Alabama A&M Bulldogs (17-9, 13-1 SWAC) at Bethune-Cookman Wildcats (6-21, 4-10 SWAC)
Daytona Beach, Florida; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Alabama A&M faces Bethune-Cookman after Kalia Walker scored 24 points in Alabama A&M’s 57-37 victory over the Florida A&M Rattlers.
The Wildcats have gone 4-5 at home. Bethune-Cookman is 3-11 in games decided by at least 10 points.
The Bulldogs are 13-1 in SWAC play. Alabama A&M is 1-1 in games decided by less than 4 points.
Bethune-Cookman is shooting 35.6% from the field this season, 1.0 percentage point lower than the 36.6% Alabama A&M allows to opponents. Alabama A&M averages 4.1 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.3 fewer made shots on average than the 5.4 per game Bethune-Cookman allows.
The teams play for the second time this season in SWAC play. Alabama A&M won the last meeting 49-44 on Jan. 30. Maori Davenport scored 19 points to help lead the Bulldogs to the victory.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jordan Brooks is averaging six points for the Wildcats. Daimoni Dorsey is averaging 11.5 points over the last 10 games.
Walker is shooting 41.8% and averaging 14.4 points for the Bulldogs. Coriah Beck is averaging 1.9 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Wildcats: 3-7, averaging 56.2 points, 32.8 rebounds, 9.3 assists, 7.7 steals and 2.6 blocks per game while shooting 36.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 59.2 points per game.
Bulldogs: 10-0, averaging 65.5 points, 38.1 rebounds, 12.2 assists, 10.6 steals and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 40.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 48.7 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.