Jailyn Ingram Makes History in 80-71 Win Over UTSA

Thursday, February 27

Boca Raton, Fla.

7 p.m.

Florida Atlantic

-1613, 88 CUSA

UTSA

-1216, 69 CUSA

UTSA

Florida Atlantic

2/27/2020 10:46:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

BOCA RATON, Fla. – Florida Atlantic University junior Jailyn Ingram scored 13 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in an 80-71 win over UTSA on Thursday night. Ingram became the newest FAU men's basketball player to score 1,000 career points. The historic bucket came with 1:22 remaining in the game.

The Owls (16-13, 8-8 Conference USA) hit six 3-pointers in the game's first 11 and a half minutes, taking a 28-6 lead. FAU hit nine triples in the first half and held a 43-25 advantage at the break.

UTSA (12-16, 6-9) steadily chipped away at the deficit, led by Jhivvan Jackson, but were never able to fully seize momentum as the Owls made key baskets to keep the Roadrunners at bay. The margin was nine, 78-69, before Ingram made his milestone basket. Ingram was fouled on the play and hit the free throw to complete the three-point play and end any hopes of a UTSA comeback.

Notables

Ingram's double-double was his third of the season and eighth of his career. He also added four assists and a block
Prior to Thursday night, the most recent member of FAU's 1,000 point club was Marquan Botley, who also reached the mark against UTSA, back on March 8, 2016
Michael Forrest led the Owls with a season-high 21 points
Richardson Maitre had 14 points, a career-high tying eight rebounds and a pair of assists
Cornelius Taylor posted 10 points, three rebounds, two blocks and as assist
The win was FAU's 14th home victory of the season, the most since the Owls moved to the Division I level
FAU outrebounded the Roadrunners 40-29, its biggest advantage against a C-USA opponent this season
As a team, the Owls made 14 3-pointers, the most versus a Division I opponent this season

Quotables

FAU Head Coach Dusty May
"(I'm) very, very happy with our guys finding a way to close it out and win this basketball game. I thought our guys played with maturity and poise."

On Jailyn Ingram…
"He handled the ball, he shot the ball. He showed great leadership defensively and offensively. Jailyn wants to leave a legacy at FAU and he wants to win and this is his opportunity to do so. He's shown great leadership to our young guys."

Junior Jailyn Ingram
On scoring 1,000 career points…
"It feels amazing, not a lot of guys get to do that. It feels unbelievable."

What's Next

FAU travels to Old Dominion on Sunday, March 1. Tip-off is set for 2 p.m. The game will be streamed on ESPN3, 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.