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Silins scores 22 to lead FAU past UTEP 76-70

AP
Mar 11, 2021

FRISCO, Texas (AP) Karlis Silins had a career-high 22 points as Florida Atlantic Owls topped UTEP 76-70 in the second round of the Conference USA tournament on Wednesday night.

FAU (13-9), the East Division's No. 4 seed, will advance to play the West Division top-seeded Louisiana Tech in a Thursday quarterfinal.

Bryan Greenlee had 13 points and Michael Forrest added 11 for FAU.

Souley Boum scored 23 points for the Miners (12-12). Bryson Williams and Keonte Kennedy each added 14 points and seven rebounds.

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1st Half
UTEP
Miners
33
FAU
Owls
34

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Bryson Williams vs. Karlis Silins (Tydus Verhoeven gains possession)
19:44	+2	Souley Boum makes two point driving layup	2-0
19:15		Everett Winchester misses two point turnaround jump shot
19:13		Souley Boum defensive rebound
19:05	+2	Souley Boum makes two point driving layup	4-0
18:44		Karlis Silins misses two point turnaround hook shot
18:42		Keonte Kennedy defensive rebound
18:27		Keonte Kennedy misses three point jump shot
18:25		Michael Forrest defensive rebound
18:14		Karlis Silins turnover (out of bounds)
17:51	+2	Bryson Williams makes two point driving hook shot	6-0
17:36	+3	Jailyn Ingram makes three point jump shot (Everett Winchester assists)	6-3
17:19	+2	Tydus Verhoeven makes two point jump shot (Jamal Bieniemy assists)	8-3
16:52		Tydus Verhoeven personal foul (Jailyn Ingram draws the foul)
16:38	+3	Jailyn Ingram makes three point jump shot (Michael Forrest assists)	8-6
16:18		Tydus Verhoeven misses two point jump shot
16:16		Owls defensive rebound
16:05		Jailyn Ingram misses two point pullup jump shot
16:03		Tydus Verhoeven defensive rebound
15:54		Souley Boum misses two point pullup jump shot
15:52		Jailyn Ingram defensive rebound
15:38	+2	Karlis Silins makes two point hook shot (Michael Forrest assists)	8-8
15:18		Tydus Verhoeven turnover (bad pass) (Michael Forrest steals)
15:07	+2	Michael Forrest makes two point reverse layup	8-10
14:52		Keonte Kennedy misses two point step back jump shot
14:50		B.J. Greenlee defensive rebound
14:40	+2	Everett Winchester makes two point layup (B.J. Greenlee assists)	8-12
14:21	+2	Tydus Verhoeven makes two point pullup jump shot	10-12
13:52		B.J. Greenlee misses two point driving layup
13:50		Bryson Williams defensive rebound
13:37		Bryson Williams misses three point jump shot
13:35		Everett Winchester defensive rebound
13:28		Jailyn Ingram misses two point hook shot
13:26		Bryson Williams defensive rebound
13:02		Bryson Williams misses two point jump shot
13:00		Jailyn Ingram defensive rebound
12:44	+3	Karlis Silins makes three point jump shot (B.J. Greenlee assists)	10-15
12:40		Miners 30 second timeout
12:40		TV timeout
12:29		Nicholas Boyd shooting foul (Keonte Kennedy draws the foul)
12:29	+1	Keonte Kennedy makes regular free throw 1 of 2	11-15
12:29		Keonte Kennedy misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:29		Kenan Blackshear defensive rebound
12:06	+3	Nicholas Boyd makes three point jump shot (Jailyn Ingram assists)	11-18
11:39		Souley Boum misses three point step back jump shot
11:37		Keonte Kennedy offensive rebound
11:30		Keonte Kennedy turnover (bad pass) (B.J. Greenlee steals)
11:31		Kristian Sjolund shooting foul (Kenan Blackshear draws the foul)
11:31		TV timeout
11:31		Kenan Blackshear misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:31	+1	Kenan Blackshear makes regular free throw 2 of 2	11-19
