GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- The Florida A&M men's basketball team got a 30-point performance from the bench, but fell 89-68 to the Florida Gators on the road Tuesday.

The Rattlers (0-3) had two players score in double figures, led by Love Bettis, who scored a career-high 24 points and four steals in his season debut. Shannon Grant added 15 points and Keith Lamar added eight points and nine rebounds.

Led by Lamar's four offensive rebounds, Florida A&M did a great job crashing the offensive glass, pulling down 14 boards that resulted in 16 second chance points.

How It Happened

Florida A&M struggled out of the gate, falling behind 38-28 heading into halftime.

Florida kept widening its lead after intermission, constructing a 66-45 advantage before Florida A&M went on a 6-0 run, finished off by K'Jei Parker's three, to shrink the deficit to 66-51 with 9:30 to go in the contest. Florida responded and outscored the Rattlers the rest of the way, ending the game with a final score of 89-68. Florida A&M got a boost from its bench in the period, as non-starters accounted for 17 of its 40 total points.

Game Notes

» The Florida A&M bench came alive by scoring 30 points to its scoring output.
» Florida A&M cleaned up on the offensive glass, collecting 14 offensive boards in the game.
» Love Bettis led the Rattlers with a game-high 24 points.
» Florida A&M got a game-high nine rebounds from Keith Lamar.

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