YPSILANTI, Mich. – For the first time in school history, the Florida Atlantic University men’s basketball team is off to a 7-1 start. The Owls destroyed Eastern Michigan by a final score of 101-73 on Sunday afternoon for their sixth win in a row and the program’s best start in history.
Prior to this season, FAU’s best start was a 6-1 mark in head coach Dusty May‘s first season with the team, which was 2018-19. The six-game winning streak is also the longest for FAU since the 2010-11 season, in which the Owls won eight consecutive games at one point.
FAU exploded for 60 points in the second half to cruise to the big win after going into the locker room with a 41-31 edge. The 101 points mark the first time that FAU has passed the century mark since the win over FIU on Jan. 16, 2021. The Owls shot a remarkable 60% (39-of-65) from the field and 50% (12-of-24) from 3-point range.
Bryan Greenlee led the way for FAU with an outstanding performance, scoring a team-high 23 points, while only missing once (10-of-11) shooting from the field. By going 10-of-11 (90.9%), Greenlee ties for the second-highest field goal percentage in a single game in FAU history (with a minimum of 9 made shots.)
Greenlee also added five rebounds and four assists and connected on all three of his 3-pointers. The junior guard was only two points off of his career high, which came in the 2020-21 season during his first game with the Owls.
STATS & NOTES
- FAU continued to defend the 3-point line well, which the Owls have done all season. Eastern Michigan shot only 15% (3-of-20) from long range
- Nick Boyd recorded 17 points on 6-of-10 shooting from the floor and seven rebounds
- Vladislav Goldin scored 15 points and added seven rebounds
- Jalen Gaffney added 14 points on an efficient 5-of-9 shooting from the field and 4-of-6 from 3-point range
- Johnell Davis recorded nine points and four rebounds in 15 minutes while shooting 4-of-7 from the floor
- Isaiah Gaines chipped in seven points off the bench, including his first career 3-pointer
- FAU had a big edge in bench points (32-6) and points in the paint (50-24)
BIG ONE ON WEDNESDAY
FAU will return home for a big one to face in-state rival Florida Gulf Coast on Wednesday, Dec. 7 at 7 p.m.
FOLLOW ALONG
To stay up to date on all things FAU men’s basketball, follow the Owls on social media @FAUMBB