11:16		Efe Odigie misses two point jump shot
11:14		Johnell Davis defensive rebound
11:06	+2	Darden Kapiti makes two point dunk (Nicholas Boyd assists)	11-21
10:43	+2	Jamal Bieniemy makes two point fadeaway jump shot	13-21
10:20		Kenan Blackshear misses three point jump shot
10:17		Owls offensive rebound
10:12		Karlis Silins misses three point jump shot
10:10		Jamal Bieniemy defensive rebound
9:59		Jamal Bieniemy misses two point pullup jump shot
9:57		Kenan Blackshear defensive rebound
9:50		Kristian Sjolund blocks Kenan Blackshear's two point layup
9:48		Miners defensive rebound
9:39		Bryson Williams misses two point turnaround hook shot
9:37		Michael Forrest defensive rebound
9:20		Michael Forrest misses three point jump shot
9:18		Kristian Sjolund defensive rebound
9:03		Karlis Silins blocks Souley Boum's two point driving jump shot
9:01		Nicholas Boyd defensive rebound
8:47	+2	Karlis Silins makes two point floating jump shot (Nicholas Boyd assists)	13-23
8:33		Karlis Silins personal foul (Bryson Williams draws the foul)
8:23	+2	Souley Boum makes two point driving layup	15-23
8:00	+3	B.J. Greenlee makes three point jump shot	15-26
7:41		Christian Agnew misses three point jump shot
7:39		Owls defensive rebound
7:38		TV timeout
7:16		B.J. Greenlee misses two point driving layup
7:14		Christian Agnew defensive rebound
7:14		B.J. Greenlee personal foul (Christian Agnew draws the foul)
6:56		Christian Agnew misses three point jump shot
6:54		Jailyn Ingram defensive rebound
6:27		Jailyn Ingram turnover (traveling)
6:15		Keonte Kennedy misses three point jump shot
6:13		Keonte Kennedy offensive rebound
6:08	+3	Jamal Bieniemy makes three point jump shot (Keonte Kennedy assists)	18-26
5:58		Darden Kapiti offensive foul (Souley Boum draws the foul)
5:58		Darden Kapiti turnover
5:45		Souley Boum misses two point pullup jump shot
5:43		Tydus Verhoeven offensive rebound
5:36		Jamal Bieniemy misses two point driving layup
5:34		Jailyn Ingram defensive rebound
5:28		Jailyn Ingram turnover (lost ball) (Keonte Kennedy steals)
5:19	+2	Souley Boum makes two point layup (Jamal Bieniemy assists)	20-26
5:06	+2	Jailyn Ingram makes two point pullup jump shot (B.J. Greenlee assists)	20-28
4:47	+2	Bryson Williams makes two point driving layup	22-28
4:32	+2	Everett Winchester makes two point layup	22-30
4:14	+2	Souley Boum makes two point pullup jump shot	24-30
3:55	+2	Karlis Silins makes two point hook shot (Everett Winchester assists)	24-32
3:33	+3	Keonte Kennedy makes three point jump shot (Jamal Bieniemy assists)	27-32
3:07		TV timeout
3:06		Michael Forrest turnover (lost ball)
2:40	+2	Keonte Kennedy makes two point pullup jump shot	29-32
2:35		B.J. Greenlee turnover (bad pass)
2:15		Souley Boum misses three point jump shot
2:13		Miners offensive rebound
1:55		Kenan Blackshear shooting foul (Jamal Bieniemy draws the foul)
1:57	+1	Jamal Bieniemy makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-32
1:57	+1	Jamal Bieniemy makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-32
1:41		Everett Winchester turnover (traveling)
1:28		Keonte Kennedy misses three point jump shot
1:26		Kenan Blackshear defensive rebound
1:04		Everett Winchester misses three point jump shot
1:02		Bryson Williams defensive rebound
0:39		Jamal Bieniemy misses three point jump shot
0:37		Souley Boum offensive rebound
0:37		Tydus Verhoeven personal foul (Karlis Silins draws the foul)
0:19	+2	Nicholas Boyd makes two point driving layup	31-34
0:01	+2	Souley Boum makes two point layup (Jamal Bieniemy assists)	33-34
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
UTEP
Miners
37
FAU
Owls
42

