Scores

Final

Florida A&M 55

(4-14, 1-3 MEAC)

Savannah St 57

(9-9, 3-1 MEAC)

6:00 PM ET, January 19, 2013

Tiger Arena, Savannah, GA

1 2 T
FAMU 29 2655
SAV 29 2857

Top Performers

Florida A&M: J. Adams 18 Pts, 1 Reb, 2 Ast, 3 Stl

Savannah State: P. Blackman 14 Pts, 2 Reb, 4 Ast

Savannah St. 57, Florida A&,M 55

Associated Press

SAVANNAH, Ga. -- Preston Blackman hit a go-ahead jumper with 28 seconds remaining and Savannah State won a seesaw showdown with Florida A&M 57-55 Saturday night.

The Tigers (9-9, 3-1 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) trailed 47-39 with 11 minutes left, but led 53-49 after Rashad Hassan's free throws with 3:35 left.

The Rattlers' Reggie Lewis hit two free throws and Jamie Adams added a layup to square the score 53-53, then the Tigers' Arnold Louis hit a layup for a 55-53 advantage with 2:22 left.

Trey Kellum tied it 55-55 with a layup with 44 seconds left, and then Blackman drained his jumper for the decisive, two-point edge.

Lewis missed a 3-pointer with 2 seconds remaining.

Blackman paced the Tigers with 14 points and four assists. Louis added 11 points and eight rebounds and Hassan had 10 points and seven boards.

Adams led Florida A&M (4-14, 1-3) with 18 points.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
FAMU
SAV
Points 55 57
FG Made-Attempted 20-45 (.444) 23-55 (.418)
3P Made-Attempted 5-15 (.333) 2-9 (.222)
FT Made-Attempted 10-12 (.833) 9-19 (.474)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 17 (0/0) 13 (0/0)
Largest Lead 9 4

Game Leaders

 
FAMU
SAV
PointsJ. Adams 18P. Blackman 14
ReboundsM. Abdul-Aleem 6A. Louis 8
AssistsJ. Bradshaw 6P. Blackman 4
StealsJ. Bradshaw 7C. Smith 3
BlocksO. Odi 3R. Hassan 1
Team Stats: Florida A&M | Savannah State

2012-13 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
» Jan 19, 2013 @SAV 57, FAMU 55Recap
Feb 14, 2013 SAV 67, @FAMU 65Recap

Next 5 Games

FAMU
SAV
01/21 @SCST 7:30pm
01/26 UMES 6:00pm
01/28 DSU 7:30pm
02/02 @COOK 4:00pm
02/09 @NCCU 4:00pm
 01/21 COOK 7:30pm
01/26 @SCST 6:00pm
02/02 @HOW 4:00pm
02/07 HAMP 7:00pm
02/09 SCST 6:00pm
Complete Schedule: Florida A&M | Savannah State

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
North Carolina Central15-122-9
Norfolk State16-021-11
Savannah State11-519-14
North Carolina A&T8-819-16
Morgan State10-617-15
Hampton11-514-17
Delaware State8-815-18
Bethune-Cookman7-914-20
Florida A&M5-118-23
Coppin State5-118-24
Howard4-127-24
South Carolina State2-146-24
Maryland-Eastern Shore2-142-26
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