Honestly haven't been this impressed with an player in a long while!

Collects the rebound, gets fouled (no call), drives the lane, gets fouled again (no call), and drains the layup.@martin_alijah really can do it all!#FAU leads #USM 48-33 with 15:50 left in the second half. pic.twitter.com/RluAm0a6LM

— FAU Owl's Nest (@FAU_Owls_Nest) March 10, 2022

Wow! It's all FAU this second half! Here's to keep our foot on their throat so we can coast to the quarterfinals!

🚀 There goes Vlad! 🚀

Owls are amidst a 16-1 run spanning over five minutes of action!#FAU is running away with this one, leading #USM 59-34 with 11:33 left in the game. pic.twitter.com/ofaVbnNN1Q

— FAU Owl's Nest (@FAU_Owls_Nest) March 10, 2022

OWLS WIN!

Easy as you like for FAU who goes through the bench against lowly Southern Miss.

OWLS WIN! | #FAU 86 - 59 #USM

The Owls end the Golden Eagles era in #CUSA with a LOSS. And Peep FAU throwing some salt on the wound late as Darden Kapiti throws it down.

NEXT: vs. #UAB, TOMORROW 9:30PM pic.twitter.com/sdD344BBKd

— FAU Owl's Nest (@FAU_Owls_Nest) March 10, 2022

FINAL STATS from FAU's dominant win over USM.

Greenlee with a team-high 15 points, and a game-high 3FG (5-6) and assists (60.

We shot 59% from the field tonight! We'll need to bring that same energy tomorrow against the Blazers.

FAU Looks to Upset UAB in Quaterfinals


What: No. 3  FAU (19-13) vs. No. 2  UAB (24-7)

When: Thursday, March 10th, @ 9:30 PM Eastern

Where: Ford Center at The Star

Series: The Owls trail the Blazers 11-3 and lost the earlier season road meeting 76-65


TV: None

Stream: Stadium

Radio: FoxSports 640

Live Stats: Here


Notables

Florida Atlantic defeated the West Division's No. 7 seed Southern Miss, 86-59 on Wednesday night to close the second round of the 2022 Conference USA Championships. The Owls were fueled by a 59-percent shooting night and a 51-30 point differential in the second half to pull away from the upset-minded Golden Eagles.

FAU's Bryan Greenlee was the picture of efficiency, shooting 5-of-6 from the field, all from distance, to post 15 points and the Gainesville, Florida, native also led the way with six assists. In addition to Greenlee, four other Owls scored in double figures.

The Blazers will be making their first appearance in the Championship, having been afforded the first two days off with byes.

Latest Line: FAU +6

Quick team update as we are Winding Down…

La Tech defeats WKU.

UNT downs Rice.

Bulldogs will play the Mean Green tomorrow at 12:30 PM.

What a game that was between WKU and LaTech. TBH, C-USA will be just fine if those two historic programs can continue their level of play.

Still waiting for the starting lineups to be posted by the conference… Looks like we may be delayed several minutes as LaTech's squeaker over WKU ran a bit late.

If it's not broke.. don't fix it!

Coach May goes with the same starting five from last night's dominant victory over Southern Miss.

Forrest, Greenlee, Martin, Winchester, Goldin.

FAU's offense starting slow while UAB races to go 5-6 from the arc.

It's certainly not going to be easy against one of #CUSA's best, but @martin_alijah with five straight points for the Owls.#UAB leads #FAU 19-11 with 12:30 left in the half. pic.twitter.com/qnUJdojBRl

— FAU Owl's Nest (@FAU_Owls_Nest) March 11, 2022