BIRMINGHAM, Ala. β Omari Peek-Green and Lorenzo Downey both had 16 points in No. 7 seed Alabama A&M's 75-63 win over second-seeded Alcorn State on Wednesday in the Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament.
Peek-Green added five rebounds for the Bulldogs (11-21), which advances to the semifinals on Friday. Lorenzo Downey shot 4 of 6 from the field, including 4 for 5 from 3-point range, and went 4 for 4 from the line to add 16 points. EJ Williams had eight points and shot 2 of 6 from the field and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line.
Jeremiah Gambrell finished with 16 points and two steals for the Braves (14-18). Alcorn State also got 12 points from Dekedran Thorn. Jeremiah Kendall also had 11 points and eight rebounds. The loss ended an eight-game winning streak for the Braves.
Peek-Green scored six points in the first half and Alabama A&M went into halftime trailing 37-34. Downey scored 13 second-half points.
Alabama A&M (11-21), which defeated Alcorn State for the first time since 2020, advances to its third consecutive SWAC Men's Basketball Tournament Semifinals and will meet either No. 3 seed Texas Southern or No. 6 Seed Jackson State at 8:30 p.m. on Friday at Bartow Arena. Alcorn State saw its nine-game winning streak snapped and concludes the season at 14-18.
"I am so proud of our young men and how they kept fighting today," Alabama A&M head coach Otis Hughley Jr. said. "To beat a team who won nine straight games and ran the table during the second half of the season is remarkable. We took their best punch in that first half, but in that second half, I felt like we did some things defensively to change their game plan. It also helped that we were shooting the ball extremely well."
Jeremiah Gambrell four Alcorn State players in double figures with 16 points, two steals, one rebound and one assist. Dekedran Thorn came off the bench to record 12 points and four boards, while Jeremiah Kendall tallied 11 points, eight boards, three assists and one steal. Jalyke Gaines-Wyatt posted 10 points, four assists and two boards.
