BIRMINGHAM, ALA. (March 6, 2014) – The Golden Tigers jumped out to a 17-0 lead before the Golden Bears could score a single point, but the local team irked its way back into the contest, erasing the double-digit lead the Golden Tigers built early in the game.
 
Richard Dixon, coming off the bench for the Golden Tigers, tallied 16 first half points to help Tuskegee carry a 35-32 lead into intermission.  Tuskegee connected on 15-of-29 shots, shooting 52 percent in the first half.
 
Dixon scored 11 additional points in the second half to lead all Golden Tigers scorers with 27 points. In the 80-72 Tuskegee (16-11) victory over Miles (4-24), Kevin May added 14 points, hitting 8-of-9 free throws.   Dixon also lead Tuskegee (16-11) with nine rebounds, followed by Camden Foster with seven.
 
Willie Gray led Miles with 23 points, followed by Michael Reynolds with 14 points and Carlos Clayborn with 10 points.
 
The Golden Tigers scored 45 points in the second half.  They shot 54 percent for the game and outrebounded the Golden Bears 36-21.
 
Winning the two regular-season games and the tournament win give the Golden Tigers a three-game sweep of the Golden Bears for the 2013-2014 season.
 
The Golden Tigers will rest on Thursday and will return to action on Friday, March 7 (7:45 p.m.), facing the winner of Kentucky State and Albany State.