Men's Basketball Drops Opener to Elon 64-58

Friday, November 14

Elon, N.C.

8:00 PM

Florida Atlantic

0-1

Elon

1-0

Florida Atlantic

Elon

11/14/2014 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

Nov. 14, 2014

Box Score
FAU-Elon Box Score ELON, N.C.- An extended offensive drought in the second half proved fatal as the Florida Atlantic University men's basketball team lost its regular season opener 64-58 to Elon on Friday night.

The Owls (0-1) built a 10-point lead in the first half behind 50 percent shooting (4-of-8) from three-point range. That helped overcome foul trouble by both Justin Massey and Kelvin Penn. A late surge by the Phoenix (1-0) cut the margin to five at the half.

Marquan Botley made a layup just over a minute into the second half to put FAU back up by five, but that would be the last Owls' field goal for nearly 10 minutes. Jackson Trapp hit a three-pointer to tie the game at 49 with 8:52 remaining, but Elon immediately responded with a three of its own to regain the lead.

FAU had the ball and was still down three with two minutes to go, but a turnover returned the ball to Elon. The Owls were able to come up with an initial defensive stop, but an Elon offensive rebound and putback sealed the game.

Botley and Trapp both finished with a game high 15 points, while Justin Raffington narrowly missed a double-double with 10 points and nine rebounds.

The Owls return to Boca Raton to host Warner on Monday in their regular season home opener. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.

Monday night's game will be NBA Night and fans are encouraged to wear their favorite NBA jersey or t-shirt and receive $1 off their ticket purchase. The first 1,000 fans will receive an FAU Rally Towel courtesy of Coca-Cola.

People can also meet Burnie the Miami Heat mascot, win a pair of Miami Heat tickets, and win a Michael Curry Toronto Raptors jersey.

Subscription-based live video of Monday's game will be available through FAUSports.com. All FAU games will be carried on ESPN West Palm 106.3, which has an APP for the Smart Phone platform.

For tickets to Monday's game, call the FAU Ticket Office at 1-866-FAU-OWLS.