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Matthews scores 23, Florida A&M beats Prairie View A&M 75-66 in 1st round of SWAC tourney

AP
Mar 12, 2025

COLLEGE PARK, Ga. (AP) Milton Matthews had 23 points in Florida A&M Rattlers's 75-66 win against Prairie View A&M Panthers on Tuesday in an opening-round game of the Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament.

The seventh-seeded Rattlers (14-16) advance to face No. 2-seed Jackson State on Wednesday.

Matthews shot 8 for 16 (4 for 9 from 3-point range) and 3 of 3 from the free-throw line for Rattlers (14-16). Kaleb Washington scored 12 points while shooting 3 of 10 from the field and 6 for 8 from the line and added 11 rebounds. Jordan Chatman shot 3 for 6 from beyond the arc to finish with 11 points, while adding seven rebounds.

Marcel Bryant led the way for the 10th-seeded Panthers (5-27) with 19 points, 13 rebounds, six assists, two steals and two blocks. Prairie View A&M also got 19 points from Tanahj Pettway. Zaakir Sawyer also had nine points.

Matthews scored eight points in the first half and Florida A&M went into the break trailing 32-23.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
PVAM
Panthers
32
FAMU
Rattlers
23

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Panthers gains possession)
19:40	+2	Ryan Bolton Jr. makes two point layup	2-0
19:18		Tanahj Pettway personal foul (Roderick Coffee III draws the foul)
19:18		Roderick Coffee III misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:18	+1	Roderick Coffee III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-1
18:54	+2	Marcel Bryant makes two point layup	4-1
18:35		Milton Matthews turnover (Jordan Tillmon steals)
18:15	+3	Tanahj Pettway makes three point jump shot (Jordan Tillmon assists)	7-1
17:53	+2	Shaqir O'Neal makes two point jump shot (Ja'Derryus Eatmon assists)	7-3
17:41		Jordan Tillmon misses two point jump shot
17:39		Ryan Bolton Jr. offensive rebound
17:31		Marcel Bryant misses three point jump shot
17:29		Jordan Chatman defensive rebound
17:21	+3	Milton Matthews makes three point jump shot (Roderick Coffee III assists)	7-6
17:00		Braelon Bush misses three point jump shot
16:58		Roderick Coffee III defensive rebound
16:51		Roderick Coffee III misses two point jump shot
16:49		Panthers defensive rebound
16:22		Milton Matthews blocks Tanahj Pettway's two point jump shot
16:20		Rattlers defensive rebound
16:01	+2	Milton Matthews makes two point layup (Roderick Coffee III assists)	7-8
16:01		Marcel Bryant shooting foul (Milton Matthews draws the foul)
16:01	+1	Milton Matthews makes regular free throw 1 of 1	7-9
15:30		Braelon Bush misses three point jump shot
15:28		Panthers offensive rebound
15:28		Panthers turnover (shot clock violation)
15:28		TV timeout
15:21		Kaleb Washington turnover
15:02		Kaleb Washington blocks Tanahj Pettway's two point layup
15:00		Panthers offensive rebound
15:00		Shaqir O'Neal shooting foul (Marcel Bryant draws the foul)
15:00	+1	Marcel Bryant makes regular free throw 1 of 2	8-9
15:00		Marcel Bryant misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:00		Kaleb Washington defensive rebound
14:36		Roderick Coffee III misses three point jump shot
14:34		Panthers defensive rebound
14:15		Roderick Coffee III personal foul
14:07	+2	Zaakir Sawyer makes two point jump shot (Marcel Bryant assists)	10-9
13:35		Milton Matthews misses three point jump shot
13:33		Marcel Bryant defensive rebound
13:14	+3	Tanahj Pettway makes three point jump shot (Braelon Bush assists)	13-9
12:55		Marcel Bryant blocks Ja'Derryus Eatmon's two point jump shot
12:53		Marcel Bryant defensive rebound
12:34		Tanahj Pettway misses three point jump shot
12:32		Jordan Chatman defensive rebound
12:28		Milton Matthews misses three point jump shot
12:26		Panthers defensive rebound
12:08		Marcel Bryant misses two point jump shot
12:06		Kaleb Washington defensive rebound
11:54		Marcel Bryant blocks Roderick Coffee III's two point layup
11:54		Rattlers offensive rebound
