DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Mikel Trapp hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:06 left to help Bethune-Cookman pull away and beat Florida A&M 64-57 on Saturday.

Florida A&M's Jorge Rosa made his sixth 3-pointer to tie it at 56 with 2:18 remaining. After Travis Elliott took a charge to give the Wildcats the ball back, Brandon Stewart dished to Trapp for his trey, sparking an 8-1 surge that sealed the Wildcats' second straight victory and gave them a season sweep of the Rattlers.

The Wildcats had missed all 14 of their second-half three-pointers before Trapp connected.

 Stewart led the Wildcats (10-17 overall, 6-6 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) with 20 points. Trapp finished with 14 points and Ricky Johnson chipped in 12 with four assists.

Jermaine Ruttley had a double-double with 17 points and 16 boards, and finished with six assists and four steals to lead Florida A&M (1-25, 1-12). Rosa finished with 22 points, including 6 of 9 from long range.

The Rattlers scored the first nine points of the second half and led 39-38, but Stewart, Johnson and Denzil Dulin scored the next three baskets to put Bethune-Cookman up 44-38.

Florida A&M managed a 44-44 tie on a Rosa three-pointer with 14:04 left, but Quintin Brewer scored six points on a 10-4 run that put the Wildcats up 54-48 with 4:42 remaining.

The Wildcats stormed out to an early 11-0 lead. Trapp and Stewart each scored 11 in the first half as the Wildcats took a 38-30 halftime lead.

Bethune-Cookman travels to Savannah State Wednesday.

HEAD COACH GRAVELLE CRAIG

"I knew [FAMU] was going to put everything they had into this game. this was their tournament game, and I knew they would put a fight."

MIKEL TRAPP

"I knew I had to shoot it over the backboard. I was behind the basket. I practiced that shot. It's like muscle memory

"This is a rivalry game, so anything goes."

BRANDON STEWART

"I knew I was passing it to Trapp the whole time when I was driving"

"Coach said this would be a like a [MEAC] tournament game. Every possession mattered."

NOTES: The win gave the Wildcats their first season sweep of the Rattlers since 2011...B-CU is now .500 in MEAC play for the first time since February 2013...Stewart registered his fifth 20-point game; the Wildcats are 4-1 when he scores 20...Johnson has been in double figures nine straight games, the Wildcats are 4-0 when he makes eight free throws...The Wildcats have recorded more free throws made than their opponents for the past four games.