Curtain falls on Gaither Gym as grand old lady goes dark

The curtain fell on Gaither Gym in grand fashion last night as the FAMU men & women basketball teams came together and did something they haven't been able to do in over a month, they both won (on the same night).

Both Rattler teams will begin play in a new 9,000 seat facility later this year.

The Rattlers, the cardiac kids of the MEAC, were able to down Delaware State 63-61 in overtime. The Rattlers' fifth overtime of the season. The Lady Rattlers coasted to victory over the Lady Hornets, the number two seeded team in the MEAC,58-33.

Beyond the game the night was much more about symbolism. Fusing the old with the new as current and former Rattlers were on brought together in a final ceremony to say goodbye to Gaither. Then, row-by-row, the lights were turned off leaving the gym dark expect for the glow of glow sticks and cell phones.

While the 46 year-old gym may have seen it's last collegiate basketball game, the gym still has a lot of life left in it. FAMU will just have to figure out what that is.