FAU and Rice were engaged in a low scoring defensive battle in the first half, but FAU was up by 7 at the break and never looked back. Behind 18 points from Nick Boyd, and a barrage of clutch buckets from Alijah Martin and Johnell Davis in the second half, FAU was able to hold on and defeat their Owl foes 69-56.
#23 FAU men’s basketball has game 2 of their Texas road trip on Wednesday night, as they are set to face off against Rice from Tudor Field house in Houston Texas. Earlier this week, Coach Dusty May gave his thoughts regarding who on Rice to look out for and what to expect from the other Owls.
Led by Johnell Davis, who had 34, and Alijah Martin, who had 26, FAU came back and defeated the Road Runners in Overtime 112-103.
The Crowd at Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena had some special guests in addition to its raucous student section on Thursday night. Jimmy Butler, Alexsander Barkov, Nolan Schanuel, Glen Rice, and Heat Broadcaster Eric Reid were all in attendance to see the FAU Owls comeback and defeat Wichita state 86-77.
#23 ranked FAU matches up with conference foe Wichita State on Thursday evening at 7 pm in paradise. This is the second matchup in Men’s basketball between the two schools, with Wichita State holding a 1-0 series lead, dating back to 1998.
The Owls took their home court for the first time in about 2 weeks and put on a show in front of a raucous home crowd. Backed by 30 points from Johnell Davis, #24 FAU defeated UAB in a wire-to-wire effort, 86-73.
It was another edge of your seat type of game for FAU, as both the Owls and Tulane traded runs and leads back and forth for a majority of this game. But it was the battle tested Owls coming through in the end, as Alijah Martin hit 2 late free throws and lifted FAU to their first true road win of the year, 85-84 over Tulane.
Something about the FAU men’s basketball team is that whether they win the previous matchup or lose it, the team is going to use it as a learning opportunity going forward. Coach Dusty May spoke with many different people prior to the season about what to expect this year
AAC conference play is not going to be easy, and the Owls found out the hard way tonight. The Charlotte 49ers defended home court and upset #17 FAU 70-68.