NORFOLK, Va. – Sophomore Ebony Brown drained a 3-pointer with six seconds left in regulation to send the Norfolk State women's basketball team into overtime with Florida A&M, but the Spartans could not come out with a victory as they fell to the Lady Rattlers, 84-76, on Monday night at Joseph Echols Hall.

The Lady Rattlers (11-17, 8-7) came out hot in overtime as Jasmine Grice drained a 3-pointer with 3:52 to go to give FAMU a 71-66 lead over NSU. Grice led all scorers with 42 points to set a season-high MEAC scoring record.

Junior Kashay Barnes made a layup with 1:20 left to give NSU (6-20, 4-11) its first field-goal in overtime, but the Spartans continued to trail the Lady Rattlers, 74-69.

Grice knocked down a pair of free throws as FAMU increased its lead to seven, 76-69, with 1:00 remaining in overtime. She was 8-of-11 (72.7 percent) from the strike on the night.

The Spartans responded with a pair of back-to-back field-goals by senior Batavia Owens with 37 seconds left to cut FAMU's lead to four. NSU trailed, 77-73.

FAMU's Kimberly Sparkman got the layup with an assist from Jaleesa Blue to make the score 79-73, with 28 seconds remaining.

NSU came within three points when Brown nailed a jumper with 22 seconds left, 79-76, but it was not enough to overtake FAMU. The Spartans never led in overtime.

Grice scored the last field-goal of the game as she got the layup with 13 seconds remaining to give FAMU an 82-76 lead over NSU. The Lady Rattlers finished the game shooting 66.7 (22-of-33) percent from the line.

The Spartans came out hot in the first half as senior Recca Trice nailed a 3-pointer from the corner to spark a 7-0 run with 19:16 left before halftime.

After two minutes, Patrice Collie nailed a jumper to give FAMU its first field-goal of the game with 17:46 to go in the first half. Collie's bucket sparked a 7-0 run to tie the game at seven with 15:58 remaining in the first half.

Owens responded with a layup at the other end as NSU retook the lead, 9-7, with 15:51 to play before halftime.

Keturah Martin got a layup on the other end with 11:21 left in the half to give FAMU a 20-16 lead over the Spartans. There were a total of three lead changes in the game.

NSU continued to be aggressive in the first half as junior Aivah Parham hit a jumper with 4:48 left before halftime to make the score 32-26, in favor of the Lady Rattlers.

Cristal Liriano answered for FAMU on the other end with a jumper to give the Lady Rattlers a 34-29 lead over NSU.

Gordon made the last two buckets of the half for NSU, which included a layup with 10 seconds left that sent NSU into halftime trailing FAMU, 34-33.

Gordon continued to do well offensively as she drained a jumper to get things going for the Spartans in the second half with 19:13 left in regulation to knot the score at 35.

Grice scored 18 of her 42 points in the second half as she hit another shot with 13:45 to go as the Lady Rattlers led NSU, 44-42.

Brown made a trio of back-to-back jumpers with 7:06 on the clock and the Spartans seized a 54-50 lead over FAMU. Brown scored 17 points in the second half.

The Lady Rattlers went on a 14-3 run with 54 seconds left to overtake NSU, 64-57.

FAMU shot 48.3 (29-of-60) percent from the field on the night. Aside from Grice, Sparkman was the only other FAMU player to finish the game in double-figures. She closed out the game with 10 points, four rebounds and four assists.

NSU was held to 41.2 (28-of-68) percent shooting. Brown led NSU with 24 points while Gordon added 12 points, four rebounds and two steals, respectively. Owens also contributed for the Spartans as she posted her 12th career double-double with 21 points and 19 rebounds. Owens also had a career-high five assists.

NSU outrebounded the Lady Rattlers, 40-38, and also outscored them, 28-24, in the paint.

The Spartans will close out the regular season with a game against North Carolina A&T on Thursday at Joseph Echols Hall. Game time is 6 p.m.