WKU Outlasts FAU 86-82 in Overtime

Saturday, January 9

Bowling Green, Ky.

3:00 PM

Florida Atlantic

-214, 03 CUSA

WKU

-97, 12 CUSA

OT 1

Florida Atlantic

WKU

1/9/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

Jan. 9, 2016

Final Stats

FAU-WKU Box Score

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. - The Florida Atlantic University men's basketball team came up just short and were nipped by WKU in overtime 86-82 on Saturday. The game was the last of a three-game road swing to start Conference USA play for the Owls (2-14, 0-3 C-USA)

The Turning Point
Jackson Trapp's three-pointer put the Owls up 78-77 with 2:17 to go in the extra session, but the Hilltoppers (9-7, 1-2) closed on a 9-4 run to take the game.

Notables
Adonis Filer led FAU in scoring for the second game in a row with 14. Ronald Delph and Jackson Trapp each had 13. Delph's 13 were a career high.

Delph and Jesse Hill tied for the team high with eight rebounds each. Hill's eight were his best of the season.

Delph's five blocks in the game were also a career high, surpassing the three he had against Hofstra in the Owls' final game before Christmas.

FAU outrebounded the Hilltoppers 43-35 on the day, but was outscored 44-30 in the paint.

Marquan Botley had three assists, tying Paul Graham for sixth in FAU history with 230 in his career.

Quotable from FAU Head Coach Michael Curry
"We had too many passive plays late in the game. We played well, but we have to make those tough plays that are usually the difference (in the game)."

Up Next
The Owls open their C-USA home slate on Thursday, Jan. 14 against Southern Miss. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. The game will air on American Sports Network and will be broadcast on ESPN 106.3 FM. Live stats can be found at fausports.com and in-game updates will be available at twitter.com/FAU_Hoops.