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NEWS & UPCOMING EVENTS NEWS & UPCOMING EVENTS RATTLERS BOW OUT OF MEAC TOURNEY 64-53
March 09, 2010
“I thought when our guys took the floors, we were ready to play, but we had some untimely turnovers that dug ourselves in a hole and was never able to recover,” said third year Men’s Basketball Coach Eugene Harris. Brandon Bryant was the high man for FAMU (9-22) as he scored a team high 11 points. Both Rasheem Jenkins and Christopher Wallace finished with 10 points each. The Rattlers were led on the boards by Larry Jackson with nine rebounds, while Jenkins dished out five assists. B-CU (17-15) was paced by Clifford Reed, Jr., as he scored a game high 23 points and dished out five assists. Stanley Elliott added 12 points, while Kevin Dukes dropped in 10. The Wildcats were led on the boards by Elliott, who finished with a team high eight rebounds. A Dukes three pointer gave the Wildcats a 26-18 lead at the 4:58 mark, capping a 14-5 run. B-CU would go into the break with a 33-23 lead as Reed connected on a jumper as time expired to end the half. The Rattlers finished the first half shooting 33.3 percent (7-of-21) from the floor, while the Wildcats shot 44.8 percent (13-of-29). A Wallace layup would cut B-CU’s lead to 44-39 with 10:23 remaining in the second. But the Wildcats would go on a 10-2 run to increase their lead to 54-41 with 5:33 remaining, capped off by a pair of Reed free throws. B-CU would go the next five minutes without scoring a field goal as they scored their next 10 points from the free throw line. Alexander Starling would score the next Wildcat field goal on a dunk with three second left in the game, giving B-CU a 64-53 win. The Rattlers finished the game shooting 39.6 percent (19-of-48) from the floor, while the Wildcats shot 37.7 percent (23-of-61). With the win, B-CU advances to the quarterfinal round as they will take on number 2 seed
<< Back to News Headlines NEWS & UPCOMING EVENTS RATTLERS HOLD OFF COOKMAN IN FINALE, 69-64
March 04, 2010
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Mar. 4) – Free throws by Larry Jackson and Brandon Bryant in the final 33 seconds lifted the FAMU Rattlers past the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats, 69-64 in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference game Thursday night at the Lawson Center. Kevin Dukes’ three-pointer with 34 seconds left, cut the FAMU lead to 65-63, before two foul shots by Larry Jackson with 33 seconds to play, extended the Rattler lead to 67-63. Alexander Starling made one of two foul shots, to make the count 67-64 with 13 seconds left, but Brandon Bryant coolly sank two charity tosses with 12 seconds left for the final tally. FAMU (9-21, 5-11 in MEAC) won their third straight game, while visiting Bethune-Cookman (16-15, 7-9) lost for the second time in three games Thursday. The visiting Wildcats were led by C.J. Reed with a game-high 17 points. Alexander Starling finished with 13 points and eight rebounds, while Kevin Dukes added 12 points. Rasheem Jenkins led FAMU with 14 points, going 4-of-5 from distance, followed by Amin Stevens and Larry Jackson with 11 points apiece. Chris Walker led FAMU with eight rebounds. The final score was a reversal of fortune for FAMU, which trailed 28-22 at the break, but caught fire in the second half, shooting a blistering 68.2 percent (15 of 22) including a torrid 58.3 percent showing (7 of 12) from distance. On the night, FAMU shot 56.1 percent (23 of 41) from the floor, cashing in on 10 of 20 three-pointers (50 percent), while B-CU shot 40 percent (24 of 60) from the field and shot 41.7 percent (10 of 24) from beyond the arc. B-CU finished the game with a slight rebounding edge over FAMU, 33-31. WHAT’S NEXT: FAMU will open the 2010 MEAC Tournament, set for Winston-Salem, N.C. next Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. as the #10 seed, facing off against 7th-seeded Bethune-Cookman. << Back to News Headlines NEWS & UPCOMING EVENTS FAMU, WILDCATS SET FOR MEAC REMATCH TUESDAY
March 04, 2010
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.(March 4) - The Florida A&M University Rattlers and the Bethune-Cookman University Wildcats will reprise their Thursday evening showdown here in the Al Lawson Center this coming Tuesday, March 9 in an opening round game of the 2010 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Basketball Tournament. FAMU (9-21, 5-11) will be the tournament's #10 seed and they will square off against archrival B-CU (16-15, 7-9), the tournament's #7 seed at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Lawrence Joel Veterans' Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C. Complete tournament pairings and schedule were to be announced on Friday. << Back to News Headlines NEWS & UPCOMING EVENTS PIRATES PULL AWAY FROM RATTLERS 70-61
March 02, 2010
Second half foul shooting fuels winning surge for Hampton Monday TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Feb. 22) – Clutch free throw shooting in the second half helped lift the Hampton (Va.) University Pirates to a 70-61 victory over the Florida A&M Rattlers in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men’s basketball game Monday evening at the Al Lawson Center. The visiting Pirates (9-17, 6-8 in MEAC) took the ball inside repeatedly in the final stanza, getting to the line 28 times, cashing in 19 charity tosses. That edge at the line fueled a 36-27 scoring advantage for Hampton in the second half, after the first half ended in a 34-34 deadlock. Hampton also dominated the board, out rebounding FAMU, 40-25, aided by a 23-7 edge on the boards in the first half. FAMU (7-20, 4-10 in MEAC) lost for the second time in three games, despite bolting out of the gate for an early 8-0 lead and outgunning the visitors, 53.8 percent (14 of 26) to 46.7 percent (14 of 30) from the floor in the first 20 minutes. Hampton overcame that early deficit with a 10-2 run to force a 10-10 tie with 17:20 left and the game developed into a nip-and-tuck affair for the rest of the half. In the second half, both teams shot 35 percent from the floor, but the Pirates used their trips to the foul line to pull away to an 11-point lead, 60-49 on a Michael Freeman layup with 1:03 left. Hampton had three players score in double figures, led by Vincent Simpson with 16 points, Charles Funches with 13 points and eight rebounds, followed by Michael Freeman’s double-double effort of 12 points and 11 rebounds. FAMU got 14 points and five rebounds from freshman Amin Stevens and 12 points from sophomore Yannick Crowder. The Rattlers finished the night shooting 44.4 percent (24 of 54) from the field and 23.8 percent (5 of 21) from three-point range, while the visiting Pirates shot 42 percent (21 of 50) from the floor and 26.3 (5 of 19) from distance. Hampton on the night made 34 trips to the foul line, cashing in 23 for a 67.6 percent worksheet, while FAMU finished with 15 free throw tries, making good on eight for a 53.3 percent showing. WHAT’S NEXT: Florida A&M heads to the Carolinas this weekend for two games, Saturday at Winston-Salem (N.C.) State and next Monday at South Carolina State, before their regular season finale a week from Thursday, March 4 at home against Bethune-Cookman in the Lawson Center. HAMPTON WOMEN SAIL PAST FAMU, 65-48 << Back to News Headlines NEWS & UPCOMING EVENTS FAMU DOWNS WINSTON-SALEM STATE, 75-61
March 02, 2010
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Feb. 27) - The Florida A&M University Men’s Basketball defeated Winston-Salem State 75-61, here Saturday afternoon at the C.E. Gaines Center. FAMU (8-20) had a trio of players to score in double figures as both Amin Stevens and Yannick Crowder finished with a game high 13 points each, while Christopher Walker added 10. Larry Jackson led the Rattlers on the boards with a team high eight rebounds, while Rasheem Jenkins dished an out a team high three assists. WSSU (11-16) was led by Shelton Carter with 12 points, while Brandon Hobbs added 10. McIntoche Alcius led the Rams on the boards with eight. A Hobbs free throw, gave WSSU a 17-7 lead with 12:34 remaining, capping a 10-2 run, but FAMU would make a 14-2 run to a 21-19 lead on a Crowder lay up with 7:10 to go. The Rattlers would take a 31-29 lead into the break. FAMU finished the first half shooting 44.0 percent (11-of-25) from the field, while WSSU shot 40.0 percent (8-of-20). The Rattlers opened the second half with a 10-2 run, capped off by a Brandon Bryant three pointer with 16:12 remaining in the game. A Carter free throw with 12:47 remaining would cut FAMU’s lead to 44-40. But the Rattlers would push their lead to 14 points as they took a 54-40 lead on a Dale Hughes three pointer with 10:18 to, capping a10-0 run. Alcius would cut the FAMU lead to 64-59 on a layup with 4:05 left. FAMU would finish the game with an 11-2 run for the 75-61 finally. The Rattlers finished the game shooting 47.3 percent (26-of-55) from the floor, whereas the Rams shot 40.8 percent (20-of-49). FAMU will return to action on Monday, March 1, as they will take on South Carolina State in a 7:30 p.m. start at Smith-Hammond-Middleton Memorial Center in Orangeburg, S.C. << Back to News Headlines NEWS & UPCOMING EVENTS RATTLERS EDGE PAST HOWARD IN OT, 72-65
February 20, 2010
