{"id":188335,"date":"2026-03-12T07:13:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T07:13:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/188335\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T07:13:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T07:13:12","slug":"baker-scores-14-off-the-bench-florida-am-beats-jackson-state-70-60-in-swac-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/188335\/","title":{"rendered":"Baker scores 14 off the bench, Florida A&M beats Jackson State 70-60 in SWAC Tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"

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COLLEGE PARK, Ga. (AP) Antonio Baker helped lead Florida A&M<\/a> past Jackson State<\/a> on Wednesday night with 14 points off of the bench in a 70-60 win in the Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament.<\/p>\n

FAMU (15-15) plays the winner between No. 3 seed Southern and sixth-seeded Arkansas\u2013Pine Bluff in the semifinals Friday.<\/p>\n

Baker also contributed seven rebounds and four steals for the Rattlers. Tyler Shirley added 13 points while finishing 6 of 12 from the floor while they also had five rebounds. Kaleb Washington finished 5 of 10 from the floor to finish with 10 points, while adding five rebounds and four steals.<\/p>\n

Jayme Mitchell led the way for the Tigers (12-21) with 19 points and four steals. Jackson State also got 11 points, seven rebounds, five steals and two blocks from Devin Ree. Dorian McMillian finished with 11 points.<\/p>\n

Baker scored 12 points in the first half and Florida A&M went into halftime trailing 34-33. Baker scored Florida A&M’s final six points as the Rattlers finished off a 10-point victory.<\/p>\n

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.<\/p>\n

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