FAU Hosts North Texas in Key C-USA Clash

BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic University men's basketball team is riding the nation's second-longest winning streak at 14 games. The Owls (15-1, 5-0 C-USA) will battle North Texas (14-3, 5-1 C-USA) with first place in Conference USA on the line on Saturday, Jan. 14.

These two teams met just 15 days ago, when the Owls took a low-scoring 50-46 victory in Denton. The Owls' defense limited the Mean Green to just 34% (18-of-53) shooting from the field and 13.6% (3-of-22) from 3-point range. Vladislav Goldin came up big for the Owls with his first career double-double at 11 points and a game-high 13 rebounds.

Florida Atlantic (15-1, 5-0 C-USA) vs. North Texas (14-3, 5-1 C-USA)
Game Details	Boca Raton, Fla. \| Jan. 14 \| Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena 2 p.m. ET
Game Coverage	Watch: ESPN+ \| Live Stats Listen: FoxSports 640am South Florida \| Twitter: @FAUMBB \| Tickets
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News & Notes

FAU is fresh off a 77-73 overtime victory at FIU last time out, in the Owls' first overtime game of the season
The Owls trailed the Panthers, 59-50 with 7:26 remaining, but stormed back with a 16-7 run to tie it up in regulation
Johnell Davis led the way for FAU with 17 points and five rebounds
Alijah Martin, Nick Boyd & Michael Forrest all tallied 12 points
The Owls won the battle on the boards, outrebounding the Panthers by a 44-35 margin. FAU is 12-0 this year when it wins the rebounding category
The Owls recorded 18 assists, and have posted more assists then their opponent in every game this season. Jalen Gaffney recorded a game-high five helpers, and is tied with Bryan Greenlee for the Owls' lead with 38 assists on the year
In conference games, Davis leads the Owls with an average of 17.0 points per game on 49% shooting. He is shooting 47.4% (9-of-19) from 3-point land in C-USA action

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