Owls Overwhelmed by UAB 104-67

Saturday, February 6

Birmingham, Ala.

8:00 PM

Florida Atlantic

6-18, 4-7

104

UAB

20-4, 10-1

Florida Atlantic

UAB

104

2/6/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

Feb. 6, 2016

Box Score

FAU-UAB Box Score

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - (Feb. 6, 2016) -- A season-best performance from the line, combined with four players in double figures was not enough for the Florida Atlantic University men's basketball team to overcome a relentless UAB team, as the Owls fell to the Blazers 104-67 on Saturday night.

The Turning Point

A Jesse Hill triple pulled the Owls (6-18, 4-7 Conference USA) to within 22-20 at the 8:32 mark of the first half. At that point, UAB (20-4, 10-1) went on a 33-5 run over the next 12 and a half minutes of game action to go up 55-25.

Notables

Marquan Botley scored a game high 16 points to go along with five assists.

Botley also made all nine of his free throw attempts, while Nick Rutherford went 7-for-7. As a team, the Owls went 19-for-21 from the charity stripe (90.5%). It's FAU's best mark as a team in a game since going 12-for-12 against FIU on March 6, 2014. However, UAB shot almost as well, going 19-for-22 (86.4%).

The 104 points were the most allowed by an FAU team since Dec. 19, 2006 (105, North Carolina).

Up Next

The Owls return home to host UTSA on Thursday, Feb. 11. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. eastern. The game will be broadcast on ESPN 106.3 FM. In-game updates will be available at twitter.com/FAU_Hoops.