Owls Fall to WKU 72-66

Saturday, January 19

Bowling Green, Ky.

3:00 P.M.

Florida Atlantic

-118, 24 CUSA

WKU

-99, 23 CUSA

Florida Atlantic

WKU

Photo by: JC Ridley/Owlpix.com

1/19/2019 7:03:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. - The Florida Atlantic University men's basketball team shot 50 percent from the field in the first half, but couldn't maintain the pace, ultimately falling to WKU 72-66 on Saturday. The Owls are now 11-8 on the season and 2-4 in Conference USA.

The Start

FAU led 23-11 at the midway point of the first half, on the strength of seven three-pointers. The Hilltoppers (9-9, 2-3) cut the lead to six, 40-34, at the half, despite the Owls making 10 triples in the first 20 minutes.

The Turning Point

WKU opened the second half on a 9-1 run to take a 43-41 edge. From that point, the two teams went back and forth for the next 11 minutes. The score was tied at 62-all with four minutes left in the game.

The Finish

The Hilltoppers scored the next seven points to go up 69-62. FAU pulled to within five twice, but couldn't get any closer. WKU made five of six free throw attempts in the final two minutes to seal the win.

Notables

· Anthony Adger and Xavian Stapleton each scored 17 points to lead the Owls

· Aleksandar Zecevic posted seven points and seven rebounds

· Richardson Maitre had three assists and pulled down seven rebounds, tying his career-high

Quotable

FAU Head Coach Dusty May

"We have to be obsessed with improving. We want to be competitive and we want to learn."

Looking Ahead

FAU hosts FIU on Wednesday, Jan. 23 in the Red Out game. Tip-off is slated for 7 p.m. The game will be streamed on fausports.com. Live audio can be heard on ESPN 106.3 FM. In-game updates will also be available at twitter.com/FAU_Hoops.