BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic University men's basketball team will wrap up its home schedule when Louisiana Tech comes to the Burrow on Thursday night. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. and FAU's three seniors will be recognized pregame.
The game will be streamed on fausports.com and
live stats will be provided throughout the game. Live audio can be heard on ESPNWestPalm.com, ESPN 106.3 FM on via smartphone using the free ESPN app. In-game updates will also be available at twitter.com/FAU_Hoops.
ABOUT THE OWLS
- FAU will be trying to defeat the Bulldogs for the second time this season
- A victory would be the Owls' ninth conference win and 10th home win of the season, both the most since the 2012-13 season
LAST TIME OUT
- The Owls (17-12, 8-8 C-USA) won a rematch with North Texas 60-54
- Sophomore guard Richardson Maitre made his first start in over a month and scored a career-high 15 points
- Xavian Stapleton and Karlis each scored 12 points off the bench for FAU
- The win guaranteed the Owls their first winning season since 2010-11 and made Dusty May the winningest first year head coach at FAU since the Owls moved to Division I
SERIES HISTORY
- Wednesday's matchup will be the seventh between the Owls and Bulldogs
- LA Tech leads the series 4-2, but both FAU victories have come at home
- The Owls won the first meeting this year, 69-61 in Boca Raton.
- Xavian Stapleton came off the bench to score 19 points, while Karlis Silins posted 14 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for his first career double-double
- FAU held the Bulldogs to 34.5 percent shooting in that contest
SCOUTING LOUISIANA TECH
- LA Tech comes into Wednesday night on a two-game losing streak, its only win in Bonus Play coming over North Texas on Feb. 23
- Junior guard Daquan Bracey leads the team in scoring at 15.4 points a game on the season and 16.7 in C-USA play
- Bracey is one of four active Bulldog players that average at least 10 points per game
UP NEXT
- FAU concludes the regular season at Marshall on Saturday, March 9. Tip-off is set for noon and the game will air on Stadium.
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