It was about 10 p.m. inside the Florida Atlantic Arena. The court lights were still shining bright, a ball was bouncing and shoes could be heard squeaking on the court.
Florida Atlantic men's basketball trailed Middle Tennessee 73-51 with 5:11 left, and nobody could be heard inside FAU Arena — nobody except Frank Booker.
Sophomore Justin Massey’s 3-pointer with 49 seconds left gave Florida Atlantic men’s basketball the lead for the first time in the second half, and it never surrendered it, taking down Old Dominion University 65-61 Saturday night in Norfolk, Virginia.
Florida Atlantic Men’s Basketball could not overcome a tough first half shooting and defensive display, leading to a 86-57 loss to Middle Tennessee State Saturday night in Boca Raton.
With 21.6 seconds remaining in overtime and the score tied at 77, Florida Atlantic head coach Michael Curry called upon his sophomore point guard Nick Rutherford to lead the team’s last possession. Rutherford drained the clock and isolated his defender.
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FAU redshirt junior guard Frank Booker (11) drives past two USF defenders to attempt a layup.
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Florida Atlantic men’s basketball used a pair of double-digit runs in each half to turn what was once a 10-point deficit in the first half into a 78-62 win over the University of South Florida on Tuesday night in Boca Raton.
Prior to the season, Florida Atlantic men’s basketball coach Michael Curry decided to bring senior Adonis Filer, a starter last season, off the bench. The decision paid off in the Owls 98-64 win over Edward Waters College on Sunday afternoon.
