Florida Atlantic overcame a 17-point first-half deficit to defeat Charlotte 77-75 in North Carolina.
The victory gives the Owls their second two-game winning streak of the season.
FAU trailed by four at the half but saw the 49ers lead balloon to 11 before mounting a comeback.
The Owls took their first lead of the game when an Adonis Filer lay-up put FAU up 57-56. FAU took the lead for good on a Justin Massey three-pointer with 8:25 remaining.
Florida Atlantic led by as much as seven in the second half.
Five Owls scored in double figures, led by Jailyn Ingram’s 17 points.
GameBrowser: FAU (7-13, 3-6) 77, Charlotte (10-11, 4-6) 75
Moving Forward: Ingram made 7-of-10 shots from the field on his way to those 17 points. He also grabbed seven rebounds. …Gedarius Troutman’s 12 points included two of the four three-pointers made by the Owls. …Massey made the other two three-pointers en route to 12 points. …Ronald Delph came off the bench to snare 10 rebounds to go with eight points.
Moving Backward: William Pfister once again drew the start but this time didn’t score. He also didn’t foul out – so there’s that. …Jeantal Cylla managed only two points in 11 minutes of play. …Frank Booker missed all five of his three-point attempts. …As a team FAU shot 4-of-18 from behind the arc.
Key Stat: 10 – offensive rebounds for FAU, who out-rebounded Charlotte 40-36.
Up Next: FAU heads further north to Old Dominion on Saturday. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m.
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