Owls Sacked by Blue Raiders 93-59

Saturday, March 4

Murfreesboro, Tenn.

6:00 PM

Florida Atlantic

Middle Tennessee

3/4/2017 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball

March 4, 2017

Box Score

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. - (March 4, 2017) - For the second game in a row, a second half surge was the difference as the Florida Atlantic University men's basketball team lost to Middle Tennessee 93-59 on Saturday.

The Turning Point

William Pfister hit a jumper to cut the deficit to four, 44-40, just over a minute into the second half. Middle Tennessee went on a 23-4 to take a 67-43 lead. The advantage remained at least 19 for the rest of the game.

Notables

Jeantal Cylla was the only Owl in double figures with 14 points.
Nick Rutherford had nine points.
Gerdarius Troutman scored eight points, grabbed a team high five rebounds and dished out three assists.
The Owls will be the no. 11 seed in the upcoming Conference USA Tournament.

Quotables

Head Coach Michael Curry

"Middle Tennessee is the best team in this conference…Their play this season said 'if we don't win the conference tournament, we want to have played good enough basketball to get an at-large (NCAA Tournament) bid.'"

Looking Ahead

The Owls will play sixth-seeded Marshall in the first round of the C-USA Tournament on Wednesday, March 8. Game time is TBA and will be streamed on Campus Insiders.com. Live stats and live audio 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.