BOCA RATON, Fla. – Florida Atlantic University men's basketball has three games remaining on this current stretch of nine consecutive home contests. All three will be against in-state opponents, the first of which comes to Abessinio Court inside FAU Arena Wednesday night, the Stetson Hatters.
Tune in live to watch the contest on CUSA.TV, and fans can listen in as well on
Fox Sports 640AM South Florida.
Owls' Weekend in Review
On Sunday, the Owls (3-4) came all the way back from a double-digit second half deficit, cutting a 12-point disadvantage down to one, but late free throws from James Madison gave the visitors a 69-65 win.
Michael Forrest led the team in scoring for the fourth time in seven games, with 18, and paces the Owls at 16.9 per night, ranking him sixth in C-USA.
Alijah Martin's 12 on Sunday put him in double digits for the fifth time this season, which surpasses his true freshman full-year total of four.
Giancarlo Rosado did the same, also scoring 12, his third double-digit effort of the year after two a season ago.
Owls' Opponent in Preview
Last time out, Stetson (2-3) fell by two to Campbell, after defeating Lamar by one eight days prior. The Hatters were predicted to finish eighth in the preseason ASUN poll, and Rob Perry – who leads the team thus far at 15.0 PPG – was chosen to the preseason All-Conference team.
Opponent History
The Owls and Hatters have a storied history, of 35 previous matchups, with Stetson holding a slim 19-16 edge. In Boca Raton, it's a 9-6 Owl advantage, including wins in five of the last seven matchups at FAU Arena. This past December, the Hatters took a 78-69 win in DeLand.
After This
The Owls continue their home stretch on Sunday, hosting North Florida for a 2 p.m. tipoff. Single-game and season tickets are on sale: for single-game, see
this release, and for season tix, see
this release. For all ticketing information, call 1-866-FAU-OWLS.
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