DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Jaida Belton led the Bulldogs with 18 points as AAMU used a strong fourth quarter to finish off the Wildcats 55-43 at Moore Gymnasium

 

1^st Quarter
The first period was tightly contested, with both teams struggling to generate an offensive rhythm.

Bethune-Cookman dominated defensively, holding Alabama A&M to just 1-of-12 from the field. But the Wildcats shot just 28.6% themselves and only made two of their four free-throw attempts.

B-CU held a narrow 11-8 edge going into the second
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2^nd Quarter
In the second quarter, it was the Bulldogs who began to dominate defensively, holding the Wildcats to 2-of-12 shooting.

Alabama A&M grabbed seven offensive rebounds in the quarter, helping them create six more shot attempts than B-CU.

The result was a 13-8 edge in the period and a two-point halftime lead.

Aniya Palmer led all scorers with six points, while Sanai Tyler and Shomari Phillips led the Wildcats with four.

3^rd Quarter
The third saw the game continue to stay within a couple of possessions.

The Wildcats shot 50% in the quarter but did so on just eight shot attempts. B-CU was finally able to get going from beyond the arc, shooting 2-for-3 on three-pointers in the frame.

The Bulldogs shot 36.4% but were able to get to the free-throw line eight times, making six.

AAMU held a narrow four-point advantage heading into the fourth.

4^th Quarter
The Bulldogs once again held an edge in shot attempts in the fourth 11-8 and shot 54.5% overall.

AAMU was solid from the free-throw line to finish off the win, shooting 80% on 10 attempts. They also out-rebounded the Cats nine to four.
 

• Alexandria Johnson led B-CU with eight points.
• Jaida Belton, Aniya Palmer, and Rakiyah Beal all reached double figures for the Bulldogs.
• AAMU won despite not making a three-pointer (0-of-13).
• The Bulldogs won the rebounding advantage 37-31 and the turnover battle 14-21.

The Wildcats finish out the regular season on the road, with the next game coming against Southern. Tipoff is set for Thursday at 7:30 p.m. EST.

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