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03/04 03:42 CST Bethune-Cookman faces Florida A&M, seeks to break 5-game skid
Bethune-Cookman faces Florida A&M, seeks to break 5-game skid
By The Associated Press
Bethune-Cookman Wildcats (6-24, 4-13 SWAC) at Florida A&M Rattlers (7-21, 6-11
SWAC)
Tallahassee, Florida; Thursday, 5 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Bethune-Cookman is looking to stop its five-game slide with a
victory against Florida A&M.
The Rattlers are 6-6 on their home court. Florida A&M ranks eighth in the SWAC
with 10.9 offensive rebounds per game led by Breazia Robinson averaging 2.6.
The Wildcats are 4-13 in SWAC play. Bethune-Cookman is 3-13 in games decided by
10 points or more.
Florida A&M is shooting 35.1% from the field this season, 6.5 percentage points
lower than the 41.6% Bethune-Cookman allows to opponents. Bethune-Cookman
averages 4.2 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.6 fewer made shots on
average than the 5.8 per game Florida A&M gives up.
The teams meet for the second time in conference play this season.
Bethune-Cookman won 57-56 in the last matchup on Jan. 3. Daimoni Dorsey led
Bethune-Cookman with 22 points, and Tahnyjia Purifoy led Florida A&M with 16
points.
TOP PERFORMERS: Shaniyah McCarthy is scoring 12.1 points per game and averaging
5.3 rebounds for the Rattlers. Cornelia Ellington is averaging 1.0 made
3-pointers over the last 10 games.
Dorsey is scoring 9.1 points per game with 3.1 rebounds and 1.1 assists for the
Wildcats. Madison Holden is averaging 8.0 points and 2.4 rebounds while
shooting 33.8% over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rattlers: 2-8, averaging 60.4 points, 33.8 rebounds, 9.4
assists, 7.4 steals and 2.6 blocks per game while shooting 34.8% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 67.2 points per game.
Wildcats: 3-7, averaging 56.8 points, 32.5 rebounds, 9.3 assists, 7.3 steals
and 2.3 blocks per game while shooting 37.3% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 61.9 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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