Rattler basketball team travels to AAMU looking for 6th straight victory

The FAMU Rattlers men’s basketball team (7-11, 5-2 SWAC) with take on the Alabama A&M Bulldogs (4-13, 3-4 SWAC) at Elmore Gymnasium, in Huntsville, AL, this afternoon. Tip-off is slated for 4 p.m. following the completion of the women's game.
 
The Rattlers are coming off a 67-64 victory against Jackson State, while the Bulldogs are on a three game losing streak having loss to Prairie View A&M  72-48 on Monday night.  

This will be the first time the two programs have met on the basketball court in 43-years, when they were conference rivals in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
 
FAMU left the SIAC in 1979.