WITH THE LOSS, FAU NOW SHARES THE LEAD IN THE EASTERN DIVISION WITH TROY
Things could be worse for the Owls, as Troy knocks them down a peg in the Eastern Division to 12-11 overall and 8 and 4 in Conference play.
In Comparing this win to the last, Ray Taylor contributed more than before.
Only a freshman, Taylor dished out 7 assists and battled for two steals.
Although only scoring 27 to 45 in the first half, the Owls grappled 42 more in half two compared to the “Mean Green” with 41 points. UNT scored 86 overall and had a second helping in percentage with a .638 compared to FAU’s .492 field goal percentage. UNT shot .758 to .the Owls .385 from the free throw line. Freshman Greg Gantt was impressive again scoring more than any other player in the game with 18. The referee’s handed out 26 fouls to the Owls with Mean Green’s 19 overall.
Eric Tramiel was high scorer for North Texas with 17. Both teams got off to a pretty slow start. With the score 4-4, 4 minutes and 8 seconds had passed before the first TV Timeout. Ray Taylor played all but 1 minute of the game, followed a close second by Greg Gantt with 38 minutes and Alex Tucker with 36. Perhaps making his time most effective off the bench was Demonte Simpson with 9 points in 15 minutes followed by Sanchez Hughley with 6 points in 15 minutes. It seems the Owls were tired in the first half, whereas in half #2, they scored more points than the “Mean Green” with 42 to 41 points.
Statistics alone don’t determine the missing factor in a loss. Playing away is always a big factor with a young team such as this one in South Florida. All bets aside, FAU comes away with experience and keeping his minds eye on the future.
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Florida
Gainesville, Fla.
1:00 PM
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Georgia Southern
Boca Raton, Fla.
1:00 PM
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New Balance Collegiate Invitational
New York, NY
All Day
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Minnesota
Lake Worth, Fla. (Fountains CC)
All Day
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