HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (Interstat) — Alabama A&M edged Bethune-Cookman 49-44 in a low-scoring women’s basketball game Thursday night at T.M. Elmore Gymnasium.

The Wildcats led 13-7 after the first quarter, but the Bulldogs used a 19-point second quarter to take a 26-19 halftime lead they would not relinquish. Bethune-Cookman shot just 23.9% from the floor but stayed close by forcing 25 turnovers and making 16 of 20 free throws. Alabama A&M’s Maori Davenport led all scorers with 19 points. Daimoni Dorsey paced the Wildcats with 12 points.

The Bulldogs improved to 11-9. Bethune-Cookman fell to 3-18.