RUSTON, La. – (Feb. 15, 2020) – The Florida Atlantic University men’s basketball team had four players in double figures, but came up short against Louisiana Tech on Saturday, 81-68. The Owls are now 14-13 overall and 6-8 in Conference USA play.
The Bulldogs established control of the game from the outset, quickly taking a double-digit lead. However, a D.J. Robertson jumper capped an 8-2 FAU run, pulling the Owls to within six at 19-13.
LA Tech responded with another scoring outburst, extending its lead to as many as 22 in the first half. A Jailyn Ingram 3-pointer made the score 43-24 at the half.
The Owls kept battling in the second half and were able to hold LA Tech to just 18.2 percent from outside the arc, while making six of their 15 attempts from 3-point range after the break and held the Bulldogs to just one field goal in the game’s final four minutes.
Notables
- Ingram scored 14 points and tied his career-high with 12 rebounds for his second double-double of the season. His 12 rebounds put him in seventh place in school history with 466 for his career
- Cornelius Taylor and Karlis Silins each had 13 points
- Richardson Maitre tallied 11 points, three rebounds and two assists
- Robertson registered eight points, four rebounds and an assist
Quotable
FAU Head Coach Dusty May
“We have to shoot the ball better and we have to take care of it (better) and we have to figure out a way to force a few turnovers.”
What’s Next
FAU’s Bonus Play schedule will be announced at 1 p.m. Eastern on Sunday, Feb. 16. For the most up-to-date information, log on tofausports.com, or follow the team’s official Twitter account, @FAU_Hoops.
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Florida Atlantic University Athletics:
FAU Athletics is comprised of 21 intercollegiate teams involving 450 student-athletes that compete in baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, indoor and outdoor track, volleyball, beach volleyball, cheer and dance. The Owls are a NCAA Division I-A (FBS) institution and compete in Conference USA and the Coastal Collegiate Sports Association (CCSA) (beach volleyball, men’s swimming). The Owls have been playing football since 2001 and are a perfect 4-0 in bowl games, the most recent being a 52-28 victory over SMU in the 2019 Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl. The dance team finished its 2014 season No. 8, nationally. FAU cheer won a national championship in 2016.
About Florida Atlantic University:
Florida Atlantic University, established in 1961, officially opened its doors in 1964 as the fifth public university in Florida. Today, the University, with an annual economic impact of $6.3 billion, serves more than 30,000 undergraduate and graduate students at sites throughout its six county service region in southeast Florida. FAU’s world-class teaching and research faculty serves students through 10 colleges: the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, the College of Business, the College for Design and Social Inquiry, the College of Education, the College of Engineering and Computer Science, the Graduate College, the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing and the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science. FAU is ranked as a High Research Activity institution by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. The University is placing special focus on the rapid development of critical areas that form the basis of its strategic plan: Healthy aging, biotech, coastal and marine issues, neuroscience, regenerative medicine, informatics, lifespan and the environment. These areas provide opportunities for faculty and students to build upon FAU’s existing strengths in research and scholarship. For more information, visit www.fau.edu.
