Rattlers beat Howard at buzzer, 46-45

A Trey Kellum putback with one second left in the game helped the Florida A&M Men's Basketball team snap a five game losing streak to beat Howard University, 46-45, Saturday night at the Al Lawson Center.

The Rattlers were able to piece together the win without the team's leading scorer Jamie Adams, who was away on a family emergency. "I was just happy to get the win," said Head coach Clemon Johnson.  "I kept telling everybody I knew that all we needed was the ball to bounce our way and we could win some games. Tonight it bounced our way and Trey was right there to put it back in." Johnson added.

The Rattlers jumped out to a 11-4 lead in the first half, on a Bradshaw three-pointer with 16:43 on the clock.  The pesky Bisons used a 13-2 run to take a 17-13 lead with 8:41 remaining in the first half. 

FAMU used the remaining minutes to close the gap to one point  to trail Howard 25-24 at the half.

Howard opened the second half with two quick scores to take a 28-24 lead on back-to-back baskets. The Rattlers tied the contest at 28--28 with 16:57 left in the game, before taking the lead 42-40 on a Jomari Bradshaw three pointer with 5:40 remaining.

Howard tied the game again 44-44 with 2:02 left in the game, before moving ahead 45-44 with seven seconds left in the contest on an Alphonso Leary free throw. But FAMU was able to win at the buzzer with Kellum put back.

FAMU finished the contest shooting 29.2 percent (14-of-48), while HU shot 38.9 percent (14-of-36). The Bison edged the Rattlers on the boards 34-33.  The win gave the Rattlers their 7th win of the season, in 26 attempts, for a record of 7-19 overall and 4-8 in MEAC conference play.  The Bison fell to 3-9 in MEAC play and 6-20 on the season.

The Rattler men have won just 17 games against 42 losses under Coach Johnson.