It will be a battle between Mid-Eastern opponents when the Howard Bison (12-17) welcome the Florida A&M Rattlers (8-18) to Burr Arena. The game starts at 7:30 pm ET on Wednesday, Feb. 24.
The Bison lost to South Carolina State 71-63 on Monday. Marcel Boyd recorded 17 points and 10 rebounds, earning his 10th double-double of the year. The Rattlers are coming off an 81-80 win over Maryland Eastern Shore on Monday. Malcolm Bernard played well and claimed his fourth double-double of the season, accumulating 19 points and 12 rebounds.
Bernard has been on fire over the last five games for the Rattlers, averaging 20.2 points, 9.8 rebounds, 4.6 assists, 2.2 steals, 0.6 blocks, and 1.0 three-pointer.
Notes
Florida A&M won its last game by a one-point margin. In games decided by a margin of three points or less, Howard is 4-4. Florida A&M is 6-2 in close games this season.
The Howard Bison average a field goal percentage of 40.5% this season. The Florida A&M Rattlers have a poor record of 6-12 when opponents have a FG% of 40.5% or greater.
The Howard Bison and the Florida A&M Rattlers both rank higher in average field goal percentage when compared to their effective field goal percentages. Howard is 341st and 318th in the nation for eFG% and FG% respectively, while Florida A&M ranks 317th and 310th in these categories.
Howard, the 87th-ranked team in rebounding, register an average of 38.1 rebounds per game. Florida A&M does worse, ranked 236th with 35.2.
On average, Howard makes 6.6 steals per game. Florida A&M is a subpar 4-16 when it gives up at least 6 steals.