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Feb. 20) – Chris Walker’s two free throws with 0.6 seconds left helped seal a 72-67 overtime victory for the Florida A&M Rattlers over the Howard University Bison in Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men’s play Saturday night in the Al Lawson Center. FAMU (7-19, 4-9 in MEAC) was led by guard Rasheem Jenkins, who scored a game-high 15 points. Senior Brandon Bryant added 14 points and Yannick Crowder tossed in 12 points. Freshman Amin Stevens led the Rattlers with eight rebounds, followed by Crowder with seven. Howard (7-21, 6-7 in MEAC) was sparked by Kyle Riley’s 15 points, followed by a trio of players – Adam Walker, Paul Kirkpatrick and Curtis White - with 10 points apiece. Walker also finished with a game-high 14 rebounds. Florida A&M led 32-24 at the break, but Howard caught fire from the floor in the second half, shooting 56.5 percent (13 of 23) to outpace the Rattlers, 35-27 and force overtime. Riley’s jumper with 31 seconds left gave the Bison a 59-58 lead, before Brandon Bryant sank the first of two foul shots with 10 seconds left to knot the count at 59-59. Bryant’s second shot rimmed off sending the game to an extra frame. The Rattlers outscored the visiting Bison, 13-8 in the overtime, building a six-point lead on a Jenkins three-pointer, 66-60, with 44 seconds left. Howard did cut the FAMU edge to two points, 69-67 on a Riley layup with 14 seconds left, but a Larry Jackson foul shot with 13 seconds left and Walker’s two charity tosses with less than a second to play provided the final margin. FAMU finished the night shooting 39.7 percent (23 of 58) from the floor and hit 26.1 percent (6 of 23) from distance, while Howard finished shooting 40.3 percent (25 of 62) from the floor overall and 31.3 percent (5 of 16) from three-point range. The two teams finished dead even in rebounds at 42, while Howard committed 13 turnovers to 10 for FAMU. << Back to News Headlines NEWS & UPCOMING EVENTS Rattlers snap skid with 80-71 victory over UMES
February 14, 2010
 PRINCESS ANNE, Md. (Feb. 13) – The Florida A&M University Men’s Basketball team rode a strong shooting performance Saturday afternoon to an 80-71 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference road victory over the University of Maryland-Eastern Shore at the Hytche Center. FAMU (6-18, 3-8 in MEAC) snapped a three-game slide with Saturday’s win, sparked by a quartet of double-digit scoring performances. Junior Larry Jackson led the way with 18 points and six rebounds, followed by sophomore Yannick Crowder with 15 points and 11 rebounds, senior Brandon Bryant with 14 points and Amin Stevens with 13 points and 11 boards. UMES (7-18, 5-6 in MEAC) got 17 points from Tim Burns, 12 points from Josh Bright and and 10 points from Hillary Haley. Sean Berry led the Hawks with a game-high 12 rebounds. The Rattlers overcame an early UMES lead, outscoring their hosts, 44-39 in the first half, a half which saw both teams shoot well in all phases. The Hawks edged the Rattlers in field goal shooting, 57.1 (16 of 28) to 56.3 percent (18 of 32), with both clubs hitting 50 percent from distance (UMES, 4-of-8; FAMU, 3-of-6). In the second half, FAMU held UMES to 36.1 percent floor shooting and 20 percent (2 of 10) from distance, while hitting 45.5 percent (10 of 22) from the floor and getting to the foul line 23 times, hitting 15 charity tosses. The Rattlers led by 19 points with 3:23 left, but was able to hold off a UMES rally to clinch the victory. WHAT’S NEXT: FAMU will travel north on U.S. 13 for a Monday night bout with the Delaware State Hornets at 7:30 p.m…. That game will be preceded by the FAMU-DelState Women’s game at 5:30….. The FAMU Women, which were hampered by weather and were unable to play UMES on Saturday, will make the game up with the Lady Hawks here at the Hytche Center on Wednesday, February 17 at a time to be determined. "WEATHER CAUSES POSTPONEMENT OF FAMU-UMES WOMEN'S BASKETBALL GAME" Game now scheduled for Wednesday PRINCESS ANNE, Md. - The University of Maryland Eastern Shore's women's basketball game against Florida A&M originally scheduled for Saturday at 6 p.m. at the William P. Hytche Athletic Center has been postponed to Wednesday, Feb. 17 at a time to be announced. The game was postponed due to travel difficulties for visiting Florida A&M, who were not able to fly into the Baltimore-Washington International Airport as a result of winter weather that recently blanketed the region. "We regret that the game will not be played as part of the women's-men's doubleheader today," said UMES Director of Athletics Keith Davidson, however, we hope that fans will come out to support the Lady Hawks on Wednesday." << Back to News Headlines NEWS & UPCOMING EVENTS Rattlers fall to Coppin State
February 09, 2010
BALTIMORE -- Kareem Brown scored 18 points and Coppin State used a strong defensive effort to snap a 13-game losing streak with a 70-44 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference victory over Florida A&M on Monday in the Physical Education Complex. In posting its first victory since a win over Loyola (Md.) on Dec. 9, the Eagles dominated the second half by holding the Rattlers to 26.3 percent shooting and just 15 points. After Brandon Bryant connected on a three-pointer with 15:22 to play in the game that cut the Coppin State lead to 40-37 the Eagles responded by holding FAMU scoreless for over 13 minutes. CSU turned a three-point lead into a 28-point cushion and notched its first MEAC win of the season. Brown was 4-of-11 from beyond the three-point line to lead the Eagles. Coppin State (6-16, 1-9 MEAC) also received 13 points from Lenny Young and 11 from Branden Doughty. Ceslovas Kucinskas added nine points and 12 rebounds for the Eagles. Larry Jackson led Florida A&M (5-18, 2-8 MEAC) with 13 points. Courtesy Coppin State Athletics << Back to News Headlines NEWS & UPCOMING EVENTS FAMU men and women basketball teams fall to Morgan State
February 08, 2010
Heavy snow fell in Baltimore, Md. Over the weekend and it delayed Friday’s basketball games with Morgan State University until Sunday afternoon. The Rattlers did not fare well after all the waiting. The Lady Rattlers fell 58-48 to the Lady Bears, while the Rattlers were dominated in a 94-68 loss to the Bears. Reggie Holmes and DeWayne Jackson of Morgan both hit 25 points to pace the Bears, who are ranked No. 20 in the Mid-Major Top 25 Poll. The Rattlers were led by Travis Wallace who scored 14 points. The Rattlers shot a dismal 34.5 percent (10-29) in field goals and only made 2-11 from 3-point territory in the second half. The Rattlers and Lady Rattlers play in a doubleheader again on Monday night at Coppin State University. << Back to News Headlines NEWS & UPCOMING EVENTS FAMU men fall to SC State at Al Lawson Center 77-62
February 02, 2010
 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Feb. 1) – The South Carolina State Bulldogs rallied from an early first half deficit to defeat the Florida A&M University Rattler basketball team, 77-62 in a nationally-televised Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men’s game at the Alfred Lawson Center Monday night. FAMU (5-16, 2-6 in MEAC) bolted to an early 20-12 lead by the 11:21 mark in the opening period, but SCSU (11-7, 5-3 in MEAC) went on a 14-2 run midway through the half to barge ahead, 26-22. The Rattlers eventually tied the game 28-28 on a Dale Hughes jumper with 5:23 left, but the visiting Bulldogs edged FAMU, 7-4 in the waning moments of the period to take a 35-31 lead into the lockeroom. In the second half, the Bulldogs outscored FAMU, 42-31 on the strength of 51.7 percent floor shooting (15 of 29) and a blistering 62.5 percent effort (5 of 8) from distance, which overshadowed the Rattlers, who managed a 47.6 percent showing (10 of 21) from the floor, hitting 4 of 11 from distance. FAMU did make a brief surge, 4-2, to cut the SCSU lead to 37-35 on a Rasheem Jenkins jumper with 18:05 left, but the Bulldogs went on a 15-4 run to regain control of the game at 52-39 on a jumper by Arsenio Williams with 10:56 left. The Rattlers would get no closer than nine points the rest of the way as turnovers plagued them down the stretch, as FAMU committed 12 of their 18 turnovers in the final stanza. SCSU held the edge in rebounding, 38-27, limiting the Rattlers to seven offensive rebounds on the night. FAMU shot 43.1 percent from the floor to 46.8 percent for SCSU. FAMU was led by sophomore Dale Hughes with 19 points and junior Rasheem Jenkins with 13 points, as both players hit a trio of three-pointers. Junior Christopher Walker led the Rattlers with six rebounds. The Bulldogs had three players score in double figures led by Darnell Porter’s 22 points, which included four three-pointers and a perfect 8-for-8 performance at the foul line. Brandon Smalls, who hit a trio of three-pointers, finished with 15 points and Jason Flagler added 12 points. Arsenio Williams led all rebounders with 11 for the Bulldogs. WHAT’S NEXT: The Rattlers hit the road for a four-game conference tour of the Mid Atlantic region beginning Saturday with a 4:00 p.m. showdown with defending MEAC champion Morgan State at Hill Fieldhouse in Baltimore, Md. << Back to News Headlines NEWS & UPCOMING EVENTS Rattler cagers hold off WSSU 75-69
January 31, 2010