11:53		TV timeout
11:52		Roderick Coffee III turnover (Marcel Bryant steals)
11:47	+2	Marcel Bryant makes two point dunk	15-9
11:37		Roderick Coffee III turnover (Marcel Bryant steals)
11:09		Ja'Derryus Eatmon personal foul
10:59		Jamine Charles blocks Marcel Bryant's two point layup
10:57		Panthers offensive rebound
10:48	+3	Tanahj Pettway makes three point jump shot (Marcel Bryant assists)	18-9
10:23		Milton Matthews misses two point layup
10:21		Panthers defensive rebound
10:05		Tanahj Pettway misses two point layup
10:03		Shaqir O'Neal defensive rebound
9:45		Zaakir Sawyer shooting foul (Kaleb Washington draws the foul)
9:45	+1	Kaleb Washington makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-10
9:45	+1	Kaleb Washington makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-11
9:24		Zaakir Sawyer turnover
9:01	+3	Jocobi Hendricks makes three point jump shot (Jamine Charles assists)	18-14
8:50		Marcel Bryant misses two point layup
8:48		Marcel Bryant offensive rebound
8:45	+2	Marcel Bryant makes two point layup	20-14
8:31		Milton Matthews misses three point jump shot
8:29		Marcel Bryant defensive rebound
8:07	+2	Zaakir Sawyer makes two point layup (John-Paul Ricks assists)	22-14
7:46		TV timeout
7:44		Milton Matthews misses three point jump shot
7:42		Jordan Chatman offensive rebound
7:39		Jocobi Hendricks turnover
7:11		Braelon Bush misses three point jump shot
7:09		Jocobi Hendricks defensive rebound
7:02		Milton Matthews turnover
6:43		Braelon Bush misses two point layup
6:41		Marcel Bryant offensive rebound
6:38	+2	Marcel Bryant makes two point turnaround jump shot	24-14
6:20		Jordan Chatman misses three point jump shot
6:18		John-Paul Ricks defensive rebound
6:15		Panthers 30 second timeout
6:10		Kaleb Washington personal foul
5:51		Tanahj Pettway misses three point jump shot
5:49		Milton Matthews defensive rebound
5:43	+3	Jordan Chatman makes three point jump shot (Roderick Coffee III assists)	24-17
5:23		Tanahj Pettway misses two point layup
5:21		Ja'Derryus Eatmon defensive rebound
5:15		Kaleb Washington misses three point jump shot
5:13		Jordan Tillmon defensive rebound
5:02		Ja'Derryus Eatmon shooting foul (Marcel Bryant draws the foul)
5:02	+1	Marcel Bryant makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-17
5:02		Marcel Bryant misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:02		Kaleb Washington defensive rebound
4:49		Shaqir O'Neal offensive foul
4:49		Shaqir O'Neal turnover (offensive foul)
4:23		Tanahj Pettway misses three point jump shot
4:21		Shaqir O'Neal defensive rebound
4:12		Braelon Bush personal foul
4:11		Zaakir Sawyer personal foul
4:04		Shaqir O'Neal misses three point jump shot
4:02		Roderick Coffee III offensive rebound
3:58		Shaqir O'Neal misses three point jump shot
3:56		John-Paul Ricks defensive rebound
3:38		Zaakir Sawyer turnover (traveling)
3:38		TV timeout
3:25	+2	Milton Matthews makes two point jump shot (Shaqir O'Neal assists)	25-19
3:05		Milton Matthews shooting foul (Tanahj Pettway draws the foul)
3:05		Tanahj Pettway misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:05		Kaleb Washington defensive rebound
2:37		Roderick Coffee III misses three point jump shot
2:35		Braelon Bush defensive rebound
2:13	+2	Marcel Bryant makes two point layup (Braelon Bush assists)	27-19
2:01	+3	Shaqir O'Neal makes three point jump shot (Kaleb Washington assists)	27-22
1:32	+2	Tanahj Pettway makes two point layup	29-22
1:12		Milton Matthews misses three point jump shot
1:07		Tanahj Pettway defensive rebound
0:41	+3	Braelon Bush makes three point jump shot (Marcel Bryant assists)	32-22
0:30		Tanahj Pettway shooting foul (Kaleb Washington draws the foul)
0:30		Kaleb Washington misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:30	+1	Kaleb Washington makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-23
0:01		Braelon Bush misses three point jump shot
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
PVAM
Panthers
34
FAMU
Rattlers
52

