NCAAB

Florida A&M Rattlers at Bethune-Cookman Wildcats

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Florida A&M Rattlers
12-15, 4-13 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
70 - 72
Bethune-Cookman Wildcats
16-14, 10-1 Home

Pope leads Bethune-Cookman past Florida A&M 72-70 in OT

Rod Melton Jr. and Brendon Myles hit consecutive 3-pointers to give the Rattlers a 70-67 lead with 2:05 remaining, but the Wildcats closed on a 5-0 surge. Pope scored four of the Wildcats' nine points in overtime.

Malik Maitland had 10 points and six assists for Bethune-Cookman (16-14, 10-6 Mid-Eastern Conference), which earned its fifth consecutive home victory. Wali Parks added 10 points.

Melton had 19 points for the Rattlers (12-15, 10-6). MJ Randolph added 14 points and 10 rebounds. Evins Desir had 13 points. Randolph split a pair of free throws with two seconds left to force overtime tied 63-all.

The Wildcats leveled the season series against the Rattlers with the win. Florida A&M defeated Bethune-Cookman 73-67 on Feb. 1.

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Recent Plays

3rd 0:01 Houston Smith made Free Throw. 70 - 72
3rd 0:01 Bethune-Cookman Deadball Team Rebound. 70 - 71
3rd 0:01 Houston Smith missed Free Throw. 70 - 71
3rd 0:01 Foul on Brendon Myles. 70 - 71
3rd 0:02 Houston Smith Defensive Rebound. 70 - 71

Statistics

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26-61 FG 27-62
43 Field Goal % 44
6-20 3PT 4-15
30 Three Point % 27
12-21 FT 14-26
57 Free Throw % 54
38 Rebounds 42
11 Offensive Rebounds 15
27 Defensive Rebounds 27
11 Assists 12
9 Steals 11
2 Blocks 5
21 Turnovers 17
3 Team Turnovers 1
21 Total Turnovers 17
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
16 Points Off Turnovers 23
2 Fast Break Points 2
32 Points in Paint 40
16 Fouls 17
5 Largest Lead 9

Game Information

Venue: Moore Gymnasium (FL)

Location: Daytona Beach, FL
Attendance: 950 | 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
Full Standings