BOCA RATON, Fla. (Feb. 27, 2020) – Florida Atlantic University junior Jailyn Ingram scored 13 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in an 80-71 win over UTSA on Thursday night. Ingram became the newest FAU men’s basketball player to score 1,000 career points. The historic bucket came with 1:22 remaining in the game.
The Owls (16-13, 8-8 Conference USA) hit six 3-pointers in the game’s first 11 and a half minutes, taking a 28-6 lead. FAU hit nine triples in the first half and held a 43-25 advantage at the break.
UTSA (12-16, 6-9) steadily chipped away at the deficit, led by Jhivvan Jackson, but were never able to fully seize momentum as the Owls made key baskets to keep the Roadrunners at bay. The margin was nine, 78-69, before Ingram made his milestone basket. Ingram was fouled on the play and hit the free throw to complete the three-point play and end any hopes of a UTSA comeback.
Notables
- Ingram’s double-double was his third of the season and eighth of his career. He also added four assists and a block
- Prior to Thursday night, the most recent member of FAU’s 1,000 point club was Marquan Botley, who also reached the mark against UTSA, back on March 8, 2016
- Michael Forrest led the Owls with a season-high 21 points
- Richardson Maitre had 14 points, a career-high tying eight rebounds and a pair of assists
- Cornelius Taylor posted 10 points, three rebounds, two blocks and as assist
- The win was FAU’s 14th home victory of the season, the most since the Owls moved to the Division I level
- FAU outrebounded the Roadrunners 40-29, its biggest advantage against a C-USA opponent this season
- As a team, the Owls made 14 3-pointers, the most versus a Division I opponent this season
Quotables
FAU Head Coach Dusty May
“(I’m) very, very happy with our guys finding a way to close it out and win this basketball game. I thought our guys played with maturity and poise.”
On Jailyn Ingram…
“He handled the ball, he shot the ball. He showed great leadership defensively and offensively. Jailyn wants to leave a legacy at FAU and he wants to win and this is his opportunity to do so. He’s shown great leadership to our young guys.”
Junior Jailyn Ingram
On scoring 1,000 career points…
“It feels amazing, not a lot of guys get to do that. It feels unbelievable.”
What’s Next
FAU travels to Old Dominion on Sunday, March 1. Tip-off is set for 2 p.m. The game will be streamed on ESPN3, live stats will be available at fausports.com, and 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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