MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – The Florida Atlantic University men’s basketball team has re-entered the Top 25. The Owls, after another 2-0 week, jumped into the No. 25 spot in the AP Poll after spending one week as a team receiving votes. FAU, who is the owner of the best record in the nation at 24-2, stands two games ahead on North Texas for the top spot in the C-USA standings with five games remaining with a 14-1 C-USA record. Next up on the docket for FAU is a trip to Middle Tennessee on Feb. 16. The game can be watched on CBS Sports Network and listened to on Fox Sports 640 AM South Florida.
| Florida Atlantic (24-2, 14-1 C-USA) vs. Middle Tennessee (15-11, 8-7 C-USA) | |
| Game Details | Murfreesboro, Tenn. | Feb. 6 | Murphy Center 7 p.m. |
STATS & NOTES
- In the first meeting this season between the Blue Raiders and Owls, FAU ran away with an 85-67 victory, highlighted by a 53.4% team shooting percentage from the floor
- The Owls had to earn their two victories last week, with a 90-81 win over Rice and a 90-85 overtime victory over LA Tech
- Alijah Martin led the way in both games for FAU and was named C-USA Player of the Week for the second time this season. Martin was locked in, averaging 21 points per game on a red-hot 68.7% (11-of-16) shooting from the field and 72.7% (8-of-11) from 3-point territory
- He also added an average of 5.5 rebounds per game. Martin came up big in the Owls’ 90-85 overtime win over Louisiana Tech, scoring a season-high 26 points on an efficient 7-of-10 shooting from the floor and 6-of-8 shooting from 3-point range. His six 3-pointers are the most in a single game by an Owl this season
- The Owls scored exactly 90 points in each of their wins last week, which ties the second-most in a single game this season, trailing only their 101-point effort against Eastern Michigan on Dec. 4
- Owl big man Vladislav Goldin has been on a tear lately, with four consecutive games finishing in double figures. Over that span, Goldin is averaging 16 points per game on a ridiculous 24-of-35 (68.5%) shooting from the floor. On the season, Goldin is shooting 64.3% from the field, and that clip is good for second in Conference USA
- The Owls are among the nation’s top teams in several statistical categories, including the top ranking in bench points per game (37.5 ppg.), the No. 12 ranking in scoring margin (+12.5 ppg.), No. 16 in defensive rebounds per game (27.9), No. 16 in 3-pointers per game (9.7), No. 20 in rebounding margin (+6.1 rpg.), No. 32 in effective field goal percentage (.547). and No. 43 in field goal percentage defense (.409)
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