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BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) -- Bobby Dixon hit seven 3-pointers and finished with 25 points and Eddie Baker added 20 points as Troy held on to beat Florida Atlantic 99-93 on Tuesday night.
Troy (6-11, 4-4 Atlantic Sun) led 93-77 with 2:08 left before the Owls ran off a 12-0 run to pull to within four with 27 seconds to go. However, the Trojans went 6-for-6 from the line down the stretch to pull out the win.
Corey Hornsby also had 12 points and 10 rebounds for the Trojans, who shot better than 57 percent for the game. Jacob Hazouri chipped in with 14 points while Ryan Heck had 11.
Quinton Young led FAU (3-12, 3-5) with 21 points while Mike Bell added 20 points and 10 rebounds. Kahleaf Watson had 14 points, all in the second half and Fred Marshall added 12 points.
Troy did most of its damage from behind the arc, hitting 13-of-26 from 3-point range. Dixon was 7-for-8 on 3-pointers.