 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Jan. 30) – The FAMU Men’s Basketball team held off a second half rally by Winston-Salem State take a 75-69 non-conference victory at the Alfred Lawson Center Saturday night. FAMU (5-15) won for the second time in three games, while the visiting WSSU Rams (7-11) had a two-game winning streak end with Saturday’s setback. The homestanding Rattlers were led by senior Brandon Bryant with a game-high 20 points, including a trio of three-pointers, followed by freshman Amin Stevens with 14 points. Junior Chris Walker led FAMU with six rebounds. WSSU had three players score in double figures, led by Paul Davis with 18 points and a team-high six rebounds. Shelton Carter added 17 points, including four triples, while Brian Fisher finished with 16 points. In the opening half, the Rattlers came out on fire, shooting 53.8 percent from the floor (14 of 26), while hold WSSU to 32 percent (8 of 25) shooting, storming to a 40-22 lead at the break. But in the second half, the Rams outscored FAMU, 47-35, shooting 56.7 percent (17 of 30) from the floor and cashing in five shots (in 12 tries) from distances for 41.7 percent, while the Rattlers shot 52.9 percent (9 of 17) from the floor and hit 15 of 23 free throws in the final stanza. WSSU scored the first eight points of the second half to cut the FAMU lead to 10, 40-30 on a Marcus Wells free throw with 17:51 left in the game. The Rattlers would push the lead back to 15 points, 47-32, on a pair of foul shots by Yannick Crowder with 15:11 to play, but the Rams get the deficit down to five points three times in the final five minutes, with a Shelton Carter triple slicing the FAMU cushion to 70-65 with 50 seconds left. Rasheem Jenkins knocked down two foul shots with 48 seconds left to push FAMU ahead by seven points, 72-65, all but icing the game for the Rattlers. WHAT’S NEXT: FAMU returns to Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference play Monday night when they host South Carolina State in a nationally-televised affair starting at 9:05 p.m. ET on ESPNU. << Back to News Headlines NEWS & UPCOMING EVENTS Hampton sinks Rattlers 66-53
January 26, 2010
HAMPTON, Va. (Jan 25)- The Florida A&M University Men’s Basketball Team dropped a 66-53 decision to Hampton University, here Monday evening at the HU Convocation Center. FAMU (4-15, 2-5 MEAC) was paced by Larry Jackson as he finished with a double-double in 16 points and 11 rebounds. Hampton (6-13, 3-4 MEAC) had two Pirates to finish in double figures as Michael Freeman finished with a double-double in 17 points and 10 rebounds, while Darrion Pellum pumped in 12. A Charles Funches jumper with 17:13 to go in the first gave the Pirates a 10-2 lead. FAMU would tie the game at 15-15 on a Christopher Walker three pointer with 9:51 to go, capping a 13-5 run. A Larry Jackson field goal would tie the game at 25-25 with 1:06 left in the half. Freeman would hit a jumper as time expired to give Hamptona 27-25 lead at the half. FAMU finished the first half shooting 36.0 percent (9-of-25), while Hamptonshot 45.8 percent (11-of-24). In the second half, a pair of Yannick Crowder free throws would give FAMU a 32-31 lead with 15:47 left, after their where three ties to start the half. A Dale Hughes three pointer and a Jacksonfield goal would give the Rattlers a 37-33 lead with 14:43 to go. A Pellum field goal would give the Pirates a 38-37 lead with 13:30 to go. That would spark a 21-7 run by Hamptonto give them a 59-44 lead with 3:50 remaining, capped off by a Freeman layup. The Pirates would close out the half, by out scoring the Rattlers 28-16 for the 66-53 win. << Back to News Headlines NEWS & UPCOMING EVENTS RATTLERS HOLD OFF HOWARD, 72-65
January 24, 2010
FAMU (4-14, 2-4 MEAC) was paced by Dale Hughes with 15 points from off the bench. Rasheem Jenkins added 14, while Larry Jackson pumped in 12. Howard (5-15, 4-2 MEAC) had four Bison to score in double figures with Dadrian Collins scoring a team high 14 points. Calvin Thompson pumped in 13, while Mike Phillip added 13 and Curtis White finished with 10 to round out the cast of Bison in double figures. Dale Hughes tied the game at 10-10 for the Rattlers on a three pointer at the 14:52 mark of the first half. The Bison would take a 19-13 lead on a Mike Phillips lay up with 11:50 to go, capping a 9-3 run. Howard would build their lead to much as 11 points on a White layup with 6:47 to go, making the score 31-20 in favor of the Bison. FAMU would cut the Howard’s lead to four on a pair of Larry Jackson with 20 seconds left in the half, giving the Bison a 36-32 lead at the half. Both teams shot in the forty percentile in the first half as the Rattlers shot 41.4 percent (12-of-29) from the field, while the Bison shot 46.7 percent (14-of-30). In the second half, FAMU would outscore Howard 14-9 in the first six and half minutes of play to take a 44-43 lead, capped off by a A Kyle Riley dunk would the tie the game at 48-48 for the Bison with 11:33 to go. The Rattlers would regain the lead by going on a 9-0 run to take a 57-48 lead, capped off by a Bryant three pointer at the 7:13 mark of the half. FAMU would never relinquish the lead as the Rattlers held on for a 72-65 win over the Bison. Up next the Rattlers will travel to << Back to News Headlines NEWS & UPCOMING EVENTS DELAWARE STATE PULLS AWAY LATE FROM FAMU, 64-57
January 19, 2010
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.(Jan. 18) – In a game of momentum swings, the Delaware State University Hornets used a 12-4 closing flurry to hold off a determined Florida A&M Rattler basketball squad, 64-57 in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men’s game at the Al Lawson Center Monday night. FAMU (3-14, 1-4 in MEAC) was led by guard Rasheem Jenkins with 16 points, forward Larry Jackson with 15, guard Brandon Bryant with 10 points and center Yannick Crowder with a game-high 11 rebounds. Delaware State (8-7, 3-1 in MEAC) had four players score in double figures, led by guards Chad Wilson and Marcus Neal with 13 points each and forward Frisco Sandidge and guard Jay Threatt with 10 points apiece. Neal pulled down a team-high eight rebounds. DSU finished the night shooting 46.2 percent (24 of 52) from the floor and went 6-of-20 from distance, while FAMU shot 42.9 percent (18 of 42) from the field and finished 6-of-17 from beyond the arc. FAMU edged out DSU in rebounding, 29-28. In the first half, FAMU bolted out to an early lead, 9-6 in the first 14 minutes, before Delaware State slipped ahead, 10-9 on a Terron Stowe jumper with 11:45 left. Brandon Baylor’s three-pointer with 8:29 left, pushed the Hornets out to a six-point lead, 18-12, but FAMU rallied with an 11-2 run started on a Travis Wallace layup with 8:07 left. Larry Jackson’s two foul shots gave FAMU a 23-20 lead with 4:42 left, but Jay Threatt’s three-pointer tied the game at 23-23 at the 4:22 mark, beginning a 12-5 closing flurry by the Hornets that saw them take a 35-28 lead into the break. DelState shot 51.7 percent (15 of 29) from the field and went 4-of-10 from distance, while FAMU shot 42.9 percent (9 of 21), hitting 3-of-8 three-pointers in the opening half. In the second half, Larry Jackson scored the first two FAMU baskets keying an early 7-0 spurt to tie the game at 35-35 with 16:42 left. DelState pushed the lead back to five points, 42-37 on a Terron Stowe layup with 14:46 to play, but Bryant hit a jumper and a three-pointer to tie the game at 42-42 with 13:07 left. Frisco Sandidge’s layup gave DSU a 44-42 edge at 11:32, but Bryant followed with another triple with 10:58 left to put FAMU ahead, 45-44. Jackson’s two foul shots at the 8:47 mark extended FAMU’s edge to 47-44, but the Hornets grabbed a 52-49 with an 8-3 run led by Marcus Neal, who scored five points including a triple. FAMU refused to fold as Jackson hit a floater in the lane, to slice the Hornets’ lead to 52-51, then Chris Walker’s layup off a turnover gave FAMU its’ lead at the 4:09 mark, 53-52. DelState then closed out the game with a 12-4 run to seal the 64-57 decision. WHAT’S NEXT: The Rattlers head to the Mid-Atlantic region this weekend for conference road games at Howard University on Saturday and Hampton University next Monday. << Back to News Headlines NEWS & UPCOMING EVENTS UMES Hawks drop FAMU men 67-51
January 17, 2010
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Jan. 16) – The University of Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks withstood a second half rally by the Florida A&M Rattlers to take a 67-51 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men’s basketball decision at the Al Lawson Center here Saturday night. FAMU (3-13, 1-3 in MEAC) dropped their second straight game, despite rallying from a 13-point halftime deficit of 33-20, to close within three points, 37-34 on a pair of Rasheem Jenkins foul shots with 15:04 left in the game. But visiting UMES (4-12, 2-1 in MEAC), which snapped a seven-game losing skid with the win Saturday, used a 14-7 surge over the next seven minutes, capped by a pair of charity tosses by Hillary Haley to regain control at 51-41 with 8:09 left in the game. The Rattlers would pull within six points, 53-47 on a Yannick Crowder jumper with 5:45 left, but could get no closer, as the Hawks would extend their lead to back to double digits with a 14-4 closing flurry. Amin Stevens led FAMU with 12 points, followed by Christopher Walker with 11 points and Rasheem Jenkins with 10 points. Larry Jackson led FAMU with six rebounds. UMES got a game-high 15 points from Neal Pitt, followed by the duo of Kevin White and Tim Burns with 12 points apiece and Sean Berry, who posted a double-double with 10 points and a game-high 11 rebounds. The visiting Hawks, which led 33-20 at the break, after holding a lead as large as 20 points midway through the stanza, shot 48.8 percent (21 of 43) from the floor, hitting 37.5 percent (3 of 8) from three-point range, compared to 32.7 percent floor shooting (18 of 55) and 15 percent (3 of 20) from long range. UMES also out-rebounded FAMU, 43-28 in Saturday’s game. WHAT’S NEXT: FAMU will host Delaware State in the final game of a four-game conference homestand Monday night in the Lawson Center. Tipoff will be 7:30. << Back to News Headlines NEWS & UPCOMING EVENTS FAMU RATTLERS ROLL PAST ALBANY STATE, 86-64
