FAU came out of the gates with strong energy and built on it throughout the game as they defeated temple 80-68, behind the usually raucous home crowd. It was a team effort, as the Owls had 5 players score in double figures and were led by Johnell Davis who scored a quiet 17 & Alijah Martin right behind him with 16.
Following a slow start, the Owls took control of tonight’s contest, never looking back. The energy inside the Elly was intense, as the Student Section was bumping all night in support of their team.
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.