Owls Stymied by Tough VCU Defense

Wednesday, December 15

Richmond, Va.

7 PM

Florida Atlantic

-65,00 CUSA

VCU

7-4,0-0Atlantic 10

Fla. Atlantic

VCU

12/15/2021 10:27:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

RICHMOND, Va. – The Florida Atlantic University men's basketball team saw their three-game winning streak snapped on the road Wednesday night, 66-46, by VCU at the Stuart C. Siegel Center.

Quotable

Head Coach Dusty May:
"Hats off to VCU, they were very, very physical. They played hard, they played to their identity. This team for us, as a program, we're still searching for our (identity). The physicality bothered us – the pressing and the trapping – (and) for us to turn the ball over as many times as we did in the first half and to only be down six was a credit to how hard our guys were competing despite how poorly we were playing. The second half, we cut it to one, and it was almost like we took a deep breath of relief … and (VCU), doing what they do, they ran it down our throat and got a couple of easy baskets. And I thought that moment and swing was very pivotal."

The Beginning

VCU (7-4) held FAU (6-5) without a field goal for the first 6:47. Still, late in the first, an 8-0 run by the Owls cut the deficit down to four, 19-15, at the 4:46 mark.

The Turning Point

FAU was down 26-20 at the break, and quickly scored the first five out of the locker room to cut it to one; VCU responded with seven straight of their own, in what would eventually be a 13-4 run heading to the first second half media timeout.

The Finish

VCU never saw their lead again dip below double digits in taking the home win.

Owl the Stats

Alijah Martin was the only Owl in double digits in scoring, with 13
Bryan Greenlee had four of the team's 12 steals
The Owls were outrebounded for the first time this season. Johnell Davis led the way with seven, followed by Martin's five

What's Next

The Owls have a quick turnaround for a Friday night home contest against Florida Tech, a 7 p.m. tipoff on Abessinio Court inside FAU Arena. For tickets, click HERE or call 1-866-FAU-OWLS.

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