MOBILE, Ala. (January 8, 2022) – The Spring Hill College (SHC) men's basketball team suffered an 86-54 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) home loss to the Tuskegee University Golden Tigers at the Arthur R. Outlaw Recreation Center on Saturday evening.
The Golden Tigers (7-7, 4-2 SIAC West) held a 38-25 advantage at halftime and built out as much as a 32-point advantage late in the 2
nd half.
Jaden Gray scored 19 points with eight rebounds for SHC with
Beril Kabamba adding 12 points and
David Daniels pitching in 10 points. The Badger shot 32.1% (17-53) including 23.1% (3-13) from 3-point range. SHC made 63% (17-27) of its free throw attempts and lost 18 turnovers to 10 steals by the Golden Bears leading to 25 points for the visitors. Spring Hill earned a 36-28 edge in rebounding for a 12-7 advantage in second chance points.
Tuskegee was paced by Devin Booker with 29 points and Steve Dulley with 20 points. The Golden Tigers shot in impressive 57.4% (31-54) from the floor including a hefty 61.1% (11-18) from beyond the arc. Tuskegee also made 81.3% (13-16) of their free throws while losing just 10 turnovers to two Badgers steals.
The Badgers (1-11, 0-6 SIAC West) will visit crosstown rivals the University of Mobile Rams (5-10) for a non-conference contest on Tuesday at 7 p.m. in H. Austill Pharr Gymnasium.
