BOCA RATON, Fla. – (Feb. 1, 2020) – Jailyn Ingram had his first double-double of the season as the Florida Atlantic University men’s basketball team defeated Marshall 91-73 on Saturday. FAU’s record improved to 14-9 overall and 6-4 in Conference USA.
Six different Owls scored in the game’s first eight minutes, helping FAU take an 18-8 lead over the Thundering Herd (10-13, 4-6 C-USA). FAU held a 36-25 lead at the half on the strength of 44.4% shooting from the floor.
The Owls shot even better during the half, making 19 of their 33 attempts, good for a 57.6% shooting mark. FAU’s lead was in double digits for most of the second half, with a pair of Karlis Silins free throws making the score 60-45 with just under 11 minutes to play.
Marshall got the margin down to five at the eight-minute mark before an Aleksandar Zecevic 3-pointer and a Jaylen Sebree layup reestablished a double-digit FAU lead, 67-57, at the 6:35 mark.
A Marko Serenac layup once again pulled the Herd to within five at 71-66 with 5:25 remaining. However, the Owls’ defense clamped down and held Marshall scoreless for the next three and a half minutes. On the offensive end, Richardson Maitre, Ingram and Cornelius Taylor combined for a 13-0 run, followed by a Michael Forrest layup that stretched the FAU lead to 84-68, ending any hopes of a Marshall comeback.
Notables
- Taylor and Maitre tied with a team-high 17 points each
- Ingram scored 16 points and tied his career-high with 12 rebounds for his first double-double of the season. Ingram’s last double-double came on Dec. 14, 2018 when he had 12 points and 10 rebounds at Arkansas State
- Forrest posted 13 points and four rebounds
- Zecevic had 12 points and matched his season high with eight rebounds.
- FAU had five players score in double figures for the second game in a row
- The Owls’ 91 points is the most they’ve scored in regulation against a Division I opponent this season (87, vs. Holy Cross)
- FAU outrebounded Marshall 45-42 on the day
- The Owls shot 50.7% from the floor, the fifth time this season that they have made at least half their field goal attempts
Quotables
FAU Head Coach Dusty May
On Jailyn Ingram…
“Jailyn dominated the glass, that’s what (the coaching staff) challenged him to do and he’s capable of doing it every single night. He just presents so many challenges (for the opposition). We used him as a point guard against the press. When you have a guy that you can play as a point guard, you can play him as a (center) and he can defend both of those positions, then you’re able to do some different things offensively against a team like Marshall.”
FAU junior forward Jailyn Ingram
On the Owls’ defense…
“We just executed our game plan….we knew what type of shots (Marshall) was looking for and we just tried to make sure that they didn’t get them.”
What’s Next
FAU travels to FIU on Wednesday, Feb. 5. 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 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.
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