Men’s Basketball Falls to UAB, 68-65

Saturday, January 18

Boca Raton, Fla.

4 p.m.

Florida Atlantic

-127, 42 CUSA

UAB

-127, 32 CUSA

UAB

Florida Atlantic

1/18/2020 8:28:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

BOCA RATON, Fla. – Despite a game-high 19 points from Cornelius Taylor, the Florida Atlantic University men's basketball team (12-7, 4-2 Conference USA) fell to UAB 68-65 on Saturday.

UAB (12-7, 3-2 C-USA) led 29-21 at the half, but the Owls needed just five and a half minutes to tie the score at 35-35. Taylor hit the equalizing 3-pointer at the 14:37 mark. Taylor made another triple with 7:37 to go in the game, this one giving FAU a 49-48 lead. The Blazers responded with a 3-pointer of their own, retaking a 51-49 edge.

The two teams stayed within a possession of each other for the rest of the game, including three more ties. The final tie came at 57-57 with 4:35 to play, after yet another 3-pointer from Taylor. UAB was able to take a three-point lead, 61-58, with 2:34 remaining. A pair of Richardson Maitre free throws cut the margin to one.

UAB split a pair at the line, when Taylor's fifth 3-pointer of the day gave the Owls a 63-62 advantage with 1:26 on the clock. The Blazers scored four points in a row to take a 66-63 lead with just 14 seconds to play. Jailyn Ingram drew a foul and made two free throws to pull FAU to within a point, 66-65, with six seconds on the clock.

FAU committed a foul and UAB missed both free throws. A turnover forced the Owls to foul again; this time, the Blazers made two free throws to go up 68-65. FAU had a chance at a game-tying three, but the attempt was offline.

Notables

All of Taylor's 19 points came in the second half. He also had three assists, one rebound and a steal
Maitre scored 16 points, pulled down four rebounds, had four assists, one block and a steal
Ingram posted 14 points, eight rebounds and three steals
For the second game in a row, the Owls scored more than 40 points in the second half. FAU scored 44 in the second half on Saturday, after scoring 48 in the second half on Thursday night.

Quotables
FAU graduate guard Cornelius Taylor
On the team's 44-point second half...
"We knew we had to get out in transition because (UAB) is a good halfcourt defensive team. Getting out in transition was the biggest thing."

FAU Head Coach Dusty May
"We played with more energy and more desire in the second half defensively."

On Cornelius Taylor's 19 second half points…
"Our guys did a good job of screening for him, getting him open (and) finding him. He made the plays. He's a good player. He's done this his entire career. He's an explosive scorer. He does it in practice, he does it in workouts and he does it pretty religiously in games."

What's Next
FAU will travel to Charlotte on Thursday, Jan. 23. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. The game will be streamed on ESPN+, live stats will be available at fausports.com,and the game can be heard on FOX Sports 640AM. Live updates will be posted to the team's official Twitter account, @FAU_Hoops.