HOUSTON, TX --Noah Meren notched a double-double with 20 points and 10 rebounds to help the Florida A&M men's basketball team beat the Texas Southern Tigers 76-69 on the road Saturday.

In addition to Meren's solid output, the Rattlers (5-16, 3-7) were led by Jordan Tillmon, who had 11 points, and by Byron Smith, who added 16 points coming off the bench.

The Florida A&M offense was strong from three-point land, knocking down nine threes on 23 attempts. Smith hit four treys for the Rattlers in the contest.

Florida A&M did a great job disrupting Texas Southern shots in the contest, coming away with five blocks. Meren's two rejections led the way individually for the Rattlers.

How It Happened

After jumping out to a 12-11 advantage, Florida A&M went on a 9-0 run with 13:36 left in the first half, culminating in a three from Peyton Williams, to increase its lead to 21-11. The Rattlers then lost some of that lead, but still entered halftime with a 41-38 advantage. Florida A&M relied on its three-point shooting in the period, knocking down eight shots to account for 24 of its 41 points.

Texas Southern proceeded to take a 65-57 lead before Florida A&M went on a 7-0 run, finished off by Jaylen Bates' layup, to shrink the deficit to 65-64 with 4:05 to go in the contest. The Rattlers kept the rally going and took the lead for good on John Walker Iii's free throw with 02:06 left for a 76-69 comeback victory. Florida A&M took care of business in the paint, recording 24 of its 35 points in the lane.

Game Notes

» Noah Meren notched an impressive double-double for the Rattlers with 20 points and 10 rebounds.
» Florida A&M found success from three point land, knocking down nine treys in the game.
» The Florida A&M bench came alive by adding 24 points to its scoring output.
» Florida A&M had a 35-32 edge on the boards in the win.
» The Rattlers were active in affecting shots on the defensive end, tallying five blocks as a team.
» Noah Meren led the Rattlers with 20 points.
» Florida A&M got a team-high 10 rebounds from Noah Meren.

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