With its 75-44 loss to the UAB Blazers in its conference home opener Thursday night, FAU men’s basketball extends its losing streak to a season-long five straight games.

Florida Atlantic women’s basketball picked up its fourth straight loss Saturday night against the University of Alabama-Birmingham Blazers by a score of 67-62. The Owls (11-11, 3-8 Conference USA) gave up the lead for the first time in the game in the second quarter, and allowed the Blazers (11-11, 3-8 Conference USA) to get out to an eight-point lead by the end of the third quarter. “We have to play better, we have to stop letting teams shoot over 45 percent from the field against us, and in turn we have to shoot better than 35 percent,” head women's basketball coach Kellie Lewis-Jay said. “[Today] was a combination of bad shooting and not playing good defense.”

Men's basketball is headed back on the road this week to take on the second-place Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders on Thursday, followed by a meeting with the first place University Alabama at Birmingham Blazers on Saturday. The Owls (6-16, 4-15 C-USA) are coming off of Saturday's tightly contested home win over the Charlotte 49ers. The 49ers nearly overcame a 17-point deficit in the second half after cutting the Owl lead to four, late in the game before junior Adonis Filler converted on six free throws in the final minute of regulation to propel the Owls in a 82-77 victory. Here's what you need to know for both upcoming matchups: