White scores 19 to carry Portland over Florida A&M 66-60
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Isaiah White and Takiula Fahrensohn combined for 34 points as Portland held on to beat Florida A&M 66-60 on Monday night.
White was 8 of 16 from the floor to total 19 points. Fahrensohn drained 4 of 7 from distance for 15 points. Chase Adams finished with 11 points and Jacob Tryon chipped in 10 with eight rebounds and five blocks for the Pilots.
Portland (8-3) led for most of the game but could not shake the Rattlers until Adams made five free throws down the stretch to secure the win. Florida A&M's only lead came after the Rattlers opened the second period on an 8-0 run to go ahead 39-33. A white jumper followed by a Fahrensohn layup gave the Pilots the lead for good 40-39 with 15:57 remaining in the game.
Evins Desir had 15 points for the Rattlers, whose season-opening losing streak stretched to eight games. Rod Melton Jr. added 13 points. MJ Randolph had 10 points.
Portland plays Jackson State at home on Thursday. Florida A&M looks for its first win against Washington State on the road on Thursday.
---
For more AP college basketball coverage: https://apnews.com/Collegebasketball and http://twitter.com/AP-Top25
---
Elements of this story were generated by Automated Insights, http://www.automatedinsights.com/ap, using data from STATS LLC, https://www.stats.com
Men's College Basketball News
Cisse leads Memphis over Wichita State 72-52
— Landers Nolley II had 16 points and seven rebounds, and Moussa Cisse had 12 points and 10 rebounds to lift Memphis to a 72-52 win over Wichita State on Thursday night.
Grant lifts Miami (Ohio) past Bowling Green 96-77
— Dae Dae Grant had a career-high 27 points as Miami (Ohio) defeated Bowling Green 96-77 on Thursday.
Maluach carries New Mexico over San Jose St. 67-51
— Makuach Maluach had a season-high 25 points as New Mexico defeated San Jose State 67-51 on Thursday.
2020-2021 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norfolk St | 3-1 | - | 8-4 |
| Coppin St | 3-1 | - | 4-9 |
| Morgan St | 2-2 | 1 | 7-4 |
| Howard | 0-0 | 1 | 1-4 |
| Delaware St | 0-4 | 3 | 0-9 |
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
| North Carolina A&T | 2-0 | - | 6-9 |
| Florida A&M | 1-0 | 0.5 | 2-6 |
| North Carolina Central | 0-0 | 1 | 1-3 |
| South Carolina St | 0-3 | 2.5 | 0-13 |
2020-2021 West Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzaga | 5-0 | - | 14-0 |
| Pacific | 2-0 | 1.5 | 5-1 |
| BYU | 2-1 | 2 | 11-3 |
| Santa Clara | 2-1 | 2 | 8-3 |
| Loyola Marymount | 2-1 | 2 | 7-4 |
| San Francisco | 3-3 | 2.5 | 9-7 |
| Pepperdine | 1-1 | 2.5 | 5-6 |
| Saint Mary's | 0-3 | 4 | 9-5 |
| San Diego | 0-3 | 4 | 1-6 |
| Portland | 0-4 | 4.5 | 6-7 |