Comeback at Old Dominion Falls Short, 69-64

Thursday, March 1

Norfolk, Va.

7:00 PM

Florida Atlantic

12-17 (6-11CUSA

Old Dominion

23-6(14-3CUSA)

FAU

ODU

Justin Massey scored 25 points to pace the Owls on Thursday.

3/1/2018 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

March 1, 2018

Final Stats

FAU-ODU Box Score

NORFOLK, Va. - A valiant second half rally by the Florida Atlantic University men's basketball team came up just short in a 69-64 loss to Old Dominion on Thursday. The loss drops the Owls to 12-17 overall and 6-11 in Conference USA play.

Key Plays

The Monarchs' (23-6, 14-3) built a 16-point lead in the first half, helped by holding the Owls to just six field goals through the game's first 20 minutes. That sixth field goal was a Ronald Delph jumper that cut the margin to 14 at the break.

FAU rallied to begin the second half and Jailyn Ingram converted a three-point play to give the Owls a 40-39 lead with 11:36 to go in the game. ODU responded with 20-8 run to reestablish a double-digit advantage, 59-48, with under five minutes remaining.

Justin Massey and Ronald Delph combined for the Owls' next dozen points, to trim the deficit to two at 63-61, but ODU scored the next six points to seal the win. Payton Hulsey hit a three-pointer just before the buzzer to account for the final score.

Notables

Justin Massey scored 21 of his team high 25 points in the second half.
Ronald Delph finished with 19 points and 12 rebounds for his ninth double-double of the season.
With those dozen boards, Delph is now tied with Mike Bell for the ninth highest single season total in FAU history at 252.
Jailyn Ingram had nine points, seven rebounds and two assists.

Quotable

FAU Head Coach Michael Curry

"I thought in the first half (ODU was) really physical with us, I thought we did a good job of being physical too, we just didn't score."

On the team's second half...

"I thought Ronald played well, I thought Massey came out aggressive. They did a good job of bringing us back."

Looking Ahead

The Owls wrap up the regular season on Saturday, March 3 at Charlotte. Tip-off is set for 7:30 p.m. A link to live stats and live video will be available at fausports.com. Fans can hear the game on ESPN 106.3 and live in-game updates will be available at the team's official Twitter account, @FAU_Hoops. For tickets to the C-USA tournament, log on to FAUSports.com.