Florida A&M Rattlers at South Carolina State Bulldogs
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
64 - 75
64 - 75
South Carolina State handles Florida A&M 75-64
Tashombe Riley got 15 points for South Carolina State (10-18, 7-8 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference), which took an 18-7 advantage over Florida A&M at the free throw line. Eaves was 10 for 13 from the line and Mortimer was 8 of 11.
FAMU (7-21, 5-10) trailed most of the game but stayed close and got a layup from Nicholas Severado, then a free throw from Craig Bowman to trail 54-52 with just under six minutes to play.
South Carolina State responded with a 12-0 run bookended with Riley dunks and hung on over the final minute to seal the win. Mortimer had two layups and three free throws in the breakaway run.
Desmond Williams led FAMU with 17 points and Marcus Barham had 11.
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Statistics
 FAMU |
 SCST |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-57 | FG | 27-58 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 5-10 | 3PT | 3-18 |
| 50 | Three Point % | 17 |
| 7-17 | FT | 18-24 |
| 41 | Free Throw % | 75 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 13 | Assists | 18 |
| 3 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 0 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 19 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 19 | Fouls | 14 |
Game Information
Venue: Smith-Hammond-Middleton Memorial Center
Location: Orangeburg, SC
Capacity:
Location: Orangeburg, SC
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 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howard | 11-3 | - | 24-11 |
| Morgan State | 10-4 | 1 | 14-16 |
| Norfolk State | 8-6 | 3 | 15-17 |
| North Carolina Central | 8-6 | 3 | 14-18 |
| South Carolina State | 7-7 | 4 | 10-22 |
| Maryland Eastern Shore | 5-9 | 6 | 9-23 |
| Coppin State | 5-9 | 6 | 7-24 |
| Delaware State | 2-12 | 9 | 8-23 |