Owls Bested by UT-Martin 57-48

Tuesday, December 29

Boca Raton, Fla.

12:00 PM

Florida Atlantic

2-11

Tennessee-Martin

7-7

UTM

Florida Atlantic

12/29/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

Dec. 29, 2015

Final Stats

FAU-UT-Martin Box Score

BOCA RATON, Fla. -The Florida Atlantic University men's basketball team rallied from a 14-point first half deficit, but was unable to maintain the momentum, losing to Tennessee Martin 57-48 on Tuesday. FAU fell to 2-11 with the loss, while UT-Martin upped its record to 7-7.

The Turning Point
Jackson Trapp nailed a three-pointer to put the Owls up 33-32 just over four minutes into the second half, but the Skyhawks responded with an 11-2 run in the next 4:38 to regain a lead they wouldn't relinquish.

Notables
Adonis Filer led the Owls with 17 points. Jeantal Cylla added 12 points. Both Filer and Cylla narrowly missed double-doubles, as they each pulled down nine rebounds.
Ronald Delph had a game high 12 rebounds to go along with eight points.

Twymond Howard and Myles Taylor each had 19 points to lead UT-Martin. Howard also added 10 rebounds for a double-double.
Nick Rutherford had five assists for the second game in a row.

Quotable from Head Coach Michael Curry On his team:
"We're counterpunchers. In most of our games this season, we've taken the first hit and then have had to respond. We have to learn how to get out and hit first."

Up Next
The Owls open Conference USA play on Sunday, Jan. 3, 2016, when they travel to rival FIU. Tip-off is set for 3 p.m. and the game will be broadcast on ESPN 106.3 FM. Fox Sports Florida will air the game and in-game updates will be available at twitter.com/FAU_Hoops.