Box Score NORMAL, Ala. -- Nicholas West scored 14 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to help Alabama A&M beat Mississippi Valley State 74-68 on Saturday night.
Ladarius Tabb hit four three pointers and finished with 20 points, Rakiya Battle added 16 points and Justin Colvin chipped in 12 for Alabama A&M (6-14, 5-5).
MVSU's Isaac Williams nailed a three pointer to pull within 45-43 with 16:25 to play. Marcus Merriweather made a pair of free throws and hit back-to-back 3s during a 14-0 run to stretch Alabama A&M's lead to 59-43.
The Delta Devils chipped away, with Williams hitting another three pointer to pull within 62-59 with 4:27 left. Alabama A&M answered with a 7-0 surge, and then hit 5 of 8 from the line to seal it.
Williams scored 18 points, and DeAngelo Priar had 13 points and 11 rebounds for Mississippi Valley State (4-19, 3-7).
Newspaper Box Score (Final)
Mississippi Valley vs Alabama A&M (2-7-15)
At Normal,Ala.
ALABAMA A&M 74, MISSISSIPPI VALLEY 68
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY (4-19 3-7 SWAC)
Williams, Isaac 7-15 1-1 18; Simmons, Jeffrey 6-15 4-6 16; Priar, DeAngelo
6-12 1-3 13; Kelly, Rakwan 4-7 0-0 8; Vaughn, Vacha 3-4 1-2 7; Love, Latrell
3-7 0-2 6; Jackson, Billy 0-3 0-2 0; Whitfield, Dwain 0-1 0-0 0; Jabari, Alex
0-4 0-0 0. Totals 29-68 7-16 68.
ALABAMA A&M (6-14 5-5 SWAC)
TABB, Ladarius 8-13 0-0 20; BATTLE, Rakiya 4-6 7-9 16; WEST, Nicolas 5-11
3-7 14; COLVIN, Justin 4-10 3-6 12; MERRIWEATHER, Marcus 2-4 2-2 8;
HUTCHINS, Michael 1-3 2-3 4; HOUSTON, Baryn 0-1 0-0 0; COTTON, Matthew 0-2
0-0 0; DAVIS, Tyler 0-5 0-1 0; EDWARDS, Adrian 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 24-59 17-28
74.
Mississippi Valley.. 34 34 - 68
Alabama A&M......... 42 32 - 74
3-point goals-Mississippi Valley 3-13 (Williams, Isaac 3-9; Priar,
DeAngelo 0-2; Jackson, Billy 0-2), Alabama A&M 9-26 (TABB, Ladarius 4-6;
MERRIWEATHER, Marcus 2-2; WEST, Nicolas 1-3; COLVIN, Justin 1-5; BATTLE,
Rakiya 1-3; HOUSTON, Baryn 0-1; COTTON, Matthew 0-2; DAVIS, Tyler 0-2;
HUTCHINS, Michael 0-2).
Fouled out--Mississippi Valley-None, AlabamaA&M-None.
Rebounds-Mississippi Valley 45 (Priar, DeAngelo 11), Alabama A&M 43 (WEST, Nicolas 12).
Assists-Mississippi Valley 11 (Priar, DeAngelo 5), Alabama A&M 16 (BATTLE, Rakiya 7).
Totalfouls-Mississippi Valley 22, Alabama A&M 16. A-719
