MONTGOMERY, Ala. | With just four games remaining on the regular season schedule, Alabama State finds itself in the midst of a battle for a first round home game and they return home Saturday for one of two final regular season games at the Dunn-Oliver Acadome.
Alabama State (11-14, 9-5 SWAC) hosts Texas Southern (16-11, 11-3 SWAC) Saturday evening at 5 pm inside the Dunn-Oliver Acadome. The game will be carried by the Hornet Sports Network 15 minutes prior to tip, and tickets are still available at $10 general admission and $15 reserved.
The game will be one of two final home games in the regular season for the Hornets, as they host Prairie View A&M Monday night.
An inside look at the Alabama State Hornets
- Alabama State is two games back of Texas Southern in the standings, and one game ahead of UAPB in fourth place. They are also two games ahead of Grambling State and Jackson State – the two teams the Hornets face at the end of the regular season.
- The Hornets have dropped just one game inside the Dunn-Oliver Acadome this season, falling to UAPB earlier in February.
- Reginald Gee leads the Hornets in scoring at 14.0 points per game and hit the 1,000 career point mark against Texas Southern on the road in the first meeting between the two teams.
- Jacoby Ross averages 13.4 points per game on the season, the second-highest on the team, and currently leads the conference in free throw shooting and three-point field goals made per game.
- Meanwhile, Leon Daniels comes off the bench and is averaging 8.0 points per game after his 16-point performance against Southern in the last game for Alabama State.
- AJ Farrar recorded his fourth double-double of the season for the Hornets against Southern – the second he did so against the Jags this season – scoring 20 points and grabbing 11 rebounds.
An inside look at the Texas Southern Tigers
- Texas Southern is currently second in the conference, two games behind Prairie View A&M and two games ahead of Alabama State.
- Jeremy Combs was named the SWAC Player of the Week each week during the month of February, including last week, heading into Monday. He currently averages 16.8 points and 8.9 rebounds per game for the Tigers.
- Trayvon Reed, who has played in just 16 games, is second on the team in scoring at 12.9 points per game and leads the team in rebounding at 8.4 rebounds per game. He also has added a team-high 25 blocked shots after leading the conference in blocked shots last season.
- Meanwhile, Jalyn Patterson is third on the team in scoring at 11.9 points per game and lead the team in assists at 3.7 per game.
- Texas Southern made noise around the basketball world in the non-conference portion of their schedule with wins over Baylor and Oregon on the road. They also defeated Texas A&M on the road prior to the start of the conference portion of the schedule.
Inside the Series
- Texas Southern leads the all-time series 42-35, including winning the last 11 in the series to take command. They trailed in the series 35-31 at the conclusion of the 2013-14 season.
What's Next
- Alabama State closes out the home portion of the regular season schedule against Prairie View A&M at 8 pm Monday night. The game can be seen on ESPNU.
- Alabama State will honor their senior class Monday night prior to the game.
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