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Thursday 7:00 in Boca Raton: FAU (10-5, 1-1 CUSA). ESPN+

Results to date: Fla Tech (98-52); UCF (80-79); Ga Southern (70-80); Towson (85-71); Incarnate Word (71-68); Palm Beach Atlantic (73-62); Fla Gulf Coast (85-68); Bethune-Cookman (70-72); Mercer (68-64); Arkansas St (71-75 OT); Fla College (76-64); Miami (55-75); Illinois (73-71 OT); UAB (50-67); MTSU (63-56).

Last game: FAU rallied fron a 15-pt 1st half deficit to best MTSU in Murfreesboro. MTSU led 27-12 with 5:27 left until HT, but FAU rallied to trail by 7. FAU opened the second half with an 11-1 run to take the lead and ran off another run of 18-4 before closing out the win. POW Anthony Adger was the only Owl in double figures scoring 33 (9-16 FG, 3-8 3s, 12-13 FT). However, the rest of the team shot only 13-50 FG, 1-15 3s and 3-6 FT. The Owls did force 22 TOs to create the extra possessions need to win.

Stats: 72.5 pts (vs 68.3); .411 FG (.297 3s); .716 FT; +5.1 RB; A/TO= 0.84

Starters (MTSU)
F Madiaw Niang (6-9 210 Fr). 15.7 min.; .266 FG (3-23 3s); .765 FT; 4.3 RB; 3.3 pts (6 starts)
F/C Aleksandar Zecevic (6-10 245 Jr). 8.8 min.; .488 FG; .556 FT; 2.6 RB; 3.2 pts (1 start)
F/C Simeon Lepichev (6-9 225 Sr). 23.5 min.; .456 FG (2-11 3s); .556 FT; 5.7 RB; 4.9 pts (4 starts)
G Anthony Adger (6-1 170 Sr). 30.6 min.; .402 FG (44-120 3s); .810 FT; 3.5 RB; 1.2 steals; 16.2 pts
G Michael Forrest (6-0 170 Fr). 26.3 min.; .324 FG (15-61 3s); .619 FT; 2.6 RB; 3.2 assists; 1.3 steals; 6.7 pts (11 starts)

Bench
F Xavier Stapleton (6-7 205 Sr). 23.4 min.; .416 FG (14-49 3s); .778 FT; 5.6 RB; 10.6 pts (8 games, 7 starts)
F/C Karlis Silins (6-11 240 Fr). 16.3 min.; .667 FG (4-8 3s); .536 FT; 2.5 RB; 5.8 pts (11 starts)
G Richardson Maitre (6-3 180 So). 20.4 min.; .278 FG (6-28 3s); .800 FT; 3.5 RB; 2.7 assists; 4.1 pts (4 starts)
G Cedric Jackson (6-3 180 Jr). 8.5 min.; .182 FG (3-24 3s); .500 FT; 1.0 RB; 1.4 pts

Very big team that is still looking for optimal player rotations, integrating 11 new players on the roster this year. Team is strong on the boards, but struggles from the perimeter (yet takes 27.8 3s/g). Game flow can be an issue…FAU causes 15.3 TOs/g while committing 14.8. Opponents only hit 29% 3s. FAU is 5-0 in Boca Raton. Leading scorer 6-7 forward Jailyn Ingram (.557 FG, 8.2 RB, 16.9 pts) tore his ACL and will miss the remainder of the season