FAMU men’s basketball senior guard Jordan Chatman drained seven three-pointers as the Rattlers trounced the Albany State Golden Rams on Dec. 15.
Jordan Chatman was nearly automatic from beyond the arc.
The Florida A&M men’s basketball senior guard drained seven out of 12 three-point attempts during the Rattlers’ (2-5) 93-77 rout of the Albany State Golden Rams (2-5) before a crowd of 602 at the Al Lawson Center on Monday, Dec. 15.
Chatman scored 25 points in total, knocking down eight of 13 field goal attempts.
Including Chatman, four Rattlers reached double-figure point totals with Antonio Baker Jr. adding 19, Anquan Boldin Jr. having 14, and Miles Ndalama’s 10.
Albany State shot pretty well from the field, going 49 percent from the floor and 41 percent (9-for-22) from three. Meanwhile, FAMU made 58 percent of its shots and went 11-for-25 from the three-point line.
Never trailing, FAMU built a 47-35 first-half lead over Albany State and continued to stay ahead for the remainder of the game.
The Rattlers forced 18 Golden Rams turnovers, sparked by Baker’s five steals. FAMU had 25 points off turnovers.
Another glaring difference was the Rattlers’ dominance down low, as they pushed around the Golden Rams in the paint, outscoring them 42-24.
Monday’s victory was the first home win for FAMU’s new head coach, Charlie Ward, the 1993 Heisman Trophy winner at Florida State and 11-year NBA veteran, primarily with the New York Knicks.
Next up for the Rattlers for the second game of their four-game slate this week is a visit from the Jacksonville Dolphins. FAMU lost to Jacksonville in Duval County 85-82 earlier this month, on Dec. 2.
Afterwards, Ward, Chatman, and the Rattlers head to Texas for games versus Tarleton State (Dec. 19) and TCU (Dec. 21).
Gerald Thomas, III is a multi-time award-winning journalist for his coverage of the Florida A&M Rattlers at the Tallahassee Democrat.
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