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Owls Hit the Road For First Time in 35 Days
12/14/2021 9:13:00 AM | Men's Basketball
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BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic University men's basketball team, coming off a 6-3 homestand, has just its second road matchup of the year – and first since the season opener on Nov. 10. The Owls travel to Richmond, Virginia, to take on VCU, Wednesday night at 7 p.m.
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The game will be carried by MASN, and streamed on ESPN+ HERE, and as always, fans can hear the call of Ken LaVicka, the voice of the Owls, on Fox Sports 640AM South Florida.
Owls' Week in Review
The Owls (6-4) capped their 26-day homestand with a 84-63 win last Wednesday over Palm Beach Atlantic. Michael Forrest led the Owls for the fifth time this season with 21 points, going up and over 20 for the fourth time. He's seventh in Conference USA in scoring at 16.2 points per night, and is tied for the league lead at 28 total 3-pointers made (25th in DI) and 3.2 per game (31st). And for his career, he is now third in 3-pointers made, at 198, and 11 points away from passing Raymond Taylor in career points (1,027 to 1,037) to move into 10th place all-time.
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Coming off a five-assist, zero-turnover performance – and 16 against just three in his last three games – Bryan Greenlee is now the league's top playmaker as far as assist/turnover ratio, at 2.6. That's No. 48 in the country. He is tied for seventh in C-USA at 4.3 assists per game.
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As a team, the Owls lead the conference in rebounding margin (+7.4) and assist/TO ratio (+1.33). Those marks put them 38th and 52nd, respectively, in NCAA. Here are some other team conference and national rankings:
VCU also comes in with a 6-4 mark. The Owls' four losses have come by a combined 18 points, while the Rams had two games in the Bahamas where they played ranked opponents down to the wire: 69-61 to then-No. 6 Baylor, and a 73-60 overtime loss to No. 22 UConn. The Rams lead all Division I teams by limiting their opposition to 24.1% shooting from 3-point range, and are eighth nationally in field goal percentage defense (36.5%), 14th in scoring defense (57.8 ppg), 15th in blocks per game (6.0) and 20th in turnovers forced (17.9 per game).
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In the preseason Atlantic 10 poll, coaches and media tabbed the Rams fourth, and Vince Williams, Jr. merited Preseason All-A-10 honors. He has started all 10 games, averaging 11.1 points and 5.4 rebounds a night. Sophomore guard Ace Baldwin just returned from injury to score 24 points and record 10 steals over the last two games.
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Opponent History
VCU has won all three outings between the two schools, in a three-year stretch from 2000 to 2002. The last matchup was Dec. 5, 2002, in Richmond, won by the Rams, 90-72.
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After This
The final non-conference home matchup of the Owls' season takes place this Friday, hosting Florida Tech at 7 p.m. 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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Men's Basketball on Social Media
For the most up-to-date information on the squad, follow along on Twitter (@FAUMBB), Instagram (@FAUMBB) and Facebook (FAU Men's Basketball).
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| Â Florida Atlantic Men's Basketball (6-4) at VCU (6-4) | ||
| Â Matchup Details | Â at VCU | Wednesday, Dec. 15 | 7 p.m. | Siegel Center, Richmond, Va. | |
|  Game Coverage |  Radio: Fox Sports 640AM South Florida (Ken LaVicka)  Streaming: ESPN+  Stats: Live Stats  Twitter: @FAUMBB  FAU Game Notes  VCU Game Notes |
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| Â VCU Links | Â News | Roster | Schedule | |
BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic University men's basketball team, coming off a 6-3 homestand, has just its second road matchup of the year – and first since the season opener on Nov. 10. The Owls travel to Richmond, Virginia, to take on VCU, Wednesday night at 7 p.m.
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The game will be carried by MASN, and streamed on ESPN+ HERE, and as always, fans can hear the call of Ken LaVicka, the voice of the Owls, on Fox Sports 640AM South Florida.
Owls' Week in Review
The Owls (6-4) capped their 26-day homestand with a 84-63 win last Wednesday over Palm Beach Atlantic. Michael Forrest led the Owls for the fifth time this season with 21 points, going up and over 20 for the fourth time. He's seventh in Conference USA in scoring at 16.2 points per night, and is tied for the league lead at 28 total 3-pointers made (25th in DI) and 3.2 per game (31st). And for his career, he is now third in 3-pointers made, at 198, and 11 points away from passing Raymond Taylor in career points (1,027 to 1,037) to move into 10th place all-time.
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Coming off a five-assist, zero-turnover performance – and 16 against just three in his last three games – Bryan Greenlee is now the league's top playmaker as far as assist/turnover ratio, at 2.6. That's No. 48 in the country. He is tied for seventh in C-USA at 4.3 assists per game.
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As a team, the Owls lead the conference in rebounding margin (+7.4) and assist/TO ratio (+1.33). Those marks put them 38th and 52nd, respectively, in NCAA. Here are some other team conference and national rankings:
- 2nd in C-USA / 37th in NCAA in total 3pt made (96)
- 2nd in C-USA / 46th in NCAA in assists per game (16.0)
- 2nd in C-USA / 52nd in NCAA in FG% (47.4%)
- 2nd in C-USA / 53rd in NCAA in total assists (160)
- 2nd in C-USA / 79th in NCAA in 3pt% (36.4%)
- 2nd in C-USA / 88th in NCAA in total rebounds (385)
- 3rd in C-USA / 40th in NCAA in 3pt made per game (9.6)
- 3rd in C-USA / 58th in NCAA in off. rebounding (12.4)
- 3rd in C-USA / 84th in rebounding (38.5)
- 5th in C-USA / 84th in NCAA in steals per game (8.0)
- 6th in C-USA / 55th in NCAA in scoring offense (79.5 ppg)
- 6th in C-USA / 79th in NCAA in total steals (80)
VCU also comes in with a 6-4 mark. The Owls' four losses have come by a combined 18 points, while the Rams had two games in the Bahamas where they played ranked opponents down to the wire: 69-61 to then-No. 6 Baylor, and a 73-60 overtime loss to No. 22 UConn. The Rams lead all Division I teams by limiting their opposition to 24.1% shooting from 3-point range, and are eighth nationally in field goal percentage defense (36.5%), 14th in scoring defense (57.8 ppg), 15th in blocks per game (6.0) and 20th in turnovers forced (17.9 per game).
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In the preseason Atlantic 10 poll, coaches and media tabbed the Rams fourth, and Vince Williams, Jr. merited Preseason All-A-10 honors. He has started all 10 games, averaging 11.1 points and 5.4 rebounds a night. Sophomore guard Ace Baldwin just returned from injury to score 24 points and record 10 steals over the last two games.
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Opponent History
VCU has won all three outings between the two schools, in a three-year stretch from 2000 to 2002. The last matchup was Dec. 5, 2002, in Richmond, won by the Rams, 90-72.
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After This
The final non-conference home matchup of the Owls' season takes place this Friday, hosting Florida Tech at 7 p.m. 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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Men's Basketball on Social Media
For the most up-to-date information on the squad, follow along on Twitter (@FAUMBB), Instagram (@FAUMBB) and Facebook (FAU Men's Basketball).
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