BOCA RATON, Fla. - The Florida Atlantic University men's basketball team will play its first two road games of the year at Miami and Alabama on Friday, Nov. 8 and Monday, Nov. 11, respectively. Â
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Last Time Out: The Owls defeated Flagler 92-81 in their season opener on Tuesday night.
Cornelius Taylor led FAU with 20 points, and he was joined in double figures by
Karlis Silins (13) and
Michael Forrest (12). Â
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History: Miami has won 23 of the 24 meetings with FAU. The Owls' only victory over the Hurricanes was a 74-73 overtime win on Dec. 3, 2002 in Boca Raton.
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The only time FAU played Alabama happened in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on March 14, 2002 in Greenville, South Carolina. The Owls led that game at the half before the Crimson Tide rallied to take the contest 86-78.
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Coverage: Friday's game will air on Fox Sports Florida and online on ACC Network Extra (subject to blackout), while Monday's tilt will be streamed on SEC Network+. Ken LaVicka will call both contests on Fox Sports 640AM. Links to live stats will be available at FAUSports.com. In-game updates will be available at Twitter.com/FAU_Hoops.
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Upcoming: The Owls return home to host Palm Beach Atlantic on Saturday, Nov. 16 at 4 p.m. Live video and stats will be available on FAUSports.com and live audio can be heard on Fox Sports 640AM. Tickets for the PBA game can be purchased
here.
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