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Men's Basketball Upended by Louisiana Tech 95-69
2/16/2017 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
RUSTON, La. - (Feb. 16, 2017) - A 48-19 run was the culprit in the Florida Atlantic University men's basketball team's 95-69 loss to Louisiana Tech on Thursday night. The defeat snapped the Owls' three-game road winning streak.
The Turning Point
Jeantal Cylla hit a three to put FAU (8-16, 4-9 Conference USA) up 28-25 with 6:34 to go in the first half. At that point, the Bulldogs (19-8, 11-3 C-USA) launched their decisive rally.
Notables
- Gerdarius Troutman led the Owls with 13 points and added two assists.
- Jeantal Cylla scored 11 points and grabbed three rebounds.
- Jailyn Ingram posted 12 points and five rebounds.
- William Pfister tallied four points, three assists and pulled down seven rebounds.
- Nick Rutherford had four points, six rebounds and eight assists.
Quotables
Head Coach Michael Curry
"We have a lot of young guys that have a lot of work to do to."
Looking Ahead
The Owls travel to Southern Miss on Saturday, Feb. 18. The game starts at 5 p.m eastern. Live stats and live video will be available at fausports.com. The game also will be broadcast on ESPN 106.3 FM. Live updates will be available at the team's official Twitter account, @FAU_Hoops.
