Archive for the ‘Basketball’ Category

Denver University (14-9, 7-5) shot 71.4% from long range to defeat Florida Atlantic (12-12, 8-5) 73-63 tonight at Magness Arena. Nate Rohnert posted a game high 25 point and eight rebound performance as the Pioneers extended their home winning streak to 13 games... Full story

North Texas (14-8, 6-6) saw five players score in double figures en route to an 86-69 victory over Florida Atlantic (12-11, 8-4) tonight in Denton, TX. The loss snapped a five game winning streak by FAU and marks a 0-4 performance against the Mean Green at home. Full story

Florida Atlantic (12-10, 8-3) had little trouble finding motivation when taking the court for tonight’s match-up against Florida International (7-17, 4-7). Two storied figures roamed the sidelines in FAU’s Mike Jarvis, who has taken three teams to the post season, and FIU’s Isiah Thomas, who is a member of the NBA Hall of Fame, and a Final Four participant as a player... Full story

Gantt’s threes enable 12-0 run down the stretch A pair of Greg Gantt three pointers late in the second half helped lift Florida Atlantic (11-10, 7-3) to a 70-59 victory tonight over South Alabama (12-10, 4-6) at the Mitchell Center in Mobile, AL. FAU has now won six of their last seven. “I give a lot of credit ... Full story

In a battle of conference leaders between two veteran coaches, Florida Atlantic (10-10, 6-3) came up strong in the second half to run away with a 78-63 victory tonight against Arkansas State (11-8, 6-2)... Full story

Florida Atlantic (9-10, 5-3) holds on to win against a determined Arkansas Little-Rock (5-14, 1-7) 77-74. The Owls are off to their best start in league play (5-3) since joining the Sun Belt Conference. Full story

Florida Atlantic (8-10, 4-3) split its two game Sun Belt road trip in thrilling fashion with a win against Middle Tennessee (8-10, 3-3) on Saturday night by a final score of 61-60... Full story

Florida Atlantic put up a fight tonight at Diddle Arena, but foul trouble eventually played its hand as Western Kentucky held on to win 79-72... Full story

ESPN760's Ken LaVicka will join head men's basketball coach Mike Jarvis every week at Boston's on the Beach... Full story

After defeating Troy on Thursday night, Florida Atlantic looked to establish momentum heading into Saturday’s match-up against Louisiana-Monroe... Full story