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BOCA RATON – FAU couldn’t hold a 12-point halftime lead, falling to FIU 66-59 on Saturday in The Burrow.
The loss is FAU’s second of the week to FIU, potentially crippling the Owls’ hopes of finishing the regular season among the Top 4 in Conference USA, thereby receiving a first-round bye in the C-USA tournament.
With shot after shot rimming out in the second half, the Owls managed only 20 points in the final 20 minutes, shooting 31 percent from the field. FAU missed all 12 three-pointers and did not attempt a free throw in the second half.
FAU entered the week in a three-way tie for fourth place in Conference USA, with FIU being one of the teams in that tie.
Charlotte, the other team in the tie, won both of its games this week. The 49ers and Panthers remained tied for fourth with 8-4 C-USA records, two games ahead of sixth-place FAU.
Despite the Owls’ poor shooting, the Panthers didn’t manage to take their first second-half lead until less than eight minutes remained in the game.
FAU re-captured the lead 59-58 on an Aleksander Zecevic lay-in with 4:24 remaining, but the Owls didn’t score again in the game.
FIU scored the final eight points in the game.
Karlis Silins led FAU with 13 points and eight rebounds. With 10 points, Scuta Taylor was the only other Owl to score in double digits.
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