Alabama A&M Bulldogs @ Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions
Steen leads Arkansas-Pine Bluff past Alabama A&M, 81-65
PINE BLUFF, Ark. -- Trent Steen had 15 points, Kennedy McKinney scored a career-high 14 and Arkansas-Pine Bluff pulled away in the second half for an 81-65 win over Alabama A&M on Monday night.
Travon Harper added a career-best 13 points and Ghiavonni Robinson scored 12 for the Golden Lions (4-13, 3-0 Southwestern Athletic Conference), who have won three in a row after losing 12 straight.
Steen made back-to-back jumpers to spark a 10-3 run that was capped by his conventional 3-point play and gave UAPB a 10-point lead with 15:33 to play. Quinterian McConico's dunk about six minutes later pulled Alabama A&M to 59-51, but Harper scored the first six of eight-straight points and Arkansas-Pine Bluff led by double figures the rest of the way.
McConico had 19 points on 9-of-13 shooting for the Bulldogs (1-14, 1-3).
UAPB made 32 of 62 (51.6 percent) from the field and converted 18 Alabama A&M turnovers into 21 points.
Game Information
Pine Bluff, AR
Referee:Keith Kimble
Referee:Marques Pettigrew
Referee:Rodrick Dixon
2025-26 Standings
| Southwestern Athletic ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethune-Cookman | 14-4 | - | 17-15 |
| Southern | 11-7 | 3 | 17-17 |
| Florida A&M | 11-7 | 3 | 15-16 |
| Alabama A&M | 10-8 | 4 | 18-15 |
| Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 10-8 | 4 | 13-19 |
| Texas Southern | 10-8 | 4 | 12-18 |
| Jackson State | 10-8 | 4 | 12-21 |
| Prairie View A&M | 9-9 | 5 | 19-18 |
| Grambling | 7-11 | 7 | 14-19 |
| Alabama State | 7-11 | 7 | 10-22 |
| Alcorn State | 7-11 | 7 | 9-23 |
| Mississippi Valley State | 2-16 | 12 | 3-30 |
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