December 19, 2009
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Dec. 19) - Led by a double double performance from junior Larry Jackson, the FAMU Men’s Basketball team caught fire in the second half to pull away to a breezy 86-64 non-conference home victory over Albany (Ga.) State University at the Alfred Lawson Center Saturday evening. Jackson led all scorers Saturday with 22 points, while hauling down 11 rebounds for FAMU (2-10). Senior Brandon Bryant added 16 points, knocking down four three-pointers, sophomore Dale Hughes tossed in 13 points and junior Chris Walker scored 12 points, adding nine rebounds for the homestanding Rattlers Saturday. Albany State (1-4) had four players score in double figures, led by Sean Glenn with 15 points. Truett O’Neal scored 13 points and pulled down a team-high eight rebounds, while James Clark added 12 points and Oscar Morris rounded out the quartet with 11 points. FAMU finished the evening shooting 58.9 percent (33 of 56) from the floor, their best shooting performance of the season, while holding Albany to 40.4 percent (21 of 52) from the field. Both teams shot under 40 percent from three-point range, FAMU hitting nine of 23 shots for 39.1 percent, to five of 13 for ASU, good for 38.5 percent. In the first half, Albany State jumped to a early 5-0, but the Rattlers eventually took the lead at 12-10, on a Travis Wallace jumper with 10:31 left. The game way tied twice more, at 12-12 and 14-14, before a Larry Jackson free throw put FAMU ahead to stay, 15-14 with 7:53 left. From there, the Rattlers went on a 15-2 run to build a 29-16 lead, fueld by key baskets from Travis Wallace and Dale Hughes, each of whom cashed in a three-pointer during the surge. Albany State did rally before the half though, staging a 14-6 run of their own, scoring the last 11 points of the half, capped by a Sean Glenn three-pointer at the buzzer to cut the FAMU lead to five points, 35-30 at the break. In the second half, FAMU went ahead, 38-30 when Larry Jackson converted a traditional three-point play with 19:52 to play, but Albany hung tough in the first few minutes, getting as close as five points, 49-44 on a layup by Truett O’Neal with 14:23 left. FAMU began pulling away midway through the second half, building an 11-point lead, 60-49, on a Chris Walker layup with 10:56 to play. A Brandon Bryant three-pointer with with 10:22 left pushed FAMU further ahead, 63-51 and the visiting Rams would get no closer, as the Rattlers built a 20 points lead inside the final minute, 84-64. WHAT’S NEXT: The Rattlers will break for Christmas, then return to action on January 3 in a road bout against the University of San Diego out on the West Coast. << Back to News Headlines NEWS & UPCOMING EVENTS RATTLER CAGERS NIP GEORGIA STATE FOR FIRST WIN
December 13, 2009
 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Dec. 13) – Rasheem Jenkins hit two free throws in the final 20 seconds to lift Florida A&M to a 60-58 non-conference men’s basketball victory over Georgia State at the Lawson Center Sunday afternoon.The win was the first of the season for FAMU (1-10), while the visiting Panthers (5-5) had a two-game winning streak halted. Junior Larry Jackson led all scorers with 16 points for FAMU, while senior Brandon Bryant added 13 points. Sophomore Yannick Crowder led FAMU wth nine rebounds, followed by Jackson and junior Christopher Walker with eight boards each. Georgia State got 14 points apiece from Xavier Hansbro and Trae Goldston, followed by Jihad Ali with eight points. Hansbro led the Panthers with seven rebounds. FAMU led from the outset, grabbing an early 4-0 lead in first minute on baskets by Brandon Bryant and Larry Jackson, before Georgia State tied the game at 4-4, on a pair of free throws with 16:28 left in the half. Brandon Bryant’s three-pointer at 16:08 put FAMU ahead, 7-4, then a Dale Hughes steal and layup extended the lead to 9-4 with 13:34 to play. A Daniel Brown layup cut the FAMU lead to 9-6 with 13:13 left, then Ousman Krubally’s putback with 12:28 left, trimmed the FAMU lead to 9-8. FAMU went on a 7-0 run started by Dale Hughes’ jumper, to take a 16-8 lead, but GSU made a late 14-11 run, closing to four points, 30-26, capped by a Xavier Hansbro dunk with 1:32 left. Larry Jackson converted a traditional three-point play with 39.3 seconds left to give the Rattlers a 33-26 halftime lead. In the second half, FAMU led by as much as eight points, 42-34 on a jumper by Walker with 14:24 to play, but the visiting Panthers refused to fold, using a 15-6 run to take a 49-48 lead on a three-pointer by Jihad Ali with 8:08 left. FAMU would get the lead back up to five points, 54-49 on a Bryant tip in with 5:43 to play, but the Panthers would retake the lead with 2:58 left, 58-56 on a pair of Ousman Krubally free throws. Bryant tied the score at 58-58 with two charity tosses at the 1:53 mark, then the second of Rasheem Jenkins’ two foul shots was good with 19 seconds left, putting FAMU ahead, 59-58. He sank the second of two attempts with 0.8 seconds left for the final margin. FAMU shot 38.6 percent (17 of 44) from the floor to 34.4 (22 of 64) for Georgia State, with both teams shooting poorly from three-point range, as the Rattlers hit 25 percent (3 of 12) to GSU’s 18.8 percent (3 of 16). Both clubs shot better from the line, as the Panthers hit 78.6 percent (11 of 14) from the charity stripe to 71.9 percent (23 of 32), and GSU held a 40-33 edge in rebounding. WHAT'S NEXT: The Rattlers will host Albany (Ga.) State University in the Lawson Center this Saturday at 7:30 p.m. << Back to News Headlines NEWS & UPCOMING EVENTS RATTLERS DROP HEARTBREAKER AT BETHUNE, 58-57
December 05, 2009
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Dec. 5) – The FAMU Men’s Basketball team dropped a 58-57 heartbreaker to archrival Bethune-Cookman in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference contest at the Oceanfront Center here Saturday afternoon. FAMU’s Brandon Bryant twice tied the score in the final minutes of the game: at 55-55 on a three-pointer with 2:28 left and at 57-57 on a pair of free throws with 22 seconds left. However, B-CU guard C.J. Reed sank the second of two foul shots (after missing the first) with four seconds left to lift his club to victory. FAMU (0-10, 0-1 in MEAC) was led by sophomore Yannick Crowder with 13 points and six rebounds, followed by sophomore David Buchanon with 12 points, and senior Brandon Bryant with 10 points. Junior Larry Jackson pulled down a game-high nine boards for FAMU Saturday. Bethune-Cookman (5-3, 1-0) got 17 points and six rebounds from Alexander Starling and 15 points from guard C.J. Reed. Cold shooting by the Rattlers put them in dire straits early on, as they shot 29.2 percent (7 of 24) from the floor, yet they did hold a six-point lead at 16-10 on an Amin Stevens layup with 9:05 left in the half. The Wildcats tied the game at 16-16 on a Reed jumper with 6:55 left and closed out the half with a 16-5 run to take a 26-21 lead into halftime. In the second half, FAMU outscored B-CU, 36-32 despite the Wildcats shooting 56.5 percent from the floor to 45.5 for the Rattlers. Still, the Wildcats led the entire half, but couldn’t shake the determined Rattlers, who hung close, never trailing by more than seven points in the second half. Both teams suffered from long scoring droughts, which kept the score low, but the Rattlers, trailing 36-29 with 14:58 to play, put together a 26-19 surge to pull even with the Wildcats, 55-55, on Bryant’s triple with 2:28 left. Alexander Starling’s jumper with one minute left, put B-CU back in front, 57-55, before Bryant’s pair of charity tosses tied the game at 57-57 with 22 seconds to go. WHAT’S NEXT: The Rattlers will take a break for finals, then host the Panthers of Georgia State University next Sunday at the Alfred Lawson Center. Tipoff will be 4:00 p.m. << Back to News Headlines NEWS & UPCOMING EVENTS FIU EDGES RATTLER CAGERS 61-56 IN HOME OPENER
December 04, 2009
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Dec. 3) – Florida International held off a late charge by Florida A&M to edge past the Rattlers, 61-56 in a men’s college basketball game Thursday evening at the Alfred Lawson Center. Neither team had a good night shooting as visiting FIU (3-7) shot just 40 percent (24 of 60), while homestanding FAMU (0-9) managed a 32.8 percent showing (20 of 61). The two clubs combined for 21 first half turnovers, which kept the score low. FIU led 25-24 at the break after shooting just a hair better than FAMU, 37 percent (10 of 27) to 34.5 percent (10 of 29). << Back to News Headlines NEWS & UPCOMING EVENTS FAMU MEN'S BASKETBALL CREW FALLS TO FLORIDA GATORS
