Men’s Basketball Outlasts Palm Beach Atlantic, 73-62

Wednesday, November 21

Boca Raton, Fla.

7 p.m.

Florida Atlantic

5-1

Palm Beach Atlantic

1-5

PBAM

Florida Atlantic

Photo by: JC Ridley

11/21/2018 10:57:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic University men's basketball team continued its best start at the Division I level with a hard-fought 73-62 win over Palm Beach Atlantic on Wednesday night. The Owls are now 5-1 on the season.

The Start

The Sailfish (1-4) stayed with FAU for most of the first half, as the Owls couldn't create more than a five-point lead, despite eight different players scoring in the first 20 minutes. A Jailyn Ingram 3-pointer put FAU ahead 33-30 at halftime.

The Turning Point

FAU couldn't shake PBA through the first six minutes of the second half, but a Simeon Lepichev layup began a run of 15 unanswered points to give the Owls a 56-41 lead.

The Finish

As had been the case all night, the Sailfish didn't go away and fought their way back to within six points with less than two minutes left in the game. FAU clamped down defensively and held the Sailfish scoreless the rest of the way.

Notables

· Ingram scored 23 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for his third double-double of the season. He also dished out three assists

· Eleven Owls played in the contest, with 10 of them scoring

· FAU had a 28-18 advantage in points in the paint

· Lepichev scored nine points, pulled down three rebounds, blocked three shots and had two assists

Quotable

FAU Head Coach Dusty May

"We had to dig deep and find a way to win…with a bunch of young guys, every day is a learning experience and I think we'll learn a lot from this game."

Looking Ahead

The Owls host Florida Gulf Coast on Sunday. Tip-off is set for 3 p.m. Live audio can be heard on ESPN 106.3 FM. In-game updates will also be available at twitter.com/FAU_Hoops.