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Roland McCoy
55
Winner Alabama A&M AAMU 13-16,9-7 SWAC
50
Alabama St. ALST 8-21,6-10 SWAC
Winner
Alabama A&M AAMU
13-16,9-7 SWAC
55
Final
50
Alabama St. ALST
8-21,6-10 SWAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Alabama A&M AAMU 30 25 55
Alabama St. ALST 29 21 50

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Hornets Drop Heartbreaker To AAMU On Senior Day

MONTGOMERY, Ala. | Eric Coleman's apparent game-winning 3-pointer was waved off with 3.3 seconds left as the Alabama State University men's basketball team dropped a heartbreaking 55-50 loss to Alabama A&M University on Saturday at the Dunn-Oliver Acadome.
 
THE BASICS
Score: Alabama State 55 | Alabama A&M 50
Records: Hornets 8-21, 6-10 SWAC | Bulldogs 13-16, 9-7 SWAC
Date: Sat., Feb. 25, 2023
Location: Montgomery, Ala. | Dunn-Oliver Acadome
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HOW IT HAPPENED 
  • Alabama A&M jumped out to a quick 4-0 lead before Jordan O'Neal tied the game with 3:15 gone off the first half clock.
  • Eric Coleman hit a 3-pointer to give the Hornets an 11-8 lead around the 15-minute mark.
  • AAMU held a 19-15 lead only to see Alabama State fight back to tie the game 20-20 with 8:09 to go in the first half.
  • Trailing 30-22, Alabama State used a 7-0 run to cut the lead to 30-29 at the half following a Coleman dunk.
  • Both teams came out cold before a Messiah Thompson broke the 3:05 drought.
  • Roland McCoy hit back-to-back 3-pointers to give the Hornets a 35-34 lead with 15:27 to go in the second half.
  • Damian Madison hit a 3-pointer and a TJ Madlock gave the Hornets a 40-38 lead with under 12 minutes left in the fourth quarter.
  • AAMU's Cameron Tucker hit two free throws to give the Bulldogs a 51-49 lead with less than two minutes remaining.
  • TJ Madlock made a free throw and O'Neal blocked a shot give the Hornets a final offensive possession to win the game.
  • Coleman drained a 3-pointer with 3.3 seconds left only to have the field goal waved off after the officials called a flagrant foul after a review of the play.
  • Alabama A&M was awarded two free throws and the ball, eventually making four free throws to take a 55-50 lead.   
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
  • McCoy established a new career-high with 18 points at the only Hornet in double figures.
  • Madlock finished with 13 rebounds, posting double-figure rebounds for the fifth time this season.
UP NEXT
Alabama State hits the road for its final two regular season games starting against Southern University on Thursday at 8:00 p.m. in Baton Rouge, La.
 
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