GRAMBLING, La. --The Florida A&M men's basketball team got a 39-point showing from the bench, but fell 62-57 to the Grambling Tigers on the road Monday.

The Rattlers (2-12, 0-3) had three players score in double figures, led by Dimingus Stevens, who had 13 points and two steals. Jordan Tillma tacked on 11 points, six rebounds and two steals and Chase Barrs helped out with 11 points off of the bench.

Led by Saiyd Burnside's two offensive rebounds, Florida A&M did a great job crashing the offensive glass, pulling down 10 boards that resulted in 14 second chance points.

Florida A&M's defense held Grambling to only 38.5 percent shooting from the field, including 26.7 percent from beyond the arc.

How It Happened

After falling behind 23-20, Florida A&M went on a 7-0 run with 6:28 left in the first half, culminating in a bucket from Tillma, to take a 27-23 lead. The Rattlers then maintained that lead and entered halftime with a 34-30 advantage. Florida A&M relied on its three-point shooting in the period, knocking down five shots to account for 15 of its 34 points.

Grambling proceeded to take a 47-45 lead before Florida A&M went on a 5-0 run, finished off by Byron Smith's three, to seize a 50-47 lead with 9:51 to go in the contest. Grambling re-asserted control, outscoring the Rattlers 15-7 the rest of the way to hand Florida A&M the 62-57 loss. Florida A&M got a boost from its bench in the period, as non-starters accounted for 13 of its 23 total points.

Game Notes

» The Rattlers held the Tigers to only 38.5 percent shooting from the field.
» The Florida A&M bench made an impact by adding 39 points to its scoring output.
» Dimingus Stevens and Chase Barrs came off the bench to score 13 and 11 points, respectively.
» Florida A&M cleaned up on the offensive glass, collecting 10 offensive boards in the game.
» Dimingus Stevens led the Rattlers with 13 points.
» Florida A&M got a team-high nine rebounds from Jaylen Bates.

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