December 01, 2009
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (Dec. 1) – The FAMU Men’s Basketball team turned in a strong first half against the University of Florida, before falling to the Gators, 80-59 at the Stephen O’Connell Center here Tuesday night. FAMU (0-8) was led by junior Christopher Walker with 19 points, followed by eight points each from sophomores Yannick Crowder and Dale Hughes, plus freshman Amin Stevens. Crowder led with seven rebounds and Walker finished with six boards. Florida (7-0) remained unbeaten thanks to the quartet of double digit scorers led by Dan Werner with 16 points, including four three-pointers, plus nine rebounds. Alex tyus had 15 points, while Vernon Macklin had 14 points and seven rebounds. Erving Walker finished with 10 points. The Rattlers played valiantly in the first half, outshooting the Gators, 48.3 to 45.5 from the floor, staging a torrid 17-4 surge to cut a 30-16 UF lead with 7:36 left, to 34-33 on Brandon Bryant’s foul shot with 56 seconds left. Dan Werner’s triple with 41 seconds left, pushed the Gators’ edge to 37-33 at the break. In the second half, Florida turned up the heat, outscoring the Rattlers, 43-26, thanks mainly to a 59.3 percent (15 of 27) shooting performance against a 33 percent (11 of 33) showing by FAMU. UF came out the lockeroom and put together a 16-1 run to forge a 19-point bulge, 53-34 on a triple by Werner with 14:42 left. Chris Walker’s layup at the 14:28 mark was the first basket for the Rattlers in the second stanza, after Bryant’s foul shot at the 16:12 mark broke a 9-0 run for Florida. The Rattlers never got closer than 14 points the rest of the way, as the hot-shooting Gators twice held leads as large as 26 points. WHAT’S NEXT: The Rattlers, who have played their first eight regular season games on the road, finally come home to the brand new Alfred Lawson Multipurpose Center on Thursday, as they host the Golden Panthers of Florida International University, coached by former NBA star and coach Isiah Thomas. Game time is 7:30 p.m. << Back to News Headlines NEWS & UPCOMING EVENTS UAB BESTS RATTLER CAGERS SATURDAY NIGHT
November 29, 2009
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (Nov. 28) - The Florida A&M University Rattler Basketball team continued its' season-opening road tour here Saturday night, suffering 90-59 setback at the hands of the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in Gene Bartow Arena. FAMU (0-7) was led by freshman Chriopher Walker with 12 points and eight rebounds. Freshman Amin Stevens had 11 points and six rebounds, while sophomore Dale Hughes added 10 points, cashing in a pair of three-pointers Saturday evening. UAB's Howard Crawford led all scorers with a career-high 26 points. Junior guard Elijah Millsap added 18 points, Jamarr Sanders scored 13 and Aaron Johnson finished with 11 points and a game-high eight assists for the Blazers, who built a 38-23 halftime lead against the Rattlers. The Blazers (6-1) ended the first half on a 13-2 run and scored the first four points of the second for a 42-23 lead with 18:17 remaining. Johnson's layup stretched the lead to 46-25 with 17:37 left. However, the Rattlers remained in striking distance, cutting the Blazer lead to 13 on several occasions, the last coming at the 7:45 mark. FAMU finished the game shooting 44.4 percent from the floor (24-for-54), highlighted by a 51.7 percent showing in the second half (15-for-29). But UAB, which shot 50.9 percent from the field (29-for-57), finished the game on an 18-2 run that provided the final margin. UAB finished the game with a 42-28 scoring advantage in the paint, and the Blazers forced FAMU into 19 turnovers, which resulted in 28 points. WHAT'S NEXT: The Rattlers wrap up their eight-game, season-opening road schedule Tuesday evening in Gainesville, Florida against the University of Florida Gators. Tip time will be 7:00 p.m. at the Stephen O'Connell Center for the contest, which will be preceded by a FAMU-UF women's bout at 4:30 p.m. << Back to News Headlines NEWS & UPCOMING EVENTS FAMU FALLS TO ORAL ROBERTS IN CANCUN FINALE
November 26, 2009
CANCUN, Mexico (Nov. 25) - The FAMU Men's Basketball team dropped their final game in the Cancun Challenge, falling to Oral Roberts, 72-51 Wednesday at Moon Palace Resort. The Rattlers (0-6) suffered from cold shooting most of the day, finishing the game hitting 28.2 percent of their floor shots (20 of 71), while cashing in on 29.2 percent (7 of 24) of their three-point tries. Sophomore David Buchanon led the Rattlers with 14 points. Christopher Walker finished with nine points and nine rebounds, while Brandon Bryant added eight points, knocking down a pair of three-pointers. The Golden Eagles (3-3) led the Rattlers from start to finish in a wire-to-wire victory. Dominique Morris led all scorers with 19 points for ORU, followed by Warren Niles and Kevin Ford who scored 15 and 11, respectively. Ford also had a game high 12 rebounds. ORU scored the game's first six points, and owned a 19-8 lead after a jumper by Ford with 11:30 left before halftime. FAMU used an 8-0 run to close within 19-16 with 7:36 left in the half, but ORU responded by outscoring the Rattlers 17-4 to end the half. The Golden Eagles led 36-20 at halftime. The Golden Eagles slowly put the game out of reach early in the second half. After the Rattlers closed to within 39-25, ORU went on a 10-0 run over the next four minutes for a 49-25 lead with 14:38 remaining. A three-pointer by Niles with 11:03 left gave ORU its first 30-point lead at 59-29, and a Ford dunk gave the Golden Eagles a 33-point cushion (64-31) with 7:20 left. ORU dominated the game statistically, shooting 49.1 percent from the field while holding FAMU to 28.2 percent shooting. The Golden Eagles also out-rebounded the Rattlers, 50-37. RATTLER NOTES: The Rattlers long, eight-game, season-opening road swing will conclude with two games - Saturday at UAB in Birmingham, Alabama (7:30 p.m. Central Time) and next Tuesday at the University of Florida (7:00 p.m.) in Gainesville.... FAMU will open their regular season home schedule next Thursday night (Dec. 3) against the Panthers of Florida International (7:30) in the Alfred Lawson Center. WHAT'S NEXT: The Rattlers return to the States for a Saturday evening bout in Birmingham, Alabama against the Blazers of UAB. Tipoff will be 7:30 p.m. Central Time at Gene Bartow Arena. << Back to News Headlines NEWS & UPCOMING EVENTS RATTLERS FALL TO RIDER IN CANCUN CHALLENGE
November 25, 2009
CANCUN, Mexico (Nov. 24) - The Florida A&M University Men’s Basketball team dropped an 88-73 decision to Rider University in the Cancun Challenge at the Moon Palace Resort. FAMU (0-5) had two Rattlers to finish in double figures with Dale Hughes leading the way with 15 points, while Travis Wallace finished with 10. Larry Jackson led the team in rebounding with a game high 10 boards. A Rasheem Jenkins three pointer with 15:06 remaining in the first half, capped an game-opening FAMU 11-4 run. Novar Gadson would tie the game at 24-24 for the Broncs on a layup with 8:19 to go capping a 10-2 run. A three-point play by Brandon Bryant would give the Rattlers a 37-30 lead with 1:53 remaining, but RU would close the gap as they would go on a 7-2 run to end the first half on a Ryan Thompson layup with two seconds remaining in the half. FAMU would go into the break with a 39-37 lead In the second stanza, RU would open up with two quick scores by Justin Robins at the 19:21 mark would tie the game at 39-39, followed by a pair of Gadson free throw would the game for the second time, 41-41 at the 18:39 mark. A Mike Ringgold three point play at the 14:57 mark of the second half would cap a 10-0 run by RU, making the score 51-41 in favor of the Broncs. The Rattlers would cut the Broncs' lead to seven on two occasions in the second half on a Dale Hughes three pointer at the 12:33 mark to make the 55-48 and again on a made free throw by Larry Jackson at the 7:36 mark, cutting RU’s lead to 65-58. That would be as close as the Rattlers would get as the Broncs outscored the Rattlers 51-34 in the second half for an 88-73 final. The Rattlers finished the first half shooting a blazing 51.6 percent, while the Broncs shot 48.1 percent. FAMU finished the game shooting 45.2 percent, while Rider shot 48.3 percent. Rider (3-2) was led by Justine Robinson, who scored a game high 23 points, followed by Mike Ringgold with 17, Novar Gadson, who added 15, while Ryan Thompson tallied 13. Gadson led the Broncs on the boards with nine. WHAT'S NEXT: Up next for FAMU will be Oral Roberts the final game of the Cancun Challenge on Wednesday, Nov. 24 here at the Moon Palace Resort. Tipoff will be 12:30 p.m. Eastern Time…. Saturday, the Rattlers will play in Birmingham, Alabama against the UAB Blazers at 8:30 p.m. Eastern Time. << Back to News Headlines NEWS & UPCOMING EVENTS CLEVELAND STATE SLIPS BY RATTLER CAGERS THURSDAY
November 20, 2009
