Orangeburg, S.C. | Senior guard MJ Randolph scored a game-high 20 points as Florida A&M defeated South Carolina State 63-58 victory over South Carolina State on Sunday afternoon at the SHM Memorial Center.
 
Randolph bounced back from a four-point, 1-for-10 shooting performance in Saturday's contest, with a 20-point, 7-of-12 effort in Sunday's victory. The Pensacola, Fla. native added six rebounds, two assists and two steals to his tally 
 
DJ Jones notched his third consecutive double-figure scoring game, contributing 11 points with eight rebounds, three assists and one block. 
 
FAMU battled back from a four-point halftime deficit, opening the second period on a 17-6 run to build a 45-38 lead with 9:38 left to play.
 
SCSU responded with a run of their own, tying the game at 47 on a Tariq Simmons three-pointer.
 
With the score tied at 49, MJ Randolph drained a three-pointer that put the Rattlers up for good. FAMU built an eight-point lead with 26 seconds left (62-54) salting the game away with free throws. 
 
FAMU shot 53.3 percent from the field (24-of-45), while SCSU hit on 40.8 percent of its shots (20-of-49). 
 
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