The FAMU men’s basketball team dropped their season opener to Kansas State 67-57 last night 67-57.
The Rattlers played the Wildcats extremely tough much of the first half and second half of the game with 12 lead changes up in to the 13:28 mark. K-State were up on the Rattlers by on three points, 33-30 at the half.
FAMU scored 13 of the first 22 points in the second half before K-State went on a 12-2 run to pull away from the Rattlers.
Defensively, the Rattlers held the Wildcats to 31% from the field and outrebounded them 20-17. On the offensive side of the ball, the Rattlers shot 46% from the field and had five assists.
The Rattlers and Wildcats swapped with their field goal shooting performance as the Rattlers shot 38% and the Wildcats shot 57%. The Wildcats also out rebounded the Rattlers 18-12 in the second.
FAMU 5th year senior MJ Randolph led all scorers with 27-points on 10-of-17 field goals to go with 7 rebounds and 6 assist in 39 minutes of action. He was joined by Jalen Speer, who had 10 points on 3-of-9 shooting.
The Rattlers return to action on Monday as they play host to LeMoyne-Owen College at 7pm.