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@BCUhoops Gameday: Florida A&M

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Bethune-Cookman wraps up its 2016-17 regular season Thursday, hosting Florida A&M on Senior Night on Coach Cy Court inside Historic Moore Gym. Tipoff will be approximately 7:30 p.m.

Reggie Baker, Diamante Lewis and Josue Salaam will recognized in pre-game ceremonies as the Wildcats (8-21 overall, 5-10)  try to finalize their Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference tournament seeding against the rival Rattlers (7-21, 5-10).

THE SCENARIO: The Wildcats, Florida A&M and Howard are all tied for ninth place in the league standings. Howard plays at Delaware State Thursday.
A Wildcat win keeps the Wildcats in ninth. A Wildcat loss and a Howard win drops the Wildcats to 11th. If Bethune-Cookman and Howard both lose, the Wildcats get the 10th seed.

THE SERIES: Bethune-Cookman and Florida A&M have met 164 times, the most in any series between  two HBCU schools. Florida A&M leads the series 98-66, but the Wildcats have won the last six meetings, including an 82-76 win in Tallahassee on Martin Luther King Day.

B-CU UPDATE: The Wildcats have won three of their last four and they've also won their last three home games in Moore Gym … Brandon Tabb has settled into fourth place among the MEAC scoring leaders; he'll also finish second in three-pointers behind MDES' Ryan Andino, who has a 109-100 advantage entering the finale … For a team that struggled with free throws, the Wildcats have the league's second best FT percentage (71.0) in conference play; Tabb is shooting 87.3 percent from the line in conference play, while  Baker, who went 6-6 from the line in the final 15 seconds Monday at North Carolina A&T, is 82 percent from the line in league play. Lewis is averaging 6.1 assists and 2.1 steals in conference play, both league highs…Freshman Brandon Suggs is shooting 70.6 percent from the field in conference play.

FAMU UPDATE:The Rattlers have lost four in a row and five of their last six … Desmond Williams leads the team in scoring (15.8) and rebounding (6.1) .. FAMU averages 72 points a game on offense while surrendering 79.1.

COVERAGE: Follow our official twitter feed - @BCUhoops – for in-game updates. Visit bcuathletics.com for live stats, comprehensive post-game coverages, and photos that will eventually show up on each player's Instagram account.
 
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Players Mentioned

Diamante Lewis

#2 Diamante Lewis

G
6' 3"
Senior
Josue Salaam

#1 Josue Salaam

G
6' 4"
Senior
Reggie Baker

#15 Reggie Baker

G
6' 3"
Redshirt Senior
Brandon  Tabb

#3 Brandon Tabb

G/F
6' 5"
Junior
Brandon  Suggs

#33 Brandon Suggs

F
6' 8"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Diamante Lewis

#2 Diamante Lewis

6' 3"
Senior
G
Josue Salaam

#1 Josue Salaam

6' 4"
Senior
G
Reggie Baker

#15 Reggie Baker

6' 3"
Redshirt Senior
G
Brandon  Tabb

#3 Brandon Tabb

6' 5"
Junior
G/F
Brandon  Suggs

#33 Brandon Suggs

6' 8"
Freshman
F
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