
Alabama A&M (6-2, 4-1) has only lost to defending champion Jackson State and has won four straight games in league play. AAMU is coming off an 81-43 win Saturday over Mississippi Valley State.
Dariauna Lewis (15.5 points per game, sixth in SWAC; 11.9 rebounds per game, second in SWAC) and Deshawna Harper (14.9 points per game, seventh in SWAC) lead the Bulldogs.
Alabama A&M won the first meeting between the teams in Pine Bluff, 57-47, on Jan. 11.
The UAPB men once again nearly erased a big deficit in a 73-67 loss at Alabama State. The Golden Lions trailed by 21 points with more than 9 minutes to play before a late-game rally in which they outscored ASU by 15 points down the stretch.
Joshuwan Johnson scored a team-high 17 points, along with five assists and four steals. Jalen Lynn added 14 points off the bench and Shaun Doss Jr. chipped in as well with 12 points, eight rebounds and two blocks.
Alabama A&M (5-2, 3-2) is coming off a 93-58 home win over Mississippi Valley State. Jalen Johnson (17.7 ppg) and Garrett Hicks (17.1 ppg) rank third and fourth, respectively, in the SWAC in scoring.
This will be the first meeting between the men’s teams this season, as the Jan. 11 contest in Pine Bluff was postponed due to covid-10 issues in the AAMU program.