Amin Stevens added 13 points, and Yannick Crowder had 12 points and 13 rebounds for the Rattlers (6-16, 4-4 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference), who have won three of their past four games.
The Rattlers made 55.6 percent (10 of 18) of their 3-point attempts, with Watson going 4 of 5 from beyond the arc. Take away the long-range success and Florida A&M was only 13 of 40 from the field.
Women move into first place in MEAC
The Lady Rattlers rolled to a 65-51 victory over Bethune-Cookman to move into first place in the MEAC conference. On a 12 victory roll, the Lady Rattlers a perfect at 8-0 in conference play and 15-5 overall.
The Wildcats have not beaten the Lady Rattlers in four years since Coach Ladawn Gibson took over.
As expected, the FAMU-BCU clash was very physical, both teams combined for 41 personal fouls.
FAMU dominated the boards on defense, taking down 29 rebounds. FAMU held B-CU to just 15 points through the first nine minutes of the second half. FAMU contested every B-CU possession down the stretch.
Tameka McKelton led all scorers with 18 points, she was followed by Jasmine Grice who kicked in 16 points.
As expected, the FAMU-BCU clash was very physical, both teams combined for 41 personal fouls.
FAMU dominated the boards on defense, taking down 29 rebounds. FAMU held B-CU to just 15 points through the first nine minutes of the second half. FAMU contested every B-CU possession down the stretch.
Tameka McKelton led all scorers with 18 points, she was followed by Jasmine Grice who kicked in 16 points.