Time		Play	Score
0:00		—
19:48		Everett Winchester misses two point jump shot
19:46		Tydus Verhoeven defensive rebound
19:38		Everett Winchester shooting foul (Souley Boum draws the foul)
19:38	+1	Souley Boum makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-34
19:38		Souley Boum misses regular free throw 2 of 2
19:38		Michael Forrest defensive rebound
19:11		Michael Forrest misses three point jump shot
19:09		Karlis Silins offensive rebound
19:06	+2	Michael Forrest makes two point driving layup	34-36
19:06		Tydus Verhoeven shooting foul (Michael Forrest draws the foul)
19:06		Michael Forrest misses regular free throw 1 of 1
19:06		Bryson Williams defensive rebound
18:51		Jamal Bieniemy misses two point reverse layup
18:49		Efe Odigie offensive rebound
18:48		Everett Winchester personal foul (Efe Odigie draws the foul)
18:41		Souley Boum misses two point layup
18:40		Miners offensive rebound
18:33		Souley Boum misses three point jump shot
18:31		Efe Odigie offensive rebound
18:23		Efe Odigie misses two point putback layup
18:21		Kenan Blackshear defensive rebound
18:18		Keonte Kennedy personal foul (Michael Forrest draws the foul)
18:04		B.J. Greenlee misses two point driving layup
18:04		Souley Boum defensive rebound
18:04		Karlis Silins personal foul (Souley Boum draws the foul)
17:49		Efe Odigie turnover (lost ball)
17:32		B.J. Greenlee turnover (lost ball) (Souley Boum steals)
17:31		B.J. Greenlee personal foul (Souley Boum draws the foul)
17:23		Souley Boum misses two point driving layup
17:21		Jailyn Ingram defensive rebound
17:16		Michael Forrest misses three point jump shot
17:14		Souley Boum defensive rebound
16:59		Kenan Blackshear shooting foul (Bryson Williams draws the foul)
16:59	+1	Bryson Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-36
16:59		Bryson Williams misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:59		Jailyn Ingram defensive rebound
16:59		Efe Odigie personal foul (Jailyn Ingram draws the foul)
16:38		Michael Forrest turnover (lost ball) (Keonte Kennedy steals)
16:29	+2	Keonte Kennedy makes two point layup	37-36
16:19		Bryson Williams blocks Nicholas Boyd's two point layup
16:17		Miners defensive rebound
15:55		Jamal Bieniemy misses two point layup
15:53		Keonte Kennedy offensive rebound
15:43	+2	Keonte Kennedy makes two point putback layup	39-36
15:34	+2	Michael Forrest makes two point driving layup	39-38
15:27		Darden Kapiti shooting foul (Keonte Kennedy draws the foul)
15:27		TV timeout
15:27	+1	Keonte Kennedy makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-38
15:27	+1	Keonte Kennedy makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-38
15:07	+3	Kenan Blackshear makes three point jump shot	41-41
14:44	+2	Efe Odigie makes two point turnaround jump shot (Keonte Kennedy assists)	43-41
14:31		Souley Boum personal foul (B.J. Greenlee draws the foul)
14:26	+2	Karlis Silins makes two point jump shot (B.J. Greenlee assists)	43-43
14:26		Jamal Bieniemy shooting foul (Karlis Silins draws the foul)
14:26	+1	Karlis Silins makes regular free throw 1 of 1	43-44
14:10		Souley Boum misses three point jump shot
14:08		B.J. Greenlee defensive rebound
13:43		Karlis Silins turnover (lost ball) (Souley Boum steals)
13:33		Keonte Kennedy turnover (lost ball) (B.J. Greenlee steals)
13:33		Nicholas Boyd misses two point layup
13:31		Karlis Silins offensive rebound
13:31		Jamal Bieniemy shooting foul (Karlis Silins draws the foul)
13:31	+1	Karlis Silins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-45
13:29	+1	Karlis Silins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-46
13:19		Souley Boum misses two point pullup jump shot
13:17		Jailyn Ingram defensive rebound
13:06	+2	Karlis Silins makes two point reverse layup (Kenan Blackshear assists)	43-48
13:05		Miners 30 second timeout
13:05		TV timeout
