FAMU rallies past FIU for 93-88 overtime win

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -  The Florida A&M Men’s Basketball Team scored 60 second half points en route to a 93-88 overtime win over FIU, Thursday night at the Al Lawson Center.  It was a big accomplishment for the Rattlers to get their second consecutive win, after faltering down the stretch throughout the season.

FIU would take a 73-64 lead with 1:59 to go in the game, capped off by a Cody Man three pointer.

The Rattlers would then go on a 17-9 run as Jamari Bradshaw nailed a three pointer to tie the contest at 81-81 with three seconds left, to send the contest into overtime.

FAMU never led in the contest until a D’Andre Bullard layup with 2:52 to go in the overtime period.

The Panthers tied the contest at 87-87 at the 2:22 mark on a pair of Tyrnell Murphy free throws.

FAMU took the lead on a Bradshaw traditional 3-point play, giving the Rattlers a 90-87 lead with 2:10 left in the contest.  Bradshaw converted on two free-throws with :33 seconds remaining, followed by a Trey Kellum free-throw to give the Rattlers the 93-88 overtime win.

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Hornets Rally Past Gardner-Webb in Overtime Thriller

DOVER, Del. - Casey Walker hit two free throws with 24.3 seconds left in overtime to lift Delaware State to a 66-65 win over Gardner-Webb in Memorial Hall this evening.

Gardner-Webb had two shots on the final possession of the game, but came up empty. DSU's Kendall Gray blocked the first shot attempt out of bounds with 2.1 seconds left in the extra period. Naji Hibbert missed a three-point attempt from the left corner for the Runnin' Bulldogs as time expired.

The score was 61-61 at the end of regulation.

Gardner-Webb scored the first overtime points on two free throws by Tyrell Nelson with 3:12 left. The Hornets grabbed the lead, 64-63, on the three-point play by Gray with 2:50 remaining in the extra period.

The Running Rebels regained the lead, 65-64, on a jumper by Jerome Hill at the 1:52 mark in overtime.

After each team failed to score on their next possessions, Delaware State regained the ball with 55 seconds left to play.

DSU’s Tyshawn Bell missed a jumper with 29 seconds remaining, but the Hornets retained the ball when it was last touched by a Gardner-Webb player on the rebound before going out of bounds.

Delaware State inbounded the ball to Walker, who was fouled by Gardner-Webb’s Donta Harper while driving the baseline. He calmly knocked down the two free throws to give the Hornets the final lead of the game.

The Hornets used a strong second half performance to force the overtime.

UMES Falls to Mississippi State in Final Tuneup Before MEAC Plan

STARKVILLE, Miss. – Junior KyRee Jones scored a team-high 18 points to post his eighth game in double-digits this season, but it was not enough as the University of Maryland Eastern Shore men’s basketball team fell to Mississippi State, 77-63, before 5,708 strong on Thursday night. With the loss, UMES goes to 2-10, while Mississippi State ups its total to 10-3.

For the second consecutive game, UMES put together a fantastic second-half offensive performance. The Hawks combined to post a 53-percent clip from the field in the period, but were unable to tame a Bulldog outfit that shot 55-percent itself. The teams each rebounded from a slow first half to tally 91 points in the final 20 minutes. UMES’ 43 points in the period was its second highest of the year.

UMES and Mississippi State played to an even beat to open the game as the score was even through the 10 minutes of play. A jumper by Jones tied the score at 12-12 at the 8:59 mark, before the Bulldogs used six points by Gavin Ware to go an 8-0 run across the next three minutes.

UMES responded by scoring six of the games next eight points to bring the score to within 22-19 with 3:24 left, but Mississippi State closed the first-half on a 7-2 run. The Bulldogs held a 29-20 lead at intermission as they outrebounded the Hawks, 25-17. UMES shot just 1-for-13 from long range.

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