2008 Woodie Awards
Rattlers live and die with three point shot
Latasha Edwards
Issue date: 2/11/08 Section: Sports
With two overtimes, it was an upsetting 80-78 loss Saturday for the Florida A&M Rattlers against the North Carolina A&T Aggies.
The number three could have been the theme number throughout the entire game. The first point scored by FAMU was a three pointer.
The Rattlers led the first half by 16 points outscoring the Aggies from the three-point line. The Rattlers were 44.4 percent from the three-point line to the Aggie's zero percent.
Over half the Rattlers points in the first half came from the three-point shot.
The Rattlers outscored the Aggies in the first half through points off turnovers and fast-break opportunities, leaving the score in the first half 40-26, the largest lead in the half.
In the second half, the first point that was scored was another three-pointer. The Rattlers began turning over the ball allowing the Aggies to get back into the game.
When it looked like the Aggies were building momentum, FAMU prevented them from getting points through steals. FAMU had a total of 28 points off turnovers compared to North Carolina A&T's 22.
Jason Wills, a forward from the opposing team, cut the lead to 60-56. After this, the Aggie defense pressed against the Rattlers, but it was no good because FAMU got second chance opportunities through rebounds.
Because of missed shots by FAMU, the score was cut to three points with six minutes remaining in the second half. At about four minutes, the game was cut to one point.
Lamar Twitty, guard and the second lead scorer in the game, said many of members played a lot of minutes because some of the players had the flu - a contributing factor to the Rattlers' loss.
"Our bodies got tired," said Twitty, 21, a junior criminal justice student from Fort Lauderdale. "We couldn't move like we were moving in the first half."
He said next game the team will have to play through the fatigue if members are still ill.
"If they are still sick, we are just going to have to play 40 minutes again and hope we can pull through," he said.
The number three could have been the theme number throughout the entire game. The first point scored by FAMU was a three pointer.
The Rattlers led the first half by 16 points outscoring the Aggies from the three-point line. The Rattlers were 44.4 percent from the three-point line to the Aggie's zero percent.
Over half the Rattlers points in the first half came from the three-point shot.
The Rattlers outscored the Aggies in the first half through points off turnovers and fast-break opportunities, leaving the score in the first half 40-26, the largest lead in the half.
In the second half, the first point that was scored was another three-pointer. The Rattlers began turning over the ball allowing the Aggies to get back into the game.
When it looked like the Aggies were building momentum, FAMU prevented them from getting points through steals. FAMU had a total of 28 points off turnovers compared to North Carolina A&T's 22.
Jason Wills, a forward from the opposing team, cut the lead to 60-56. After this, the Aggie defense pressed against the Rattlers, but it was no good because FAMU got second chance opportunities through rebounds.
Because of missed shots by FAMU, the score was cut to three points with six minutes remaining in the second half. At about four minutes, the game was cut to one point.
Lamar Twitty, guard and the second lead scorer in the game, said many of members played a lot of minutes because some of the players had the flu - a contributing factor to the Rattlers' loss.
"Our bodies got tired," said Twitty, 21, a junior criminal justice student from Fort Lauderdale. "We couldn't move like we were moving in the first half."
He said next game the team will have to play through the fatigue if members are still ill.
"If they are still sick, we are just going to have to play 40 minutes again and hope we can pull through," he said.
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