The Alabama A&M Bulldogs (8-14) welcome the Southern Jaguars (18-9), the Southwestern Athletic’s best team, to Elmore Gymnasium. The game gets underway at 8:30 pm ET on Monday, Feb. 22.
The Bulldogs were beaten by Alcorn State 62-58 on Saturday. Quinterian McConico finished with 13 points to lead the team. The Jaguars, meanwhile, are coming off a 77-68 loss to Alabama State on Saturday. Adrian Rodgers had a game-high 22 points.
Nick West has been playing at a high level as of late for the Bulldogs, averaging 17.6 points, 7.8 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 0.8 steals, and 0.8 blocks over the last five games. Rodgers has also been on a tear in the same span, averaging 21.4 points, 5.0 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 1.2 steals, and 3.0 three-pointers while leading the Jaguars.
This will be the second matchup of the season between these two teams. The Jaguars won the first game 73-52. Rodgers was a top performer in the victory with 20 points, six rebounds, two assists, one block, and three three-pointers.
Notes
The Southern Jaguars have a defensive rating of 99.5 (ranked 85th), while the Alabama A&M Bulldogs have an offensive rating of 104.4 (ranked 210th).
Southern has an average field goal percentage of 45.1%. Alabama A&M is a poor 3-5 when opponents have a similar or higher field goal percentage.
On average, Alabama A&M attempts 22.0 three pointers and Southern attempts 17.0. In games where they have 20 or more three point attempts, the Alabama A&M Bulldogs have a 5-11 record while the Southern Jaguars have a formidable 8-2 record.
Southern has forced an average turnover percentage of 20.4% this season. Alabama A&M has a losing 2-4 record when its TO% is 20.4% or higher.
