Men’s Basketball Loses to Old Dominion in Overtime, 85-80

Sunday, March 1

Norfolk, VA

2 p.m.

Florida Atlantic

16-14 (8-9CUSA)

Old Dominion

12-17 (8-8CUSA)

Team	1	2	OT 1	F
FAU	29	39	12	80
Old Dominion	35	33	17	85

2020 FAU Men's Basketball vs Palm Beach Atlantic

Photo by: JC Ridley/Owlpix.com

3/1/2020 6:40:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

NORFOLK, Va. – The Florida Atlantic University men's basketball team rallied from an 11-point deficit to force overtime, but came short in the extra session, falling to Old Dominion 85-80 on Sunday. The Owls are now 16-14 overall and 8-9 in Conference USA play.

Xavier Green made a layup at the 15:13 mark of the second half that extended the Monarchs' (12-17, 8-8 C-USA) lead to 49-38. Richardson Maitre and Cornelius Taylor each hit 3-pointers to cut the margin to five, then Aleksandar Zecevic scored three straight baskets to give FAU its first lead of the day, 50-49, with just over 11 minutes to play.

The lead changed hands six times over the next three and a half minutes, before ODU scored 10 unanswered points to go up 66-57 with 3:59 remaining. Jailyn Ingram kicked off the Owls' rally with a three-point play. Zecevic scored his fifth basket of the half to cut the deficit to 66-62 with 2:39 to play. After a Monarch turnover, Ingram scored on a layup to bring FAU to within a basket.

ODU hit a jumper to go back up by four. Michael Forrest scored on a driving layup, then nabbed a steal, which ultimately led to an Ingram layup that tied the score, 68-68, with 12 seconds to play. After a dead ball, Madiaw Niang stole the ball and gave the Owls a chance to end the game in regulation, but the inbound pass was errant, forcing a FAU turnover. The Monarchs had a look at the game-winner, but the shot missed.

In the extra session, Taylor made a layup, putting the Owls ahead 70-68 just 16 seconds into overtime. However, ODU answered with a 12-3 run and the Owls were unable to mount another comeback attempt.

Notables

Ingram led FAU with 19 points, giving him 1,020 for his career, good for 10th place in school history
Taylor scored 11 points and matched his season high with six assists to go along with five rebounds
Forrest notched 10 points, three rebounds and two steals
Zecevic tallied all 10 of his points in the second half

Quotable

FAU Head Coach Dusty May
"I thought we competed well…I thought we blocked out, we just didn't pursue the ball aggressively enough to win games like this."

What's Next

FAU will wrap up the regular season at Marshall on Wednesday, March 4. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. The game will be streamed on Stadium via Facebook, 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.