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Isaiah Range - UAB
Jason Homan
58
Alabama St. ALST 6-16,4-5 SWAC
69
Winner Florida A&M FAMU 4-16,2-7 SWAC
Alabama St. ALST
6-16,4-5 SWAC
58
Final
69
Florida A&M FAMU
4-16,2-7 SWAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Alabama St. ALST 28 30 58
Florida A&M FAMU 34 35 69

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Hornets Fall On The Road To FAMU

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. |  Alabama State men's basketball could not climb out of a 16-point second-half deficit as Florida A&M University claimed a 59-58 win on Monday inside the Al Lawson Center.

THE BASICS 
Score: Florida A&M 59 | Alabama State 58
Records: Hornets 6-16, 4-5 SWAC | Rattlers 4-16, 2-7 SWAC 
Date: Monday, January 30, 2022 
Location: Tallahassee, Fla. | Al Lawson Center 
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HOW IT HAPPENED 
  • TJ Madlock and Isaiah Range combined for Alabama State's first nine points but it was Florida A&M that held an 11-9 lead four minutes into the game.
  • The Hornets went through 4:35 drought before a Duane Posey layup cut the Florida A&M lead to 12-11 with 11:49 remaining in the first half.
  • The Rattlers took a 20-12 lead, using a 13-3 run with 8:42 to go in the first half.
  • Trailing 25-14, Alabama State went on a 7-1 run to trail 25-21 with 4:10 left in the opening half.
  • Range scored the next seven points for ASU to close the gap to 30-28 with under 2:00 to play in the first half.
  • The final four points of the half belonged to Florida A&M as it carried a 34-28 lead into halftime.
  • Florida A&M would build a 50-36 lead on a 14-4 run with 14:11 showing on the second half clock.
  • A Christian McCray three cut the deficit to 60-50 at the 6:07 mark.
  • Range hit two free throws to trim the FAMU lead to 62-55 with 1:56 left in the game, but the Hornets would get any closer the rest of the way.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE 
  • Range scored in double figures for the 10th consecutive game and 16th time this season, accounting for 16 points.
  • Madlock added 10 points to score in double digits for the sixth time in seven games.
  • Range and Posey grabbed five rebounds apiece to pace the Hornets on the boards.
  • The Rattlers held a 37-34 rebounding edge, but the Hornets collected 14 offensive rebounds.
  • Alabama State's bench outscored the FAMU bench 21-6 and held a 32-30 advantage on points in the paint.
  • Jaylen Bates and Jordan Tillman led the Rattlers with 15 points apiece, while Bates had a game-high eight rebounds.
NEXT UP
The Alabama State men's basketball team returns home to host SWAC leader Grambling State University on Saturday at 3:03 p.m. (CT) at the Acadome. The game will be featured on HBCU Go TV.
 
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