National Basketball Association
Oregon 67, Florida A&M 54
When: 8:00 PM ET, Monday, November 20, 2023
Where: Alfred Lawson Jr. Multipurpose Center, Tallahassee, Florida
Officials:
Attendance:
2587
By Field Level Media
Jesse Zarzuela scored 14 points and Jadrian Tracey added 13 for Oregon in its 67-54 win over Florida A&M Monday night in Tallahassee, Florida, at the Rattlers' home court.
The game was part of the Pac-12/SWAC Legacy Series that brought the Power 5 conference Ducks to play at an HBCU.
Jermaine Couisnard had 11 points for the Ducks (4-0). Tracey, a Florida native, added six rebounds to pace Oregon. The Ducks outscored the Rattlers (0-4) by 12 points in the second half.
Keith Lamar and K'Jei Parker combined for 36 of Florida A&M's 54 points, both scoring 18 points.
Up only one at halftime, Oregon used a 9-2 run to open the second half with a 37-29 lead. The Rattlers got as close as three points down on a Parker jumper with 13:38 to play, but the Ducks took over for good thanks to a decisive 9-0 run featuring a pair of Kario Oquendo 3-pointers.
An Oquendo 3 made it 48-36 at the 12:02 mark of the second half. Florida A&M only got as close as eight points after that.
Florida A&M had not come close to a win in its previous three games, but all were against major programs in current No. 8 Creighton, Nebraska and Florida.
Oregon led 28-27 at halftime, as both teams struggled with shooting in the first half. The Ducks were 7 of 21 and the Rattlers were 10 of 30.
Parker, Florida A&M's leading scorer in the absence of senior Love Bettis -- who had 24 points in the season opener -- had nine of his points in the first half.
Florida A&M used a 7-0 first-half run to take a 21-18 in a tight first half, after Zarzuela hit a 3 for an 18-14 Ducks lead with 9:12 to play.
Lamar, a transfer from Stetson, picked up his second foul before the midway point of the half and had to sit for a long stretch.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Oregon |
|
Florida A&M |
Jesse Zarzuela 14 |
Scoring |
Keith Lamar 18 |
Keeshawn Barthelemy 1 |
Assists |
Hantz Louis-Jeune 4 |
Mahamadou Diawara 6 |
Rebounds |
Keith Lamar 7 |
Jesse Zarzuela 7 |
Free Throws Made |
K'Jei Parker 5 |
Jermaine Couisnard 3 |
Steals |
Ja'Derryus Eatmon 1 |
Mahamadou Diawara 3 |
Blocks |
Ja'Derryus Eatmon 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Oregon
|
67 |
44.2 |
7-18 |
22-36 |
5 |
32 |
4 |
7 |
8 |
Florida A&M
|
54 |
37.7 |
4-10 |
10-13 |
11 |
31 |
2 |
4 |
10 |