BOCA RATON, Fla. – (Dec. 2, 2019)– The Florida Atlantic University men’s basketball team lost to St. Bonaventure 71-64 on Monday night as part of the Boca Raton Beach Classic. The Owls had three players score in double figures in the loss.
How It Happened
The Owls started quickly, taking a 15-8 lead less than six minutes into the game. Five different FAU players scored during the run. After a Bonnies’ 3-pointer cut the margin to four, 15-11, FAU responded with an even more impressive 15-2 run to extend its advantage to 17, 30-13, at the 6:27 mark of the first half. A late SBU run trimmed the cushion to eight at the half, 33-25.
FAU was able to maintain a respectable margin in the early portion of the second half, and an Everett Winchester jumper, followed by a Cornelius Taylor 3-pointer pushed the lead back 47-37 with 14 minutes left to play.
The Owls’ were ahead 54-46 when St. Bonaventure began to rally again, eventually taking a 64-57 edge with three minutes to go. FAU pulled to within one on a Kenan Blackshear layup with 1:19 left, but those were the last points FAU scored and the Bonnies were able to take the victory.
Notables
- Cornelius Taylor had 14 points to lead the Owls, the third game in a row he has been the team’s leading scorer
- Jailyn Ingram scored 12 points and grabbed six rebounds
- Kenan Blackshear posted his first double-figure scoring game as an Owl with 10 points. He also had six rebounds
- FAU once again displayed its depth, as 11 players saw at least five minutes of action
Quotable
FAU Head Coach Dusty May
“It came down to loose balls, rebounds, really those toughness plays. (St. Bonaventure) made them at the end…but overall, I was happy with how hard we played for the majority of the game.”
What’s Next
The Owls conclude action in the Boca Raton Beach Classic on Wednesday, Dec. 4 when they host Canisius. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. Live video and 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, visit www.fau.edu.
