Florida A&M vs. SC State: Full Game Preview
By on January 20, 2013
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| Points | Rebounds | Assists | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida A&M | J Adams 14.2 | M Abdul-Aleem 5.1 | J Adams 3.1 |
| SC State | M Hezekiah 13.5 | M Hezekiah 8.1 | K Toombs 5.2 |
Florida A&M heads to SHM Memorial Center on Monday to take on South Carolina State. It gets started at 7:30 EST. The Rattlers are 2-6 against the Bulldogs over the last four years. They won 83-82 on 2/20/2012 the last time they played.
Florida A&M is in 10th place in the MEAC, South Carolina State is in 13th place. Florida A&M is struggling, currently on a eight-game losing streak.
In spite of 18 points from Jamie Adams, the Rattlers came up short 57-55 against Savannah State on January 19th. He contributes a team-leading 14.2 points per game, 3.1 assists per game, and 2.1 steals per game. For the Bulldogs, Khalif Toombs finished with 16 points and 5 rebounds in the 60-52 loss to Bethune-Cookman on January 19th. With 5.2 assists per game and 1.4 steals per game, he has team-best marks in both categories.
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- The Florida A&M scoring leader (Jamie Adams) has more points than the South Carolina State scoring leader (Matthew Hezekiah).
- We're so much better than you, we get lazy. Florida A&M has come back to win after being down at half against South Carolina State 6 times since 1996.
- The Florida A&M steals leader (Jamie Adams) has more steals than the South Carolina State steals leader (Khalif Toombs).
- Florida A&M beat South Carolina State by 1 point the last time they played (Feb 20, 2012).
- At least you keep showing up. Florida A&M has an average margin of victory of 7 over South Carolina State in 26 wins since 1980.
- Reggie Lewis is ranked 4th in the MEAC in three-pointers.
- Florida A&M is better under pressure, and has defeated South Carolina State in 6 out of the last 11 games decided by 5 points or fewer.
- Florida A&M has a more potent offense, scoring more points (71.4 per game vs 62.9 per game) than South Carolina State this season.
- Florida A&M is bigger. The average weight of the top 8 players on Florida A&M is 205 lbs compared to 200 lbs for South Carolina State.
- How does our back look? Florida A&M is ranked higher than South Carolina State in the MEAC (#1 vs #8).
- You get an A for effort, but Florida A&M has emerged victorious against South Carolina State the last 2 times they've played.
| FAMU Players | Mins | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | |
| D+ | Jamie Adams | 29 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| D+ | Jamari Bradshaw | 22 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| D+ | Reggie Lewis | 30 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| D | M. Abdul-Aleem | 23 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| D | Markee Teal | 22 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| D | Trey Kellum | 20 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| D- | Walter Davis | 21 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| F | D`Andre Bullard | 15 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| F | O. Odi | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| F | Jakari Bush | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| F | McWisdom Badejo | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| F | Michael Fabiyi | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SCSU Players | Mins | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | |
| C | M. Hezekiah | 31 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| C- | Khalif Toombs | 37 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| D | A. Adams | 31 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| D | Darryl Palmer | 24 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| D | S. Mitchell | 22 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| D | Patrick Myers | 27 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| D | Devin Joint | 20 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| F | Luka Radovic | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| F | Chasen Campbell | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| F | Terrance Linton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| F | D. Youmans | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| F | Phillip Henry | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| F | Joshua Benjamin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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