Time		Play	Score
19:44	+3	Jordan Chatman makes three point jump shot (Roderick Coffee III assists)	32-26
19:25	+2	Marcel Bryant makes two point jump shot (Braelon Bush assists)	34-26
19:14	+2	Shaqir O'Neal makes two point jump shot (Milton Matthews assists)	34-28
18:44		Marcel Bryant misses two point jump shot
18:42		Marcel Bryant offensive rebound
18:39		Marcel Bryant turnover (Roderick Coffee III steals)
18:33	+2	Ja'Derryus Eatmon makes two point layup (Milton Matthews assists)	34-30
18:33		Marcel Bryant turnover
18:33		Marcel Bryant flagrant 1 (Ja'Derryus Eatmon draws the foul)
18:33		Ja'Derryus Eatmon misses flagrant free throw 1 of 2
18:33	+1	Ja'Derryus Eatmon makes flagrant free throw 2 of 2	34-31
18:28		Ja'Derryus Eatmon turnover (John-Paul Ricks steals)
18:06	+3	Braelon Bush makes three point jump shot (Marcel Bryant assists)	37-31
17:52		Ja'Derryus Eatmon turnover (Zaakir Sawyer steals)
17:47		Tanahj Pettway misses two point layup
17:45		Tanahj Pettway offensive rebound
17:45		Tanahj Pettway turnover
17:34	+2	Ja'Derryus Eatmon makes two point layup (Kaleb Washington assists)	37-33
17:04		Panthers turnover
16:56	+2	Milton Matthews makes two point layup	37-35
16:33		Tanahj Pettway turnover (Kaleb Washington steals)
16:33		Kaleb Washington turnover
16:21		Marcel Bryant misses three point jump shot
16:19		Kaleb Washington defensive rebound
16:10	+3	Milton Matthews makes three point jump shot (Roderick Coffee III assists)	37-38
15:52		Zaakir Sawyer misses three point jump shot
15:50		Milton Matthews defensive rebound
15:45	+2	Ja'Derryus Eatmon makes two point layup (Milton Matthews assists)	37-40
15:45		Braelon Bush shooting foul (Ja'Derryus Eatmon draws the foul)
15:45		TV timeout
15:45	+1	Ja'Derryus Eatmon makes regular free throw 1 of 1	37-41
15:23	+2	Tanahj Pettway makes two point hook shot	39-41
15:23		John-Paul Ricks shooting foul (Roderick Coffee III draws the foul)
15:23	+1	Roderick Coffee III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-42
15:23	+1	Roderick Coffee III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-43
14:41		Kaleb Washington personal foul
14:30		Braelon Bush turnover (bad pass)
14:12		Kaleb Washington misses two point jump shot
14:10		Marcel Bryant defensive rebound
14:03		John-Paul Ricks turnover
13:42		Jordan Chatman misses three point jump shot
13:40		Marcel Bryant defensive rebound
13:16		Tanahj Pettway turnover (Roderick Coffee III steals)
13:11	+2	Kaleb Washington makes two point layup (Roderick Coffee III assists)	39-45
12:51		Ja'Derryus Eatmon personal foul
12:47		Jordan Chatman shooting foul (Zaakir Sawyer draws the foul)
12:47		Zaakir Sawyer misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:47	+1	Zaakir Sawyer makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-45
12:25		Kaleb Washington turnover
12:13		Marcel Bryant offensive foul
12:13		Marcel Bryant turnover (offensive foul)
12:01		Shaqir O'Neal misses two point jump shot
11:59		Zaakir Sawyer defensive rebound
11:50		Tanahj Pettway misses three point jump shot
11:48		Shaqir O'Neal defensive rebound
11:36		Marcel Bryant shooting foul (Milton Matthews draws the foul)
11:36		TV timeout
11:36	+1	Milton Matthews makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-46
11:36	+1	Milton Matthews makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-47
11:12		Milton Matthews shooting foul (Jordan Tillmon draws the foul)
11:12		Jordan Tillmon misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:12	+1	Jordan Tillmon makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-47
10:54		Jordan Chatman misses three point jump shot
10:53		John-Paul Ricks personal foul
10:41		Jordan Tillmon shooting foul (Kaleb Washington draws the foul)
10:41		Kaleb Washington misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:41	+1	Kaleb Washington makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-48
10:17	+2	Zaakir Sawyer makes two point layup (Braelon Bush assists)	43-48
10:06	+3	Jordan Chatman makes three point jump shot (Roderick Coffee III assists)	43-51
9:55		Jordan Tillmon misses three point jump shot
9:53		Roderick Coffee III defensive rebound
9:49		Zaakir Sawyer blocks Milton Matthews's two point layup
9:47		Jordan Tillmon defensive rebound
9:44		Jordan Chatman shooting foul (Jordan Tillmon draws the foul)
9:44	+1	Jordan Tillmon makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-51
9:44		Jordan Tillmon misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:44		Kaleb Washington defensive rebound
9:29		Kaleb Washington misses two point hook shot
9:27		Kaleb Washington offensive rebound
9:24	+2	Kaleb Washington makes two point jump shot	44-53
9:08		Ja'Derryus Eatmon personal foul
8:52		Jamine Charles shooting foul (Marcel Bryant draws the foul)
