AVALON, Miss. (Interstat) — Florida A&M used a dominant first half to cruise past Mississippi Valley State 62-48 in a SWAC men’s basketball game Monday at LeFlore County Civic Center.

The Rattlers built a 35-17 halftime lead and withstood a stronger second-half effort from the Delta Devils. Jaquan Sanders led Florida A&M with 16 points and six assists. Micah Octave added 13 points.

Xzayvion Childress and Michael James each scored 14 points for Mississippi Valley State. The Delta Devils fell to 1-19 this season. Florida A&M improved to 7-9.

Attendance was 167.