After Botley hits a beauty of a three, Rice ties the game as they've made all of their last 8 FG attempts. 10:45 left in the contest.

— FAU Owl's Nest (@TheOwlsNest_ITB) February 19, 2016

With 6:26 left, Rice is 3 points away from matching their first half's point total. Rice leads 77-71. C'MON FAU!!

— FAU Owl's Nest (@TheOwlsNest_ITB) February 19, 2016

Okay now we got ourselves a game! There's 3:03 left in the game and FAU has pulled within 4. FAU will shoot two freebies down 82-78.

— FAU Owl's Nest (@TheOwlsNest_ITB) February 19, 2016

Cylla for three.. BANG!!! The freshman is finally hitting his stride this half as he pulls FAU within 2! 84-82 Rice with 2:00 left.

— FAU Owl's Nest (@TheOwlsNest_ITB) February 19, 2016

Big loss in Houston. FAU falls to Rice 90-85. FAU is now 7-20 and 5-9 in conference play.

— FAU Owl's Nest (@TheOwlsNest_ITB) February 19, 2016

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Give up 50 points in a half and…..

Gotta play a FULL game guys, not just a half!

Texas native Marquan Botley played lights out in front of some family in friends. Still, his stellar performace wasn't enough to match Rice's stron second half.

Individual Final Stats:

Botley: 19 pts, 5-5 3pts, 3 A's

Delph: 17 pts, 80% FG, 6 rebs

Poole: 14 pts, 4-7 3pts

Filer & Cylla: 10 pts each

— FAU Owl's Nest (@TheOwlsNest_ITB) February 19, 2016

Botley deserves some props, that performance was simply stellar.

             

Not shown here is noting Rice's 50 POINT effort in the SECOND HALF!

Final Team Stats:

FAU: 85 points - 54% FG, 54% 3Pts, 10-15 FT. 25 Rebs, 25 A's

Rice: 90 points - 52% FG, 63% 3Pts, 16-19 FT. 34 Rebs

— FAU Owl's Nest (@TheOwlsNest_ITB) February 19, 2016

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That's all I can say about this one. Evans is going to win CUSA freshman of the year. There's a real possibility he will end the season as the top scorer in the conference, which I believe would make him the first freshman to ever achieve such in CUSA history.

Saturday's game in Denton has just gotten A LOT more important.