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COLLEGE PARK, Ga. —\u00a0The Florida A&M men’s basketball team fell to the Southern Jaguars 73-70 at The Gateway Center Arena at College Park Friday on 3-pointer with less than a second to spare.<\/p>\n
The Rattlers had five players score in double figures, led by Tyler Shirley<\/a>, who had 16 points. Micah Octave<\/a> added 14 points, nine rebounds and three steals and Kaleb Washington<\/a> chipped in as well with 13 points.<\/p>\n How It Happened<\/p>\n After falling behind 43-32, Florida A&M went on a 5-0 run with 1:57 left in the first half, culminating in a three from Octave, to narrow its deficit to 43-37, a score that would hold until halftime.<\/p>\n Florida A&M came out of halftime clicking on all cylinders, going on a 7-0 run to seize a 44-43 lead with 17:24 to go in the contest. Southern re-asserted control, outscoring the Rattlers 30-26 the rest of the way to hand Florida A&M the 73-70 loss. Florida A&M took care of business in the paint, recording 18 of its 33 points in the lane.<\/p>\n Game Notes<\/p>\n
\n\u00bb Florida A&M lost on a last-second shot by Michael Jacobs.
\n\u00bb The Rattlers shared the ball well, recording an assist on 61 percent of made baskets.
\n\u00bb Five Florida A&M players scored 10 or more points.
\n\u00bb Tyler Shirley<\/a> led the Rattlers with 16 points.
\n\u00bb Florida A&M got a team-high nine rebounds from Micah Octave<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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