12:50		Christian Agnew misses three point jump shot
12:48		Nicholas Boyd defensive rebound
12:34		Kenan Blackshear turnover (traveling)
12:16		Souley Boum misses two point layup
12:14		Owls defensive rebound
12:03		B.J. Greenlee misses three point jump shot
12:01		Miners defensive rebound
11:45	+2	Souley Boum makes two point driving layup	45-48
11:18		Nicholas Boyd misses two point turnaround jump shot
11:16		Everett Winchester offensive rebound
11:07		Everett Winchester misses two point jump shot
11:05		Bryson Williams defensive rebound
11:01	+3	Souley Boum makes three point jump shot	48-48
10:51		Jamal Bieniemy personal foul (Everett Winchester draws the foul)
10:51		TV timeout
10:51	+1	Everett Winchester makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-49
10:51	+1	Everett Winchester makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-50
10:22	+2	Keonte Kennedy makes two point driving hook shot	50-50
9:59		Everett Winchester turnover (traveling)
9:38	+2	Bryson Williams makes two point hook shot	52-50
9:20		Karlis Silins misses two point layup
9:17		Karlis Silins offensive rebound
9:19		Bryson Williams personal foul (Karlis Silins draws the foul)
9:19	+1	Karlis Silins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-51
9:19		Karlis Silins misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:19		Keonte Kennedy defensive rebound
9:01		Karlis Silins personal foul (Bryson Williams draws the foul)
9:01	+1	Bryson Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-51
9:01	+1	Bryson Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-51
8:49	+3	Michael Forrest makes three point jump shot (Kenan Blackshear assists)	54-54
8:18	+2	Bryson Williams makes two point jump shot	56-54
8:01		Darden Kapiti misses two point hook shot
7:59		Christian Agnew defensive rebound
7:56		Kenan Blackshear personal foul (Christian Agnew draws the foul)
7:56		TV timeout
7:56		Christian Agnew misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:56		Kenan Blackshear defensive rebound
7:35		Michael Forrest misses two point driving layup
7:33		Karlis Silins offensive rebound
7:27	+2	Karlis Silins makes two point turnaround hook shot	56-56
7:11		Bryson Williams turnover (bad pass) (Michael Forrest steals)
7:01		B.J. Greenlee turnover (bad pass)
6:37	+2	Christian Agnew makes two point driving layup	58-56
6:27		Christian Agnew personal foul (B.J. Greenlee draws the foul)
6:27	+1	B.J. Greenlee makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-57
6:27	+1	B.J. Greenlee makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-58
6:04		Keonte Kennedy misses two point driving layup
6:02		Karlis Silins defensive rebound
6:02		Bryson Williams personal foul (Karlis Silins draws the foul)
6:02	+1	Karlis Silins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-59
6:02	+1	Karlis Silins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-60
5:55		B.J. Greenlee personal foul (Souley Boum draws the foul)
5:55	+1	Souley Boum makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-60
5:55	+1	Souley Boum makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-60
5:40		Karlis Silins misses three point jump shot
5:38		Jailyn Ingram offensive rebound
5:38		B.J. Greenlee turnover (traveling)
5:16		Kenan Blackshear personal foul (Christian Agnew draws the foul)
5:16	+1	Christian Agnew makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-60
5:16	+1	Christian Agnew makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-60
4:50	+3	B.J. Greenlee makes three point jump shot (Jailyn Ingram assists)	62-63
4:29		Souley Boum offensive foul (B.J. Greenlee draws the foul)
4:29		Souley Boum turnover
4:14		Everett Winchester turnover (lost ball) (Jamal Bieniemy steals)
4:14		Everett Winchester personal foul (Jamal Bieniemy draws the foul)
