PRAIRIE VIEW, TX --The Florida A&M men's basketball team got a 16-point showing from the bench, but fell 75-45 to the Prairie View A&M Panthers on the road Monday.

Jaylen Bates led the Rattlers (5-17, 3-8) with eight points, nine rebounds and three steals. Noah Meren also tacked on 14 points and four assists and Byron Smith helped out with six points off the bench.

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

How It Happened

Florida A&M struggled out of the gate, falling behind 28-21 heading into halftime.

Prairie View A&M kept widening its lead after intermission, constructing a 49-28 advantage before Florida A&M went on a 5-0 run, finished off by Meren's three, to shrink the deficit to 49-33 with 10:39 to go in the contest. Prairie View A&M responded and outscored the Rattlers the rest of the way, ending the game with a final score of 75-45. Florida A&M took care of business in the paint, recording 12 of its 24 points in the lane.

Game Notes

» The Florida A&M bench came alive by adding 16 points to its scoring output.
» Florida A&M cleaned up on the offensive glass, collecting 10 offensive boards in the game.
» Noah Meren led the Rattlers with 14 points.
» Florida A&M got a team-high nine rebounds from Jaylen Bates.

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