Men’s Basketball Overpowers Florida Tech in Season Opener, 98-52

Wednesday, November 7

Boca Raton, Fla.

7 p.m.

Florida Atlantic

1-0

Florida Tech

0-0

FTM

Florida Atlantic

2017 FAU Men's Basketball vs Florida International Jailyn Ingram (15

Photo by: JC Ridley

Men’s Basketball Overpowers Florida Tech in Season Opener, 98-52

11/7/2018 11:09:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

BOCA RATON, Fla. - Florida Atlantic University Head Men's Basketball Coach Dusty May began his head coaching career with an impressive 98-52 win over Florida Tech on Wednesday. The Owls won their season opener for the first time since Nov. 9, 2013.

The Start

The Owls (1-0) raced out to a 22-6 lead punctuated by an Anthony Adger 3-pointer at the 12:37 mark of the first half. An 11-3 FIT rally cut the FAU margin in half, to 25-17, exactly four minutes later.

The Turning Point

A Michael Forrest triple kickstarted an Owls' spurt that resulted in FAU taking a 40-20 advantage at the half.

The Finish

FAU maintained the momentum and pushed its advantage to 35 less than seven minutes into the second half. The Panthers never challenged again as the Owls won going away.

Notables

· Jailyn Ingram tied his career high with 21 points and added a career-high 12 rebounds to lead FAU in both categories. It was also his first career double-double

· Adger scored 16 points, Jaylen Sebree had 15, while Xavian Stapleton just missed a double-double with 13 points and nine rebounds

· Kevaughn Ellis tallied 12 points and Karlis Silins added 10 to give the Owls six players in double figures

· FAU's 98 points are the most in a season opener since joining Division I

Quotable

FAU Head Coach Dusty May

"We're making progress every day. We had a good week of practice. I thought we came out and played out with a lot of energy on the defensive end, which led to our offense."

Looking Ahead

The Owls make their first road trip of the season when they travel to UCF on Sunday, Nov. 11. Tip-off is set for 3 p.m. The game will air on ESPN3. Live audio can be heard on ESPN 106.3 FM.