Balanced Effort Leads Owls Past High Point

Saturday, December 14

Boca Raton, Fla.

4 p.m.

Florida Atlantic

6-4

High Point

2-8

HPUMBB

Florida Atlantic

2020 FAU Men's Basketball vs Palm Beach Atlantic

Photo by: JC Ridley/Owlpix.com

12/14/2019 8:03:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

BOCA RATON, Fla. – Jailyn Ingram was one of four players in double figures as the Florida Atlantic University men's basketball team beat High Point 81-64 on Saturday. The Owls improved to 6-4 on the year with the win.

How It Happened
High Point (2-8) got out to a 9-3 lead early on in the contest, but FAU hit four 3-pointers as part of a 16-0 run to pull ahead 19-9. The Panthers refused to go away and trimmed the margin to four points, 24-20, with six minutes to play in the frame. The Owls closed the half with a modest run to take a 35-25 cushion into the break.

The Panthers hit a pair of free throws to make the score 50-43 with just over 12 minutes to play in the second half. FAU scored five in a row to go back up by a dozen. HPU once again got the deficit down to single digits, but Karlis Silins made a layup, giving the Owls a 57-46 lead with 9:35 on the clock and the Owls' lead remained in double-digits for the rest of the game.

A pair of alley-oop dunks helped punctuate the victory, first with Cornelius Taylor finding Ingram, then Silins slamming home a feed from Kenan Blackshear.

Notables

Ingram's 19 points led all scorers. It was the most points in a game for Ingram since scoring 22 against Mercer on Dec. 5, 2018. He also tied his season-high with six rebounds
Silins posted 17 points, the fifth time this season he has scored in double-digits. He added five rebounds
Michael Forrest came off the bench to collect 16 points, making four of his six attempts from behind the arc and all four of his free throws
Richardson Maitre tallied 12 points, dished out two assists and nabbed two steals
Taylor registered seven points and six assists without committing a turnover
FAU shot 53.8 percent from the floor, tying their best performance under Dusty May and committed just seven turnovers, the fewest ever under May.

Quotable
FAU Head Coach Dusty May
"We knew we were going to play hard. We didn't play great, but I thought we played with great spirit."

What's Next
The Owls conclude their six-game homestand against Tampa on Thursday, Dec. 19. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. Live video and live stats will be available at fausports.com. The game can be heard on FOX Sports 640AM. Live updates will be posted to the team's official Twitter account, @FAU_Hoops.