Rattlers Clawed By Auburn Tigers 81-50

AUBURN, Alabama  -- The Florida A&M Men's Basketball team dropped an 81-50 decision to Southeastern Conference member Auburn University, here Saturday afternoon at Auburn Arena.

FAMU (4-11) was led by Jamie Adams as he scored nine points, while both Jomari Bradshaw and Trey Kellum added eight points each.  Bradshaw led the Rattlers on the boards with seven.

AU (8-3) was paced by KT Harrell with a game-high 22 points.   Chris Denson finished the contest with 19 points, while Allen Payne recorded a double-double on the night as he pulled down 13 rebounds and scored 16 points on the night.

The Rattlers jumped out to a 6-2 lead capped off by an Adams four-point play  with 18:24 to go in the first.

AU would retake the lead as the Tigers used a 5-0 run, capped off by a Denson layup with 17:29 left in the half.

FAMU would go into the break trailing  AU, 38-27 as  the Rattlers finished the first half shooting 27.3 percent  (9-of- 33), while AU shot 45.9 percent (17-of-37).

In the second half, AU would outscore FAMU, 43-23 for the 81-50 win.
The Rattlers finished the contest shooting  21.9 percent (14-of-64), whereas the Tigers shot 48.4 percent (31-of-64).

FAMU will return to action on Saturday, January 11 as the Rattlers welcome North Carolina Central to the Al Lawson Center  in their first Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference contest of 2014 in a 6 p.m. start.

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