FAU continues to miss shots and Mavin hits one FT for FIU, now leading 19-8. 7:33 to play in the first half.

Turman hits a fade-away jumper and FAU now trails 19-10 with 6:30 to play in the half. But Diaz of FIU scores 2 and the lead is back to 11.

Poole's three try is an airball and the FIU fans are having a blast. The clock is nearing the 5-minute mark in the first half.

Massey misses a shot and FIU quickly scores to lead 23-10. FAU's Penn then commits an offensive fouls, his second. Penn is replaced by Javier Lacunza. This is another mess of a first half.

FIU scores again, 25-10 FIU with 3:00 to play in the first half. Massey misses a three. Nothing is going in for the Owls. FIU then scores again. 27-10, FIU.

Lacunza scores on his first attempt of the game. 27-12, FIU with 2:00 to play. But FIU's Williams hits another three while the Owls were all over Mavin.

Mavin hits a three and the Panthers lead 36-12, but FAU does get 2. But Mavin hits FIU's third consecutive three to lead 36-14. Botley does manage a jumped at the buzzer and the Owls trail FIU 36-16 at the half.

Wow, just wow.

The halftime stats are ugly, folks,

Marquan Botley leads FAU scorers with 5 points.

Justin Raffington has 4 points and Justin Massey and C.J. Turman have 3 apiece, while Javier Lacunza has 2 points.

FIU is shooting 63.6 percent (14-of-22), while FAU is shooting 25.9 percent (7-of-27).

FAU has made two of 12 threes, for 16.7 percent. FIU is shooting 66.7 percent of its threes.

The Owls have no freethrows

The Owls are being out-rebounded rebound 17-13.

Diaz hits a hook shot to give FIU its largest lead again, 22 points. FAU misses a layup and then the putback. FIU misses but gets the putback and the Owls trail 40-16 as the seconds half gets under way.

Mavin hits again (almost a three) and FIU leads 42-16.