NCAAB Game Recap - Florida A&M at Bethune-Cookman
Thu Mar 5, 2020 8:07 PM EST

AF
60
SDSU
73
F
ChaSo
48
Radf
62
F
Leh
70
Colg
83
F
Stetsn
62
Lib
66
F
USC-Up
70
Winth
106
F
Buck
64
Amer
59
F
Lipsco
73
NFla
71
F
NM
70
UtSt
75
F
UNCA
62
GWebb
72
F
Navy
63
Boston
69
F
Oakl
63
WIGB
78
F
E IL
65
APSU
76
F
Wyo
74
Nev
71
F
Bois
67
UNLV
61
F
Lafy
73
Army
68
F
TNSt
48
E KY
58
F
YSU
61
IL-C
67
F
Hamp
78
Longw
53
F
Evans
55
Valpa
58
F
Portl
62
SCla
76
F
IlSt
65
Drake
75
F
LoyMa
75
USD
61
F
Cal
56
Oreg
90
F
Ill
63
OhSt
71
F
Hou
71
UConn
77
F
Nebras
58
Mich
82
F
NCAT
80
NCC
86
F
DelSt
100
How
88
F
Copp
63
MD-ES
60
F
Norf
68
Morg
62
F
FlaAM
70
BethC
72
F(OT)
PVAM
71
Alc
80
F
JackSt
71
ASU
59
F
TXSo
74
South
89
F
WichSt
60
Mem
68
F
Stan
65
OrSt
68
F
UMKC
61
UtVal
51
F
CBU
50
NMSt
83
F
S UT
65
MTSt
73
F
N CO
71
Mont
64
F
Wash
90
AzSt
83
F
IdaSt
77
E WA
100
F
Gram
57
AlaAM
58
F
Web
72
Ida
64
F
HI
67
UCDav
65
F
CS-Ful
53
UCSB
55
F
CAPoly
73
LongB
80
F(OT)
NoAZ
66
PorSt
80
F
WaSt
62
Ariz
83
F
ChiSt
Seatt
Canc

Mar 5, 2020, 8:07 PM EST

Final (OT)

1

2

OT

T

Florida A&M

28

35

7

70

Bethune-Cookman

30

33

9

72

Pope leads Bethune-Cookman past Florida A&M 72-70 in OT
Thu Mar 5, 2020 11:49 PM

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) Cletrell Pope had 20 points and 16 rebounds as Bethune-Cookman edged Florida A&M 72-70 in overtime on Thursday night.

Rod Melton Jr. and Brendon Myles hit consecutive 3-pointers to give the Rattlers a 70-67 lead with 2:05 remaining, but the Wildcats closed on a 5-0 surge. Pope scored four of the Wildcats' nine points in overtime.

Malik Maitland had 10 points and six assists for Bethune-Cookman (16-14, 10-6 Mid-Eastern Conference), which earned its fifth consecutive home victory. Wali Parks added 10 points.

Melton had 19 points for the Rattlers (12-15, 10-6). MJ Randolph added 14 points and 10 rebounds. Evins Desir had 13 points. Randolph split a pair of free throws with two seconds left to force overtime tied 63-all.

The Wildcats leveled the season series against the Rattlers with the win. Florida A&M defeated Bethune-Cookman 73-67 on Feb. 1.

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Leaders

Florida A&M PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
R. Melton Jr. 19 0 3 2 1 0
M. Randolph 14 0 2 10 0 0
Bethune-Cookman PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
C. Pope 20 0 0 16 4 2
W. Parks 10 0 2 5 0 1

Team Comparison

FlaAM BethC
Points For 70 72
Field Goals 26/61-43% 27/62-44%
Three Pointers 6/20-30% 4/15-27%
Free Throws 12/21-57% 14/26-54%
Offensive Rebounds 11 15
Defensive Rebounds 27 27
Rebounds 40 45
Blocks 2 5
Steals 9 11
Turnovers 21 17
Personal Fouls 16 17
Technical Fouls 0 0
Ejections 0 0

2019-20 Reg Season - Series Tied 1-1

Date Result Away Pts Ldr Home Pts Ldr
Sat Feb 1 BethC 67 @ FlaAM 73 L. Redd 16 E. Desir 16
Thu Mar 5 FlaAM 70 @ BethC 72 R. Melton Jr. 19 C. Pope 20

Game Information

Stadium: Moore Gym, Daytona Beach, Florida
Attendance: 950
Game Time: