To wrap up the regular season, the Florida A&M Rattlers (8-20) will travel to Tiger Arena and meet the Savannah State Tigers (13-14). Action begins at 8:00 pm ET on Thursday, Mar. 3.
The Tigers are hoping to rebound after their 61-44 loss to North Carolina Central on Monday. Troyce Manassa was the team’s leading scorer with 10 points. The Rattlers, meanwhile, are feeling some disappointment after their 77-70 loss against North Carolina A&T on Saturday. Craig Bowman had a game-high 21 points.
This is the second game of the season between these two teams, with the Rattlers winning the first matchup 61-58. Despite the loss, Manassa had a standout performance with 21 points, four rebounds, one assist, one steal, and three three-pointers.
Notes
The Savannah State Tigers have a defensive rating of 100.7 (ranked 96th), while the Florida A&M Rattlers have an offensive rating of 90.5 (ranked 347th).
The Savannah State Tigers average a field goal percentage of 40.0% this season. The Florida A&M Rattlers have a poor record of 6-14 when opponents have a FG% of 40.0% or greater.
On average, Savannah State attempts 20.0 three pointers and Florida A&M attempts 19.0. In games where they have 20 or more three point attempts, the Savannah State Tigers are even at 8-8 while the Florida A&M Rattlers have an underachieving 3-11 record.
Savannah State is one of the top teams in forced turnovers, with opponents averaging a TO% of 22.9% (ranked ninth). Florida A&M has a losing record of 3-6 SU this season when its TO% reaches 22.9% or greater.
