Owls Hold Off UIW 71-68 at the Islands of the Bahamas Showcase

Sunday, November 18

Nassau, Bahamas

2 p.m.

Florida Atlantic

4-1

Incarnate Word

4-3

Florida Atlantic

Incarnate Word

Owls Hold Off UIW 71-68 at the Islands of the Bahamas Showcase

11/18/2018 7:18:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - The Florida Atlantic University men's basketball team claimed fifth place at the Islands of the Bahamas Showcase with a 71-68 win over Incarnate Word on Sunday. The Owls improved to 4-1 on the season, their best five game start at the Division I level.

The Start

FAU scored the first seven points of the game, but the Cardinal answered with nine in a row to take a 9-7 lead. The score was even at 14, when the Owls used a modest run to take a 22-16 advantage, but UIW responded with a 15-6 spurt to pull ahead 31-28 early in the second half.

The Turning Point

At that point, FAU outscored the Cardinal 27-12 over the next seven and a half minutes, going up 55-41 with 12 minutes left in the game.

The Finish

The Owls went over nine minutes without a field goal, allowing UIW to slowly chip away at the lead, getting to within a point at 69-68 with 1:19 remaining. The teams exchanged empty offensive possessions before Anthony Adger made two free throws with 10 seconds to go. The Cardinal had a look at a game-tying three, but the shot was wide and time ran out before UIW could manage another attempt.

Notables

· Anthony Adger tied his career high with 19 points, with Jaylen Sebree close behind with 17. Sebree also had a game high six boards

· Jailyn Ingram scored 15 points, including making all nine of his free throw attempts

· Xavian Stapleton added 10 points, giving FAU four players in double-digits

· As a team, the Owls shot 24-of-27 from the charity stripe and made their last 17 attempts in a row

· 4-1 is FAU's best five game start to a season since 1989

· The Owls outrebounded the Cardinal 29-22. FAU has outrebounded four of its five opponents so far this year

Quotable

FAU Head Coach Dusty May

"It got late in the game and we weren't scared to lose. I felt like in the exhibition game, we were a little bit afraid to lose, instead of going for the win. Today, even some of our mistakes, were aggressive mistakes going for the win, as opposed to just trying to hold on and not lose."

Looking Ahead

The Owls return home to host Palm Beach Atlantic on Wednesday, Nov. 21. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. Live audio can be heard on ESPN 106.3 FM. In-game updates will also be available at twitter.com/FAU_Hoops.