4:14	+1	Jamal Bieniemy makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-63
4:14	+1	Jamal Bieniemy makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-63
3:46		Keonte Kennedy personal foul (Karlis Silins draws the foul)
3:46		TV timeout
3:46	+1	Karlis Silins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-64
3:46		Karlis Silins misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:46		Keonte Kennedy defensive rebound
3:26		Bryson Williams turnover (out of bounds)
3:22	+2	B.J. Greenlee makes two point layup	64-66
2:50		Jamal Bieniemy misses three point jump shot
2:48		Karlis Silins defensive rebound
2:18		Michael Forrest turnover (shot clock violation)
2:07		Karlis Silins personal foul (Souley Boum draws the foul)
2:07	+1	Souley Boum makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-66
2:07		Souley Boum misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:07		Kenan Blackshear defensive rebound
1:54		Kenan Blackshear misses two point layup
1:52		Christian Agnew defensive rebound
1:45		Jailyn Ingram blocks Souley Boum's two point layup
1:43		Michael Forrest defensive rebound
1:36		Karlis Silins misses two point layup
1:34		B.J. Greenlee offensive rebound
1:34	+2	B.J. Greenlee makes two point putback layup	65-68
1:32		B.J. Greenlee personal foul (Souley Boum draws the foul)
1:32	+1	Souley Boum makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-68
1:32	+1	Souley Boum makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-68
1:19		Jamal Bieniemy blocks Kenan Blackshear's two point layup
1:17		Kenan Blackshear offensive rebound
1:16		Jamal Bieniemy shooting foul (Kenan Blackshear draws the foul)
1:16	+1	Kenan Blackshear makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-69
1:16	+1	Kenan Blackshear makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-70
1:08		Bryson Williams misses two point pullup jump shot
1:06		B.J. Greenlee defensive rebound
1:06		Souley Boum personal foul (B.J. Greenlee draws the foul)
1:06	+1	B.J. Greenlee makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-71
1:06		B.J. Greenlee misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:06		Keonte Kennedy defensive rebound
1:00		Miners 60 second timeout
1:00		Karlis Silins personal foul (Bryson Williams draws the foul)
1:00	+1	Bryson Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-71
1:00		Bryson Williams misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:00		Kenan Blackshear defensive rebound
0:44		B.J. Greenlee turnover (bad pass)
0:35		Bryson Williams misses two point layup
0:33		Michael Forrest defensive rebound
0:32		Keonte Kennedy personal foul (Kenan Blackshear draws the foul)
0:32	+1	Kenan Blackshear makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-72
0:32		Kenan Blackshear misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:32		Bryson Williams defensive rebound
0:24		Souley Boum offensive foul (Kenan Blackshear draws the foul)
0:24		Souley Boum turnover
0:22		Bryson Williams personal foul (Nicholas Boyd draws the foul)
0:22	+1	Nicholas Boyd makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-73
0:22	+1	Nicholas Boyd makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-74
0:18		Souley Boum misses three point jump shot
0:14		Miners offensive rebound
0:09		Keonte Kennedy misses three point jump shot
0:07		Michael Forrest defensive rebound
0:05		Bryson Williams personal foul (Michael Forrest draws the foul)
0:05	+1	Michael Forrest makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-75
0:05	+1	Michael Forrest makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-76
0:01		Jamal Bieniemy misses three point jump shot
0:00		Bryson Williams offensive rebound
0:00	+2	Bryson Williams makes two point putback dunk	70-76
0:00		End of period

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Bryson Williams makes two point putback dunk