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.

Mississippi Valley State is 0-1 when it has fewer turnovers than its opponents and averages 15.7 turnovers per game. Alabama A&M score

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.

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.

Mississippi Valley State will attempt to stop its 10-game road losing streak when the Delta Devils visit Alabama State.