Texas Southern visits Florida A&M after Shirley's 22-point showing

Texas Southern Tigers (6-14, 4-5 SWAC) at Florida A&M Rattlers (8-12, 5-4 SWAC)

Tallahassee, Florida; Saturday, 6 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Florida A&M plays Texas Southern after Tyler Shirley scored 22 points in Florida A&M's 79-66 loss to the Alabama State Hornets.

The Rattlers are 5-2 on their home court. Florida A&M ranks third in the SWAC at limiting opponent scoring, giving up 76.5 points while holding opponents to 45.4% shooting.

The Tigers are 4-5 against SWAC opponents. Texas Southern allows 80.8 points to opponents and has been outscored by 5.6 points per game.

Florida A&M's average of 7.0 made 3-pointers per game is 1.3 fewer made shots on average than the 8.3 per game Texas Southern gives up. Texas Southern averages 6.3 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.0 fewer made shot on average than the 7.3 per game Florida A&M gives up.

The matchup Saturday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams in conference play.

Bryce Roberts averages 2.2 made 3-pointers per game for the Tigers, scoring 12.4 points while shooting 35.1% from beyond the arc. Troy Hupstead is averaging 16.3 points and 11.3 rebounds over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rattlers: 5-5, averaging 70.1 points, 29.4 rebounds, 13.0 assists, 7.3 steals and 2.8 blocks per game while shooting 44.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 70.9 points per game.

Tigers: 5-5, averaging 79.4 points, 33.7 rebounds, 12.6 assists, 6.6 steals and 3.5 blocks per game while shooting 46.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 73.7 points.

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