Lorenzo Downey scored 13 points to help Alabama A&M beat Mississippi Valley State 79-67 on Monday night. Downey also had nine rebounds for the Bulldogs (6-9, 2-0 Southwestern Athletic Conference). Darius Ford had 11 points and Anthony Bryant scored 10.

BOTTOM LINE: Alabama State enters the matchup against Mississippi Valley State after losing three games in a row. The Hornets have gone 2-0 in home games. Alabama State is seventh in the SWAC with 27.4 points per game in the paint led by Amarr Knox averaging 5.7.

Mississippi Valley State visits the Alabama A&M Bulldogs after Alvin Stredic Jr. scored 21 points in the Delta Devils' 84-55 loss to the Alabama State Hornets.

Micah Octave scored 14 points as Alabama State beat Mississippi Valley State 84-55 on Saturday night. Octave added nine rebounds for the Hornets (5-9, 1-0 Southwestern Athletic Conference). CJ Hines scored 14 points while going 4 of 6 and 6 of 6 from the free-throw line and added six assists.