NORMAL—Alabama State University (8-15/5-6 SWAC) is looking for a big road win at Alabama A&M University (5-15/3-8 SWAC) Saturday, Feb. 11 at 5 p.m.
 
The Hornets are coming off two consecutive road losses and have dropped five of their last six contests, four of those on the road.
 
ASU has dropped six conference games this season by an average of 6.6 points per loss.  The problem for the Hornets has been their inability to take care of the ball and hit shots in the final few minutes of the game.
 
“We want to keep the players competing consistently through the course of the game,” head coach Lewis Jackson said.  “One of our problems is we have these droughts where we are unable to score and sometimes we have some guys trying to do too much and taking bad shots.”
 
The one thing the Hornets have worked on throughout the week, has been working the ball into the paint area and playing the inside-out game.  Junior Philip Crawford has been inconsistent at times this season, but has hit double-digits three of the last four games.
 
“One thing we have to do is have consistent play from the post,” Jackson said.  “We have to get Philip more consistent.  When he starts to play for us statistically, good things have happened for us.  When we are playing well inside, it opens up easier shots from the perimeter.”
 
Tramaine Butler continues to lead ASU in scoring at 11.3 points per game.  He is fighting through injuries that have hampered both his playing time and his consistency.  He is on pace to become the 27^th player in ASU history to score 1,000 career points and enters the AAMU game with 974 points.
 
Ivory White and Crawford both average 10.2 points per game and both are the leading rebounders with White pulling down 5.7 and Crawford averaging 5.5.
 
AAMU is led in scoring by Casey Cantey who is the only Bulldog in double digits averaging 14.5 points per game.  Demarquelle Tabb averages 9.6 points and a team-high 7.4 rebounds per game.  Jeremy Crutcher averages 9.1 points per game.
 
ASU won the first outing of the season 53-50 in Montgomery.  ASU trailed 26-19 at halftime but came out in the second half and shot 48 percent from the field and held AAMU to 27 percent shooting.  Butler led the way for ASU with 13 points and Jeffery Middlebrooks and Crawford had 12 points each.