MONTGOMERY, Ala. | Alabama State trailed by as many as seven in the second half to UAPB and fought their way back into the contest, however, the Golden Lions were able to hit the offensive glass and hold off Alabama State 75-70 at the Dunn-Oliver Acadome on Saturday.

The win by the Golden Lions gives them the series sweep over Alabama State and the tiebreaker heading down the stretch with six games remaining, with the two teams tied in the conference standings.

Alabama State was able to pull to within a point at 64-63 with just under four minutes remaining in the game on a Kenny Strawbridge (Rockford, Ill.) jumper, before UAPB pushed the lead to five at 68-63 on free throws and a dunk following an offensive rebound. The Hornets pulled back to within one at 68-67 following five consecutive points from E.J. Clark (Dallas, Texas) with two minutes remaining in the game.

After a pair of free throws from UAPB, the Hornets' Isaiah Range (Cedar Hill, Texas) knocked down a contested lay-up with 1:19 to play to pull Alabama State to within 70-69. The two teams traded free throws in the final seven seconds until UAPB was able to knock down four in the final four to seal the win.

Alabama State shot 50 (24-of-48) percent from the floor and 42.9 (6-of-14) percent from beyond the arc but struggled from the line connecting on just 53.3 (16-of-30) percent on the night. They turned the ball over just 12 times but were outrebounded 45-26 by the UAPB.

Strawbridge led Alabama State with 19 points on 8-of-9 shooting from the floor, while Clark added 16 in the loss.

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