 CLEVELAND, Ohio (Nov. 19) - Norris Cole scored a career-high 38 points to lead Cleveland State University to a 78-64 men's basketball victory over Florida A&M University, on Thursday night in the Wolstein Center in a first round game of the Cancun Challenge.Trevon Harmon added 14 points and Aaron Pogue finished with a double-double of 11 points and 10 rebounds for CSU (2-1). FAMU (0-3) challenged the Vikings throughout the contest, grabbing an early lead then twice cutting double-digit deficits down under 10 points. The Rattlers were led by junior Larry Jackson's double-double of 18 points and 12 rebounds, followed by sophomore Yannick Crowder's 10 points and eight boards. Brandon Bryant added nine points, Christopher Walker chipped in eight pioints and guard Rasheem Walker, in his first start for FAMU, scored seven points. A Pogue jumper 21 seconds in gave the Vikings a quick 2-0 lead, but Christopher Walker hit a three-pointer at the 18:00 mark to give the Rattlers their only lead of the contest (3-2). From there, CSU ran off six straight points, including back-to-back jumpers by Harmon to take an 8-3 lead. Traiing by just one (12-11) with 12:08 to play, the Vikings used a 19-3 run to assume a 31-14 lead with 5:51 to play in the half on a Cole jumper. But FAMU did manage to cut the deficit to 11 points (38-27) at the half. A Cole jumper to open the second half pushed the CSU lead back to 13 points (40-27), but a 13-2 run by the Rattlers cut the Viking lead all the way down to two points (42-40) with just under 16 minutes to play. But Cole hit a three-pointer on the next possession, D'Aundray Brown had a tip-in and Cole added a pair of jumpers and two free throws to push the advantage back to 13 points (53-40) with 11:23 to play. The Rattlers managed to cut the lead back to as little as seven points (65-58) with 3:23 left in the game, but back-to-back CSU three pointersgave the Vikings an 11 point lead and sealed the game. WHAT'S NEXT: FAMU will continue play in the Cancun Challenge on Saturday (Nov. 21) afternoon at Stanford University (1 p.m. Pacific Time) in Palo Alto, California. << Back to News Headlines NEWS & UPCOMING EVENTS RATTLER CAGERS TO FACE CLEVELAND STATE NEXT
November 18, 2009
The FAMU Men’s Basketball team will continue its’ eight-game season-opening road tour Thursday night against the Vikings of Cleveland State University at the Wolstein Center/Goodman Arena. Tipoff will be 7:00 p.m. Eastern. • The Rattlers are off to an 0-2 start on the road swing after setbacks at Georgia Tech (100-59) Saturday in Atlanta, and Creighton University (78-53) Tuesday in Omaha, Nebraska. • Thursday’s game in Cleveland begins a four-game stint in the 2009 Cancun Challenge, which features a Saturday bout at Stanford University (4:00 p.m. ET/Palo Alto, Calif.) and two games against Rider and either Oral Roberts or Sam Houston State in Cancun, Mexico next Tuesday and Wednesday. << Back to News Headlines NEWS & UPCOMING EVENTS RATTLER CAGERS FALL AT CREIGHTON TUESDAY NIGHT
November 17, 2009
OMAHA, Neb. (Nov. 17) – The FAMU Rattler Basketball team fell victim to turnovers early Tuesday evening dropping a 78-53 decision to Creighton University before 15,321 fans at Qwest Center Omaha. Creighton improved to 1-1, while FAMU is 0-2. The Rattlers were paced by 13 points from Rasheem Jenkins, plus 10 points apiece from Brandon Bryant and Dale Hughes. That trio each hit a pair of three-pointers for FAMU, which finished 6 of 22 from beyond the arc. FAMU shot 32 percent from the field for the night, against 45.1 percent for CU, and outrebounded the Blue Jays, 41-37. Yannick Crowder and Christopher Walker had nine rebounds each for FAMU, while Larry Jackson and Travis Wallace each pulled down five boards. Creighton relied on the three-point shot to take a 46-26 halftime lead. Half of CU's shots in the opening 20 minutes would come from behind the arc, with the Jays making seven of those. Darryl Ashford made three of those trifectas and led all players with 11 points in the first half. Creighton forced FAMU into 18 turnovers before the intermission, converting those into 25 points. Four men scored in double-figures for Creighton, led by 17 points from Ashford. Ethan Wragge had 16 points off the bench. Also scoring in double-digits was Kenny Lawson Jr. with 11 points and Cavel Witter with 10 points. Wayne Runnels led CU with nine rebounds. Creighton finished by making 11 three-point baskets in 31 attempts from long-range. Creighton shot 43.8 percent from the floor and had 22 assists on 28 baskets. WHAT’S NEXT: The Rattlers continue their eight-game season-opening road trip Thursday night at Cleveland State as part of the Cancun Challenge. Saturday, FAMU heads west to face Stanford in the second round of the Challenge, then on to Cancun, Mexico next week for two more games. << Back to News Headlines NEWS & UPCOMING EVENTS RATTLERS FALL TO GEORGIA TECH IN CAGE OPENE
November 15, 2009
 ATLANTA, Ga. (Nov. 14) – The FAMU Rattler Basketball Team dropped their regular season opener to Georgia Tech, 100-59 at the Alexander Coliseum Saturday evening.Junior Christopher Walker led FAMU with 15 points and five rebounds, while senior Brandon Bryant followed with 14 points, cashing in four of eight three-point shots. Georgia Tech was led by Iman Shumpert with 18 points, followed by Gant Lawal with a double-double of 16 points and 12 rebounds. Brian Oliver tossed in 12 points, while Derrick Favors chipped in 10 points and eight rebounds. The Rattlers suffered early from cold floor shooting in the first half (25 percent), falling behind the Yellow Jackets, who shot 55.6 percent from the field, 50-21 at the break. FAMU improved their shooting touch in the second half, scoring 38 points on 46.7 percent shooting (14 of 30), while Tech matched their first half scoring output with 50 points. WHAT’S NEXT: The Rattlers continue their eight-game season-opening road tour Tuesday night in Omaha, Nebraska against the Blue Jays of Creighton University. Tipoff will be 8:05 p.m. Eastern Time. << Back to News Headlines NEWS & UPCOMING EVENTS 2009-10 RATTLER BASKETBALL SEASON PREVIEW
October 29, 2009
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Florida A&M University Head Men’s Basketball Coach Eugene Harris heads into the 2009-10 basketball season with six returning letter winners, three freshmen and two junior college transfers, to make a bid for the 2010 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Championship. The Rattlers, which finished last season with a record of 10-21 overall and 6-10 in MEAC play, will have a seasoned backcourt with the return of David Buchanon, a 6-1 sophomore point guard, who saw action in all 31 of the Rattlers games, while starting in three of them. Buchanon scored a season high 18 points against South Carolina State (3-2-09) and pumped in 17 points against Howard (1-10-09). He also scored in double-digits against the University of Mississippi with 10 points and dishing out seven assists. Also returning in the Rattler back court is Brandon Bryant and Dale Hughes, both of whom are three-point threats for FAMU. Brandon Bryant, a 6-3 senior guard from Tuscaloosa, Ala., started in all 31 of the Rattlers games last season. He finished the season averaging 10.1 points and 2.0 rebounds per game, while dropping 46 treys in 161 attempts. Bryant scored a season high 21 points against Coppin State (2-16-0) by going five –of- 10 from the three-point stripe. Dale Hughes, a 6-2 sophomore guard from Columbus, Miss., saw action in all 31 games, while starting in two of them last season. This three-point phenom made 72 three pointers in 185 attempts. He boasted a season high six treys against Nebraska (1-5-09) to finish with 17 points. Hughes also hit four or more three pointers six times last season. FAMU will also have the services of Isaac Brown, Rasheem Jenkins and Christopher Walker. Brown, a 6-3 redshirt freshman from Miami, Fla., will give the Rattlers depth at the point guard position; Jenkins, is a 6-1 guard from the Bronx, N.Y., who transferred in from Panola (Texas) Junior College, while Walker, is a 6-6 guard from Selma, Ala., who transferred from Wallace-Selma Junior College. In the Rattler front court, Coach Harris will look for leadership from Larry Jackson. Jackson, a 6-6 junior forward from Chattahoochee, Fla., played in all 31 Rattler games a year ago. He is a versatile player, who will see action at the small forward and power forward positions. He finished the season averaging 6.4 points and 4.4 rebounds per game, scoring a season high 18 points against Bethune-Cookman (3-5-09) and Norfolk State (2-9-09). Also returning to the Rattler front court will be Yannick Crowder and Cecil Bent. Crowder, a 6-8 sophomore from Stone Mountain, Ga., is a pure shot blocker. He finished the season averaging 4.5 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game. Crowder earned MEAC Rookie of the Week honors for recording a double-double against Winston-Salem State (1-31-09) with 13 points and 13 rebounds. He also recorded an 11-point performance against Bethune-Cookman (12-6-08). FAMU will look to Bent to be that dominating force in the paint. Bent, a 6-9 sophomore center from Swainsboro, Ga., played in 29 games averaging 3.1 points and 1.7 rebounds per game. He scored a season high eight points against Morehead State (11-23-09) and dropped in six points against Arkansas (11-29-08). The Rattlers added much needed depth to their front court with the additions of Nikko Acosta, a 6-8 freshman forward from New London, Conn; Amin Stevens, a 6-6 freshman forward from Roswell, Ga., and Travis Wallace, a 6-6 freshman forward from Cobb County, Ga. The Rattlers open the 2009-10 season in the new Alfred Lawson Center on Friday, November 6 with an exhibition game against the Golden Tigers of Tuskegee (Ala.) University. Tipoff will be 7:30 p.m., then open the regular season on Saturday, November 14 at Georgia Tech, starting at 7:00 p.m. in Alexander Coliseum in Atlanta. << Back to News Headlines NEWS & UPCOMING EVENTS RATTLER CAGERS TO OPEN 2009-10 SLATE NOV. 6
