NCAAB

Florida A&M Rattlers at South Carolina Upstate Spartans

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Florida A&M Rattlers
0-2, 0-2 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
65 - 78
South Carolina Upstate Spartans
1-0, 1-0 Home

Upstate wins its opener 78-65 over Florida A&M

Michael Buchanan added 14 points and Fred Miller 13 for Upstate which scored 21 straight in the second half to lead 71-46 on Mario Blessing's layup with 6:42 left.

Jermaine Ruttley led the Rattlers (0-2) with 20 points on 9-of-20 shooting. He scored the Rattlers first seven second-half points, keeping them close before the Spartans pulled away.

Buchanan's tip-in with 40 seconds left in the first half gave Upstate the lead for good and Damian Goodwin's free throw put the Spartans up 38-36 at the break.

After Upstate opened the game on a 15-4 run, the Rattlers answered with a 17-2 run and led the rest of the first half until Greene's 3-pointer tied it at 34-all with 1:57 left.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 65 - 78
2nd 0:29 Craig Bowman made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jermaine Ruttley. 65 - 78
2nd 0:39 Tristan Thomas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Karim Mawuenyega. 62 - 78
2nd 1:01 Mario Karailiev made Layup. Assisted by Jermaine Ruttley. 62 - 75
2nd 1:19 Mario Karailiev Defensive Rebound. 60 - 75

Statistics

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25-60 FG 31-67
42 Field Goal % 46
9-23 3PT 10-30
39 Three Point % 33
6-7 FT 6-12
86 Free Throw % 50
32 Rebounds 43
12 Offensive Rebounds 19
20 Defensive Rebounds 24
14 Assists 19
6 Steals 11
1 Blocks 4
15 Turnovers 12
1 Team Turnovers 0
15 Total Turnovers 12
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
17 Points Off Turnovers 16
8 Fast Break Points 10
26 Points in Paint 40
16 Fouls 11

Game Information

Venue: G.B. Hodge Center

Location: Spartanburg, SC
Attendance: 866 | Capacity:

2025-26 Southwestern Athletic Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Bethune-Cookman 14-4 - 17-15
Southern 11-7 3 17-17
Florida A&M 11-7 3 15-16
Alabama A&M 10-8 4 18-15
Arkansas-Pine Bluff 10-8 4 13-19
Texas Southern 10-8 4 12-18
Jackson State 10-8 4 12-21
Prairie View A&M 9-9 5 19-18
Grambling 7-11 7 14-19
Alabama State 7-11 7 10-22
Alcorn State 7-11 7 9-23
Mississippi Valley State 2-16 12 3-30

2025-26 Big South Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
High Point 15-1 - 31-5
Winthrop 13-3 2 23-11
Radford 9-7 6 16-16
Longwood 8-8 7 16-16
UNC Asheville 8-8 7 15-17
Presbyterian 7-9 8 15-18
Charleston Southern 6-10 9 15-17
South Carolina Upstate 5-11 10 13-19
Gardner-Webb 1-15 14 4-29
Full Standings