Men's Basketball's Nipped By Rice 90-85

Thursday, February 18

Houston, Texas

8:00 PM

Florida Atlantic

-720, 59 CUSA

Rice

-1016, 58 CUSA

Florida Atlantic

Rice

2/18/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

Feb. 18, 2016

Final Stats

FAU-Rice Box Score

HOUSTON, Texas --Having five players in double-figures was not enough to hold off a second half rally, as the Florida Atlantic University men's basketball team fell to Rice 90-85 on Thursday. FAU (7-20, 5-9, Conference USA) held a 49-40 halftime lead, but Rice (10-16, 5-8 C-USA) shot 64.3 percent in the second half to rally to victory.

The Turning Point
Adonis Filer tied the game at 84 with 1:34 to go, but a Rice layup and a missed three by FAU led to the Texas version of the Owls going 4-for-4 at the free throw line down the stretch to seal the win.

Notables
Marquan Botley had a season high 19 points to lead FAU. Botley made all five of his field goal attempts, all of which came from behind the arc and went 4-of-5 from the charity stripe.

In addition to Botley, Ronald Delph (17), Solomon Poole (14), Jeantal Cylla and Filer (10 each) all scored in double-digits.

Jackson Trapp made two three-pointers on the night, giving him 167 in his FAU career and passing Ryan Hercek for fifth in school history. As a team, FAU made a season-high 15 three-pointers on the night.

Nick Rutherford dished out a career high eight assists. FAU notched assists on 25 of its 30 baskets, the highest total of the season.

Rice's Marcus Evans had 29 points on the night, the most by an opposing player this season.

Up Next
The Owls travel to face North Texas on Saturday, Feb. 20. Tip-off is set for 8 p.m. eastern. The game will be broadcast on ESPN 106.3 FM. Live stats will be available at fausports.com. In-game updates will be available at twitter.com/FAU_Hoops.