October 21, 2009
2009-10 Men's Home schedule features Florida International, MEAC lineup TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Oct. 21) – The Florida A&M University Men’s Basketball team will open its’ 2009-10 campaign on Friday, November 6 with an exhibition bout against Tuskegee University in the Alfred Lawson Multipurpose Center. Tipoff will be 7:30 p.m. That event will be the official basketball debut in the new facility which will seat upwards of 9,000 fans for athletic events. Coach Eugene Harris’ FAMU’s 2009-10 slate features a 12-game regular season home lineup which opens on Tuesday, Dec. 3 when Isaiah Thomas brings his Florida International University Panthers into the Lawson Center for a 7:30 bout. The Rattlers will have two other non-conference home games in December: Georgia State on Sunday, Dec. 13 at 4 p.m. and Albany (Ga.) State on Saturday, Dec. 19 at 7:30 p.m. FAMU’s MEAC schedule begins Saturday, Dec. 5 at Bethune-Cookman in Daytona Beach, then resumes as home with a four-game stretch against North Carolina A&T in January (Saturday, Jan. 9), Norfolk State (Monday, Jan. 11), Maryland-Eastern Shore (Saturday, Jan. 16) and Delaware State (Monday, Jan. 18). The Rattlers will also have a challenging non-conference road slate featuring Florida, Georgia Tech, Creighton, UAB, San Diego, along with a four-game set in the Cancun (Mexico) Challenge (Nov. 21-25), which includes Cleveland State, Stanford, Rider and either Oral Roberts or Sam Houston State. << Back to News Headlines NEWS & UPCOMING EVENTS RATTLERS BOUNCE BISON, 71-58 AT MEAC TOURNEY
March 11, 2009
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (March 10) - The Florida A&M University Men’s Basketball Team advanced in the 2009 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Basketball Tourney with a 71-58 win over Howard University, here Tuesday night at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum. FAMU (10-20) had a trio of players to finish in double figures. Lamar Twitty finished with a team high 20 points, followed by Dale Hughes with 16 and Larry Jackson with 15. Twitty led the Rattlers on the boards with eight, while Joe Ballard dished out a game high eight assists. FAMU as a team finished with an all-time best single-game three point shooting percentage at 68.8 percent (11-of-16).. Twitty and Hughes both finished perfect from behind the three-point arc, with Twitty going three-for-three, while Hughes went four-of-four. “We were able to take the ball inside and score, which opened up the perimeter game for us. We played together as a team and got a lot of good looks at the basket. We did an outstanding job of rebounding tonight, and that was a big key,” said FAMU head coach Eugene Harris. Behind the hot shooting of Twitty and Hughes, the Rattlers went up 17-10 in the first half on back-to-back three pointers. FAMU would then extend their lead to 21-10 on a four point play by Hughes with 9:17 remaining in the game, capping a 10-0 run. A Kyle Riley three-pointer for Howard with 47 seconds left in the half, cut FAMU lead to 37-34, but the Rattlers would end the half with a 41-34 lead. FAMU would pick up in the second half, where they left off in the first half, as they opened with a 9-2 run to grab a 50-36 lead on a Twitty free throw with 16:29 left. A layup for Howard’s Yannick Braimbridge layup 13:17 left in the game cut, capped a 9-0 Bison run, cutting the Rattler lead to 50-46. FAMU regained control of the game, sparked by Larry Jackson, whose three straight field goals would give the Rattlers a 59-51 lead with 8:55 remaining. A Twitty layup would extend the Rattlers advantage to 14 points, 67-53 with 5:40 to go, but the Bison would cut FAMU’s lead to 67-58 but that would be as close as Howard would get. Howard (8-22) was led by Kyle Riley with 20 points, while Curtis White added 16 points. White led the team on the boards with seven. FAMU finished the game with a hot hand shooting 51.1 percent (24-of-47) from the field, while Howard shot 46.5 percent (20-of-43). The Rattlers will face No. 1 seed Morgan State Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the MEAC Tournament quarterfinal round. << Back to News Headlines NEWS & UPCOMING EVENTS RATTLERS ADVANCE AT MEAC; BOUNCE HOWARD
March 11, 2009
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (March 10) - The Florida A&M University Men’s Basketball Team advanced in the 2009 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Basketball Tourney with a 71-58 win over Howard University, here Tuesday night at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum. FAMU (10-20) had a trio of players to finish in double figures. Lamar Twitty finished with a team high 20 points, followed by Dale Hughes with 16 and Larry Jackson with 15. Twitty led the Rattlers on the boards with eight, while Joe Ballard dished out a game high eight assists. FAMU as a team finished with an all-time best single-game three point shooting percentage at 68.8 percent (11-of-16).. Twitty and Hughes both finished perfect from behind the three-point arc, with Twitty going three-for-three, while Hughes went four-of-four. “We were able to take the ball inside and score, which opened up the perimeter game for us. We played together as a team and got a lot of good looks at the basket. We did an outstanding job of rebounding tonight, and that was a big key,” said FAMU head coach Eugene Harris. Behind the hot shooting of Twitty and Hughes, the Rattlers went up 17-10 in the first half on back-to-back three pointers. FAMU would then extend their lead to 21-10 on a four point play by Hughes with 9:17 remaining in the game, capping a 10-0 run. A Kyle Riley three-pointer for Howard with 47 seconds left in the half, cut FAMU lead to 37-34, but the Rattlers would end the half with a 41-34 lead. FAMU would pick up in the second half, where they left off in the first half, as they opened with a 9-2 run to grab a 50-36 lead on a Twitty free throw with 16:29 left. A layup for Howard’s Yannick Braimbridge layup 13:17 left in the game cut, capped a 9-0 Bison run, cutting the Rattler lead to 50-46. FAMU regained control of the game, sparked by Larry Jackson, whose three straight field goals would give the Rattlers a 59-51 lead with 8:55 remaining. A Twitty layup would extend the Rattlers advantage to 14 points, 67-53 with 5:40 to go, but the Bison would cut FAMU’s lead to 67-58 but that would be as close as Howard would get. Howard (8-22) was led by Kyle Riley with 20 points, while Curtis White added 16 points. White led the team on the boards with seven. FAMU finished the game with a hot hand shooting 51.1 percent (24-of-47) from the field, while Howard shot 46.5 percent (20-of-43). The Rattlers will face No. 1 seed Morgan State Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the MEAC Tournament quarterfinal round. << Back to News Headlines NEWS & UPCOMING EVENTS RATTLERS FALL TO MORGAN IN MEAC TOURNEY, 71-41
March 11, 2009
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (March 11) - The Florida A&M Men’s Basketball team endured their own version of ‘When Bears Attack” as they were ousted from the 2009 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tourney, by the top-seeded Morgan State Bears, 71-41, here Wednesday evening at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum. FAMU (10-21) was led by junior Brandon Bryant with nine points, followed by senior Joe Ballard with eight. Ballard also led the Rattlers on the boards with nine. The Bears opened the first half with a 13-2 run capped on by a Reggie Holmes three-pointer at the 12:52 mark. Morgan (21-11) would extend their lead to 21-5 on a Kevin Thompson free throw, with 7:52 to go in the game, before the Rattlers would make a 15-8 run to cut the Bears’ lead to 29-20 on a pair of Ballard free throws with 1:59 remaining in the half. FAMU would go into the break trailing, MSU 34-20, but the Bears opened the second half with a 12-5 run to take a 46-25 with 15:22 remaining in the game. The Bears continued to pour it on with a 23-12 run to extend their lead to 32 points, 69-37 score with 3:17 left in the game. FAMU senior forward Lamar Twitty would score the final basket of his career with 52 seconds left for a 71-41 final. MSU was led by Reggie Holmes with a game high 18 points. Jermaine Bolden finished with 12 points and dished out six assists, while Marquise Kately dropped in 10. FAMU finished the game shooting 24.5 percent (12-of-49), while MSU shot 38.8 percent (26-of-67). The Bears held the rebounding edge over the Rattlers 52-32. << Back to News Headlines NEWS & UPCOMING EVENTS RATTLLERS FALL TO MORGAN IN MEAC TOURNEY, 71-41
March 11, 2009
