BATON ROUGE, La. (Interstat) — Alabama A&M held off Southern 56-54 in a women’s basketball game Saturday at Clark Activity Center. The Bulldogs secured the Southwestern Athletic Conference victory despite being outscored in the third quarter.

The teams were tied at 27 at halftime. Southern took a 43-38 lead into the final period, but Alabama A&M rallied with an 18-point fourth quarter. Coriah Beck made two decisive free throws with one second remaining for the win.

Kaila Walker led Alabama A&M with 15 points. Southern’s Olivia Delancy scored 10 points. Both teams shot under 40% from the floor and committed 21 turnovers. Attendance was 3,125. Alabama A&M improved to 13-9. Southern fell to 11-11.