Men’s Basketball Tripped Up by Arkansas State in Double Overtime

Friday, December 14

Jonesboro, Ark.

8 p.m.

Florida Atlantic

7-3

Arkansas State

4-6

OT 1

OT 2

Fla. Atlantic

Arkansas St.

Photo by: JC Ridley/Owlpix.com

Men’s Basketball Tripped Up by Arkansas State in Double Overtime

12/15/2018 12:21:00 AM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

JONESBORO, Ark. - The Florida Atlantic University men's basketball team fought gamely, but ultimately lost to Arkansas State 75-71 in double overtime on Friday night. FAU fell to 7-3 with the loss.

The Start
The two teams went back and forth for much of the first half. Anthony Adger's first three-pointer of the night regained a one-point lead for the Owls, 29-28, with 3:42 left in the half. The Red Wolves (4-6) scored eight straight points to go ahead 36-29. Two more Adger triples sandwiched an ASU jumper to trim the Owls' deficit to 38-35 at the break.

The Turning Point
ASU led 54-46 with six and a half minutes remaining when FAU went on a 10-2 run to level the score at 56 at the 1:16 mark in the second half. The Red Wolves made a pair of free throws followed by a Michael Forrest layup that once again tied the score, this time at 58 all with 18 seconds left. The Owls made a defensive stand to force overtime.

The Finish
FAU scored the first five points of overtime, with the Red Wolves scoring the last five, sending the game to a second extra session. With the score tied at 66 in the second overtime, Forrest found Simeon Lepichev for a layup to put the Owls up 68-66. ASU tallied the next seven points, before Forrest made a three to trim the deficit to 73-71. However, a pair of free throws for ASU and a missed three-pointer accounted for the final score.

Notables

Anthony Adger had a career-high 21 points to lead the Owls
Jailyn Ingram had 12 points and 10 rebounds for his fifth double-double of the season
Jaylen Sebree registered eight points and career highs in rebounds (11) and blocks (four)
FAU outrebounded the Red Wolves 61-59. The Owls entered the game 6-0 this season when outrebounding their opponents.
It was FAU's first double overtime game since an 86-81 win over North Texas on Feb. 11, 2012.

Quotable
FAU Head Coach Dusty May
"I thought we did a good job of picking up our energy and effort…This experience is really invaluable for (the freshmen). Mike Forrest showed that he can play defense on a really good player (Ty Cockfield)."

Looking Ahead
The Owls will return home to face Florida College on Wednesday, Dec. 19. Tip-off is set for 5:30 p.m. Live video will be available at fausports.com. Live audio can be heard on ESPN 106.3 FM. In-game updates will also be available at twitter.com/FAU_Hoops. For tickets, call the FAU Ticket Office at 1-866-FAU-OWLS or log on to fausports.com.