BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic University men’s basketball team steamrolled UTSA, 106-66, on Thursday night. The Owls are now one win away from making history, as FAU has a chance to clinch at least a share of the Conference USA Regular Season Championship and the No. 1 seed in the conference tourney on Saturday. The Owls will go for history against UTEP at home on 2 p.m.
The Owls continue their incredible 2022-23 season, improving their record to 25-3 on the year and 15-3 in C-USA action, remaining undefeated at home at 16-0. FAU is riding the fourth-longest home winning streak in the nation at 17 games.
Tonight, the Owls’ offense exploded with the highest-scoring game this season. In the second half, FAU poured it on with 61 points – the most in a half this season – and shot a red hot 9-of-12 (75%) from 3-point range along with 21-of-33 (63.6%) from the field.
Quotes From Coach May
“I thought the guys bounced back after a tough road loss,” FAU head coach Dusty May said. “We looked athletic, we looked together, and we looked like a team that’s ready for the stretch run. We still feel like we’re a team who hasn’t played our best basketball yet. We looked at some different things and some different lineups, and I thought our bench was phenomenal.”
Stats & Notes
- The team’s 106 points is its most since January 16, 2021
- Seven guys logged double figure points for FAU, led by Michael Forrest’s 19. All nine guys who recorded a basket scored at least seven points
- Forrest, who will be honored with a Senior Day ceremony on Saturday, moved past Earnest Crumbley into second on the all-time Owl scoring list. Forrest now stands at 1,565 career points
- Vladislav Goldin continued his dominant stretch on both sides of the court, with 14 points and nine boards. He also added three blocks, all in the first half
- Led by FAU’s two centers (Goldin and Giancarlo Rosado) each recording 14 points, the team as a whole was a force to be reckoned with in the paint, outscoring UTSA 46-22
- The assist battle went to the Owls 17-5
- Nick Boyd led the way in three-pointers with a 4-7 clip. Boyd also contributed on the glass with eight boards
- Alijah Martin finished the evening with 12 points on 5-of-7 shooting
- Tre Carroll pitched in 11 points on 4-of-5 shooting from the floor with six rebounds, tying his career-high in points
- Bryan Greenlee also hit double figures with 10 points
- The Owls forced 18 UTSA turnovers compared to only seven of their own
Next Up
The Owls will go for history as they close out the home portion of the regular season against UTEP on Saturday, Feb. 25 at 2 p.m.
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