TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Interstat) — Troy Hupstead scored 24 points to guide Texas Southern to a 62-57 victory over Florida A&M in a Southwest Athletic Conference men’s basketball game Saturday at the Alfred Lawson, Jr. Multipurpose Center.

The Tigers, who led 30-31 at halftime, held the Rattlers to 26 second-half points. Micah Octave led Florida A&M with 18 points. Both teams struggled offensively, with Texas Southern shooting 44.4% from the field while Florida A&M shot 33.3%. The Rattlers missed 18 of 25 attempts from 3-point range.

Texas Southern improved to 7-14 overall. Florida A&M fell to 8-13. An announced crowd of 1,080 attended.