Men's Basketball Upended by Louisiana Tech 95-69

Thursday, February 16

Ruston, La.

7:30 PM

Florida Atlantic

-816,49 CUSA

Louisiana Tech

-198,113 CUSA

Florida Atlantic

LA Tech

2/16/2017 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

Feb. 16, 2017

Final Stats

FAU-La. Tech Box Score

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.