CHARLOTTE, N. C. – (Jan. 23, 2020) – A hot-shooting second half performance by Charlotte was the culprit in the Florida Atlantic University men’s basketball team’s 70-68 loss to the 49ers on Thursday night.
The Owls (12-8, 4-3 Conference USA) got out to a hot start, making seven of their first eight shots, taking a 16-7 lead less than six minutes into the contest. The lead grew to as many as 15 after Jailyn Ingram hit a 3-pointer at the 9:10 mark of the first half.
Charlotte (11-7, 5-2 C-USA) gradually chipped away at the deficit, pulling to within four at half, 34-30.
FAU began the second half quickly, needing just six minutes to take a 48-35 advantage. The Owls led by 14, 58-44, with seven and a half minutes to play when the 49ers began their comeback.
Charlotte scored 13 unanswered points to pull to within one at 58-57 with at the 4:18 mark. The Owls responded with back-to-back layups to go up five, 62-57. It was the 49ers’ turn to rally, going on an 11-2 run to take a 68-64 lead with 24 seconds remaining. Karlis Silins made sandwiched buckets around a Charlotte free throw, cutting FAU’s deficit to one, 69-68, with nine seconds to play.
After a FAU foul, Charlotte made a free throw, making the score 70-68. The Owls had a chance at a game-winning 3-pointer, but the shot was off, allowing Charlotte to escape with the win.
Notables
- Cornelius Taylor led the Owls with 16 points. He had three rebounds and two assists
- Ingram posted 14 points and five rebounds
- Richardson Maitre collected 13 points, five rebounds and five assists
- Silins came off the bench for nine points and four rebounds
Quotable
FAU Head Coach Dusty May
“We played very well in spurts. I thought when we shared the ball and got it moving, we were tough to guard.”
What’s Next
FAU will travel to Old Dominion on Saturday, Jan. 25. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. The game will be streamed on ESPN+. Live stats will be available at fausports.com. The game can be heard on FOX Sports 640AM. Live updates will be posted to 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 3-0 in bowl games, the most recent being a 50-3 victory over Akron in the 2017 Cheribundi Tart Cherry 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, visitwww.fau.edu.
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