Archive for the ‘Basketball’ Category

Trojans hot hand drops Owls to second place in the East Mike Jarvis has been on the defensive bandwagon as of late. And it was easy to see why as Troy (16-11, 11-5) shot lights out in route to an 86-80 victory over the Owls tonight at Trojan Arena. The Trojans were 64.4% from the floor, and ... Full story

Mike Jarvis recently noted that the Owl’s offensive game was complete and what was now needed was to learn how to defend. His wishes came true tonight as Florida Atlantic (14-12, 10-5) stifled a late run by Florida International (7-22, 4-12) to hold on for a 77-74 win on the road in Miami. Full story

Florida Atlantic (13-12, 9-5) snapped a two game losing streak tonight while slipping past Louisiana-Lafayette (11-13, 8-5) in a 76-72 photo finish at FAU Arena. The Owls, who saw five players post in double figures, were led by Greg Gantt’s game high 23 points while Brett Royster added 16 points and a game high 11 rebounds. Full story

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