Hot-shooting FAMU scorched the nets
for 54 percent shooting from the floor and 50 percent from three-point range as
they coasted to a Wednesday night winTALLAHASSEE, Florida – Red-hot shooting by the Florida A&M University Men’s Basketball team boosted them to a 104-69 runaway win over visiting Edward Waters College at the Al Lawson Center Wednesday night.
The homestanding Rattlers (12-16) got off to the races from the opening tip, shooting 56.4 percent (22 of 39) from the floor and 61.5 percent (8 of 13) from three-point range to race to a 54-32 halftime lead.
FAMU’s dynamic duo of Reggie Lewis (17) and Jamie Adams (16) combined for 33 of the Rattlers’ 54 first-half points. Lewis finished with a game-high 25 points, followed by Adams with 24, who also dished out 10 assists.
Three other Rattlers scored in double figures led by Pierre Crawford’s 13 points and 12 points each from Jomari Bradshaw and Christopher Rozier.
Reggie Lewis knocked down back to back three pointers to open the game for FAMU, as he and Adams sparked the Rattlers to an 11-pointlead, 19-8 with 14:33 left, an the race was on.
A Bradshaw three-pointer with 7:10 left extended the FAMU lead to 36-15, and a layup by Adams with 1:22 left in the half extended the Rattlers’ edge to 28, at 54-26.
Edward Waters (16-10), could make no headway against the Rattler attack, adding fuel to the fire by committing 19 turnovers while shooting just 39.7 percent from the floor.
Antonio Valiente tied for game high scoring honors with Lewis, finishing with 25 points to lead the visiting Tigers. Nathaniel Hill scored 14 points and Carlton Darling and Robert Ellis each tossed in 10 .
In the second half, the game got completely out of hand as all 10 Rattlers scored.
Trey Kellum’s layup with 15:21 to play extended the FAMU lead to 30 points, 66-36, and Christopher Rozier’s three-pointer with 7:58 pushed the edge to 41, at 94-53, and his jumper with 4:25 left gave the Rattlers 100 points on the night.
WHAT’S NEXT: The Rattlers travel to Baltimore to take on Morgan State at Hill Fieldhouse Monday night, before closing the regular season at home next Thursday against Bethune-Cookman.
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