8:52		Marcel Bryant misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:52		Jordan Chatman defensive rebound
8:28		Milton Matthews misses two point hook shot
8:26		Shaqir O'Neal offensive rebound
8:24	+2	Shaqir O'Neal makes two point layup	44-55
8:09		Braelon Bush misses three point jump shot
8:07		Jordan Chatman defensive rebound
8:02	+3	Milton Matthews makes three point jump shot (Roderick Coffee III assists)	44-58
7:59		Panthers 30 second timeout
7:34		TV timeout
7:34		Jordan Tillmon misses two point layup
7:32		Shaqir O'Neal defensive rebound
7:26	+3	Milton Matthews makes three point jump shot (Roderick Coffee III assists)	44-61
7:18	+2	Zaakir Sawyer makes two point layup	46-61
6:55		Jordan Tillmon personal foul (Kaleb Washington draws the foul)
6:55		TV timeout
6:55	+1	Kaleb Washington makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-62
6:55	+1	Kaleb Washington makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-63
6:41		Roderick Coffee III personal foul (Jordan Tillmon draws the foul)
6:41	+1	Jordan Tillmon makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-63
6:41		Jordan Tillmon misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:41		Kaleb Washington defensive rebound
6:27		Kaleb Washington misses two point jump shot
6:25		Roderick Coffee III offensive rebound
6:23		Kaleb Washington misses three point jump shot
6:21		Marcel Bryant defensive rebound
6:18		Jordan Chatman personal foul (Marcel Bryant draws the foul)
6:18	+1	Marcel Bryant makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-63
6:18		Marcel Bryant misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:18		Kaleb Washington defensive rebound
6:00		Shaqir O'Neal misses two point jump shot
5:58		Kaleb Washington offensive rebound
5:55		Kaleb Washington misses two point jump shot
5:53		Marcel Bryant defensive rebound
5:49		Shaqir O'Neal blocks Braelon Bush's two point layup
5:47		Marcel Bryant offensive rebound
5:44		Marcel Bryant misses two point jump shot
5:42		Milton Matthews defensive rebound
5:25	+2	Roderick Coffee III makes two point jump shot	48-65
5:25		Rattlers 30 second timeout
5:11	+2	Tanahj Pettway makes two point layup (Marcel Bryant assists)	50-65
5:11		Shaqir O'Neal shooting foul (Tanahj Pettway draws the foul)
5:11	+1	Tanahj Pettway makes regular free throw 1 of 1	51-65
4:45		Kaleb Washington misses two point jump shot
4:45		Panthers defensive rebound
4:45		Jordan Chatman personal foul (Braelon Bush draws the foul)
4:45	+1	Braelon Bush makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-65
4:45	+1	Braelon Bush makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-65
4:27		Kaleb Washington turnover (John-Paul Ricks steals)
4:27		Kaleb Washington personal foul (John-Paul Ricks draws the foul)
4:27		John-Paul Ricks misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:27	+1	John-Paul Ricks makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-65
4:06	+2	Roderick Coffee III makes two point jump shot	54-67
3:55		Jordan Tillmon misses three point jump shot
3:53		Jordan Chatman defensive rebound
3:26		Roderick Coffee III misses three point jump shot
3:24		Jordan Chatman offensive rebound
3:24		Tanahj Pettway personal foul
3:24		TV timeout
3:24	+1	Jordan Chatman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-68
3:24	+1	Jordan Chatman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-69
3:17		Shaqir O'Neal personal foul (Marcel Bryant draws the foul)
3:17	+1	Marcel Bryant makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-69
3:17	+1	Marcel Bryant makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-69
3:09	+2	Shaqir O'Neal makes two point dunk (Kaleb Washington assists)	56-71
3:01	+2	Marcel Bryant makes two point layup (Braelon Bush assists)	58-71
2:54	+2	Milton Matthews makes two point layup (Kaleb Washington assists)	58-73
2:42		Tanahj Pettway misses three point jump shot
2:40		Marcel Bryant offensive rebound
2:36	+3	Tanahj Pettway makes three point jump shot (Marcel Bryant assists)	61-73
2:23	+2	Kaleb Washington makes two point dunk (Shaqir O'Neal assists)	61-75
2:09	+3	Jordan Tillmon makes three point jump shot (Braelon Bush assists)	64-75
1:35		Roderick Coffee III misses three point jump shot
1:33		Marcel Bryant defensive rebound
1:27		Jordan Tillmon misses three point jump shot
1:25		Shaqir O'Neal defensive rebound
0:58		Roderick Coffee III turnover (traveling)
0:47	+2	Jordan Tillmon makes two point layup	66-75
0:47		Panthers 30 second timeout
0:23		Shaqir O'Neal misses three point jump shot
0:21		Jordan Tillmon defensive rebound
0:15		Tanahj Pettway misses three point jump shot
0:13		Kaleb Washington defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Kaleb Washington defensive rebound