BATON ROUGE, La. (Interstat) — Tyler Shirley scored 25 points to lead Florida A&M to an 82-71 men’s basketball victory over Southern on Thursday night at Clark Activity Center.

The Rattlers, who led 32-33 at halftime, used a 50-point second half to pull away from the Jaguars in a SWAC game. Shirley, a 6-foot-8 forward from Atlanta, added two blocks in 27 minutes.

Jaquan Sanders dished 10 assists for Florida A&M. Micah Octave and Jordan Chatman each added 13 points for the Rattlers, who improved to 12-15.

Fazl Oshodi led Southern with 14 points. AJ Barnes added 13 points for the Jaguars, who fell to 13-15. An announced crowd of 5,123 watched the game, where Florida A&M overcame being a significant underdog according to statistical projections.