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (March 11) - The Florida A&M Men’s Basketball team endured their own version of ‘When Bears Attack” as they were ousted from the 2009 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tourney, by the top-seeded Morgan State Bears, 71-41, here Wednesday evening at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum. FAMU (10-21) was led by junior Brandon Bryant with nine points, followed by senior Joe Ballard with eight. Ballard also led the Rattlers on the boards with nine. The Bears opened the first half with a 13-2 run capped on by a Reggie Holmes three-pointer at the 12:52 mark. Morgan would extend their lead to 21-5 on a Kevin Thompson free throw, with 7:52 to go in the game, before the Rattlers would make a 15-8 run to cut the Bears’ lead to 29-20 on a pair of Ballard free throws with 1:59 remaining in the half. FAMU would go into the break trailing, MSU 34-20, but the Bears opened the second half with a 12-5 run to take a 46-25 with 15:22 remaining in the game. The Bears continued to pour it on with a 23-12 run to extend their lead to 32 points, 69-37 score with 3:17 left in the game. FAMU senior forward Lamar Twitty would score the final basket of his career with 52 seconds left for a 71-41 final. MSU (21-11) was led by Reggie Holmes with a game high 18 points. Jermaine Bolden finished with 12 points and dished out six assists, while Marquise Kately dropped in 10. FAMU finished the game shooting 24.5 percent (12-of-49), while MSU shot 38.8 percent (26-of-67). The Bears held the rebounding edge over the Rattlers 52-32. << Back to News Headlines NEWS & UPCOMING EVENTS Gators Hold Off Determined Rattler Cagers 73-58
December 02, 2008
Gators Hold Off Determined Rattler Cagers 73-58FAMU cashes in 11 three-pointers and plays UF dead even in second halfGAINESVILLE, Fla. (Dec. 2) - The Florida A&M Men’s Basketball team fought tough for 40 minutes as they dropped a 73-58 decision to instate rival University of Florida, here Tuesday evening at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center. FAMU (1-6) played the nationally-ranked Gators dead even (36-36) in the second half, after trailing 37-22 at the break. The Rattlers were led by Lamar Twitty with a game-high 20 points, followed by Brandon Bryant with 16 points. Joe Ballard finished with a team high seven assists, while both Twitty and Ballard finished with six rebounds each. The Rattlers cut the Gators lead to 12-10 on a pair of Joe Ballard free throws with 14:58 remaining in the first. An Alex Tyus dunk with 9:32 remaining in the first half, would cap off an UF 13-0 run, giving the Gators a 25-10 lead. FAMU would then make a run of their own as they went on a 10-5 surge, capped off by a Brandon Bryant layup with 4:30 to go, cutting the UF lead to 30-20. The Gators finished the first half with a 9-4 run to take a 37-22 lead at the break. FAMU finished the first half shooting 30.4 percent (7-of-23), while UF shot 44.8 percent (13-of-29). In the second half, a Lamar Twitty three pointer cut the Gators’ lead to 39-29 with 17:53 to go capping a 7-2 run. An Allan Chaney layup with 11:29 to go capped a 10-2 Gator run, extending the Florida lead to 15 points, 51-36. A Twitty three pointer cut Florida’s lead to 13 points, 68-55 with 2:36 to go, the closest that FAMU would get the rest of the way. FAMU finished the game shooting 44.2 percent (19-of-43), while UF shot 42.9 percent (24-of-56). The Gators held the rebounding edge over the Rattlers, 32-29. In the second half, FAMU out shot UF from the field, with the Rattlers shooting 45.8 percent (11-24), while the Gators shot 40.0 percent (10-of-25). UF (6-1) had a quartet of players to score in double figures with Nick Calathes, who finished with a team high 16 points. Both Alex Tyus and Chandler Parson finished with 15 points each, followed by Erving Walker with 13 points. Tyus led the Gators on the board with six rebounds, while Calathes finished with a team seven assists. FAMU returns to action on Saturday, Dec. 6 as they take on archrival Bethune-Cookman at Gaither Gymnasium in their Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference opener at 7 p.m. << Back to News Headlines NEWS & UPCOMING EVENTS RATTLERS RALLY PAST KENNESAW STATE, 63-58
December 13, 2008
RATTLERS RALLY PAST KENNESAW STATE, 63-58Florida A&M uses clutch foul shooting in 2nd half to edge past visiting OwlsTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Dec. 13) - The Florida A&M Rattlers were near-perfect from the charity line in the second half to rally past visiting Kennesaw (Ga.) State, 63-58 in a men's college basketball game in Gaither Gymnasium Saturday night. FAMU (2-7) snapped a three-game losing skid Saturday, mainly by shooting 12 of 14 from the free throw line, in contrast to an 0 for 8 showing in the first half. The Rattlers also protected the ball much better, turning the ball over just five times in the second half, while turning up the defensive pressure on the Owls, forcing them into 12 miscues. Kennesaw State (5-3) led the entire first half, jumping out to a quick 6-2 lead on back-to-back three-pointers by Kelvin McConnell. The Owls pushed their lead to 10 points, 12-2 on a Johnathan Whipple tip in with 14:50 left in the half, before a Rattler surge cut the KSU lead to one point, 17-16 on a Dunnell Webb jumper with 9:29 to go. KSU closed out the half with a 15-6 run, capped by Artie Martine, who scored the Owls' last five points on a three-pointer with 1:27 left and a tip in with 39 seconds left to boost his club to a 32-22 halftime edge. However in the second half, the Rattlers outscored KSU, 41-26, led by senior Lamar Twitty, who scored 14 points in the final 20 minutes, hitting all six of his foul shots, while knocking down a pair of three-pointers. Kennesaw didn't let go of the game without a fight, extending their 10-point halftime cushion to 12 points on three different occasions. McConnell's three-pointer with 12:38 remaining gave the Owls their last 12-point cushion, 48-36, before the Rattlers clawed their way back into contention. Twitty, with help from fellow senior Joe Ballard and sophomore Larry Jackson, provided most of the drive to get FAMU ahead, scoring 12 of the Rattlers' points in a furious 18-5 flurry during a 10-minute span. The second Twitty's two three-pointers during the surge, put FAMU ahead for the first time in the game, 54-53 with 2:27 left. The Rattlers then closed out the Owls with a 9-5 run capped by a Yannick Crowder slam dunk off a full court inbounds pass from Ballard with six seconds left. Twitty led all scorers with 19 points for FAMU, along with six rebounds, four steals and a trio of three-pointers. Crowder finished with nine points and nine rebounds, followed by Brandon Bryant and Dale Hughes with eight points each. Kelvin McConnell, who hit a game-high five three-pointers, led the Owls with 17 points, followed by Jon-Michael Nickerson with 16 points. John Allison led KSU with nine rebounds. WHAT'S NEXT: The Rattlers travel to College Station, Texas for a Monday night bout against Texas A&M. Tipoff will be 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time. << Back to News Headlines NEWS & UPCOMING EVENTS RATTLERS DROP CLOSE SHAVE TO AGGIES, 67-57
December 15, 2008
RATTLERS DROP CLOSE SHAVE TO TEXAS A&M, 67-57Senior Lamar Twitty burns Aggies for 27 points in Monday night thrillerCONTACT: Sports Information (850) 599-3200/561-2701 COLLEGE STATION, Tex. (Dec. 15) - The Florida A&M Rattlers pushed Big 12 foe Texas A&M to the limit Monday night before dropping a hard-fought 67-57 decision in a college men's basketball game at Reed Arena. Florida A&M (2-8) was led by senior Lamar Twitty, the Rattlers' lone scorer in double figures with 27 points, which included a trio of three-pointers. Freshman Yannick Crowder followed with eight points and a team-high seven rebounds, with junior Brandon Bryant and freshman Cecil Bent each adding six points. Senior guard Joe Ballard also chipped in with five points, four assists, three steals and three rebounds. Texas A&M (8-1) had three players score in double figures, led by Donald Sloan with 21 points. Center Chinemelu Elonu turned in a double-double with 17 points, 14 rebounds and a school-record six blocked shots, while Josh Carter added 11 points. The Aggies led 38-26 at the half, only managing to build a double-digit lead with less than eight minutes left in the opening period. Dale Hughes cashed in a three-pointer with 9:41 left to cut the TAMU lead to 16-12, but TAMU went on a 17-7 run over the next seven minutes to build a 14-point lead, 33-19 with 1:39 left. The Rattlers closed in on the Aggies with a 7-5 run led by Twitty to close to 38-26 at the break. Twitty and freshman Cecil Bent keyed an 18-8 Rattler surge to open the second half that pulled FAMU within two points, 46-44 on Bent's jumper in the paint with 9:49 left. However, the Aggies answered with a 13-2 run of their own, opening up a 59-46 lead with 4:48 left, capped off by a pair of foul shots by Josh Carter. WHAT'S NEXT: The Rattlers take a break before hitting the road again for a Monday night battle against the Ole Miss Rebels in Oxford, Mississippi. Tipoff will be 7 p.m. Central Time. << Back to News Headlines ROSTER
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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (March 9) - Arch rival Bethune-Cookman ended the Florida A&M University Men’s Basketball 2009-10 season as they defeated the Rattlers 64-53 in the opening round of the 2010 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Basketball Tournament, here Tuesday evening at the Lawrence Joel Veteran Memorial Coliseum.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Jan. 23)- The Florida A&M University Men’s Basketball team picked up their fourth win of the season as they defeated Howard University 72-65, here Saturday afternoon at Burr Gymnasium.