HUNTSVILLE, Ala. | Alabama State fell in their final regular season road trip to Alabama A&M, dropping an 80-65 Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) contest at the T.M. Elmore Gymnasium on Saturday.

Trace Young (Owensboro, Ky.) and Gerald Liddell (Cibolo, Texas) led Alabama State (7-21, 6-10 SWAC) with 13 points each in the loss, with each knocking down six shots each. Liddell recorded his third consecutive double double by grabbing a career-high 14 rebounds. Kenny Strawbridge (Rockford, Ill.) added 11 points on a three at the buzzer for the final margin.

Jordan O'Neal (Mobile, Ala.) grabbed six rebounds for Alabama State who finished the night shooting 30.6 (23-of-75) percent from the floor. They also shot just 14.3 (4-of-28) percent from beyond the arc and 78.9 (15-of-19) percent from the free throw line.

Dailin Smith led Alabama A&M with 18 points.

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Alabama State returns home for a pair of games to close out the regular season beginning with Southern on Thursday night with an 8 pm tip.

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