As 2016 winds down to a close, it has been an up and down year for FAU sports. The Owls had teams vary from national champions to the worst in Conference USA and everything in between.

Florida Atlantic men’s basketball couldn’t defend a 12-point first half lead as the Florida State Seminoles pulled out the victory in the game’s closing moments, defeating the Owls 64-59 in the 2015 MetroPCS Orange Bowl Classic at the BB&T Center on Saturday. A second half scuffle between the two teams awoke a sleeping Florida State team as the Seminoles cut FAU’s lead down to just four points with over 11 minutes left in the game. The re-energized Seminoles (8-2), aided by two three-point baskets by sophomore guard Xavier-Rathan Mayes, grabbed their first lead of the game with fewer than eight minutes remaining.

MEN'S BASKETBALL If FAU Head Coach Mike Jarvis learned anything from the Owls' game against University of Miami on Saturday, Dec. 19, it was that his team has a lot of work to do. FAU dropped to 5-5 on the season as the Owls lost 87-69 against the Hurricanes (11-1) at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise. Among the glaring concerns for the Owls w...

The men's basketball team's conference match against University of Louisiana-Lafayette on Dec. 12 will air live on ESPN360.com. According to fausports.com, ESPN360 will broadcast Saturday's match free of charge to those with high- speed Internet access through an Internet service provider affiliated with ESPN, such as Comcast. Saturday's game in La...