Florida Atlantic University Athletics
Men's Hoops To Make First Conference USA Road Trip
1/6/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
BOCA RATON, Fla. - The Florida Atlantic University men's basketball team will make its first Conference USA road trip of the season this week with games UAB and Middle Tennessee.
FAU (7-5, 0-1 C-USA) lost to rival FIU 62-60 on Sunday, despite 22 points from Solomon Poole and a 13 point, seven rebound performance from Kelvin Penn. Jackson Trapp added 11 points in the game.
UAB (5-9, 0-1) enters Thursday's contest off of a 54-49 win over Middle Tennessee. The Blazers had lost three straight games before Sunday's victory. FAU won last year's meeting with UAB, 82-71. Four Owls scored in double-figures in the game, including Marquan Botley narrowly missing a triple-double with 11 points, eight assists and eight rebounds.
On Saturday, FAU will face Middle Tennessee. The Blue Raiders (7-7) enter the week on a two-game losing streak and will host FIU on Thursday night. Botley scored 19 points vs. Middle Tennessee last season, a 67-63 Blue Raider victory in Boca Raton. Both games are slated for an 8 p.m. eastern tip-off. Subscription-based live audio of both games 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.
