Martin makes last-second free throws to lift No. 24 FAU over Tulane, 85-84
NEW ORLEANS (AP) Alijah Martin hit two of three free throws after being fouled by Tulane's Jaylen Forbes on a desperation 3-point attempt with less than a second left, and No. 24 Florida Atlantic escaped with a 85-84 victory over the Green Wave on Thursday night.
“We hate it that it came down to the play that it did,” FAU coach Dusty May said. “I wish we could have separated earlier when we had a nice lead, but these guys stayed the course.”
Martin - who had family and friends from Summit, Mississippi, in attendance - missed the second free throw, but made the third. That final free throw secured a result that helped FAU avoid what would have been a second straight loss after being upset Saturday at Charlotte - where they fell 70-68 on free throws with 1.7 seconds left after a foul had been called on an 18-foot jumper.
“We didn't like that call; I'm sure Tulane didn't like this call,” May said. “I'm sure we're going to have some more battles with Tulane going forward because that's a really good basketball team.”
Tulane coach Ron Hunter avoided criticizing the late foul call specifically, but made it clear he wasn't pleased with how the game ended.
“Let the kids decide it,” Hunter said. "As I was walking over here, I'm glad I saw my family sitting there in the stands because I don't want to be fined and take some money away from them. We can't control the calls. We can control how hard we play and we did that. That's all I can ask of this team."
Nick Boyd tied a career high with 21 points and six 3-pointers to lead FAU (12-4, 2-1 American Athletic), which led 83-74 after Brandon Weatherspoon's 3 with 3:03 left, but nearly collapsed.
Tulane responded with a stunning 10-0 run that included Forbes' 3 and a pair of contested driving layups by Collin Holloway, the second giving the Green Wave an 84-83 lead with 28 seconds left.
FAU then missed twice but got the ball back both times - on a tie-up and an offensive rebound - to set up the third shot on which the decisive foul was called.
“There's a lot of randomness to winning and losing - and that randomness on the last play favored us,” May said.
Vladislav Goldin had 19 points and 11 rebounds, while Johnell Davis and Martin each scored 14 points for FAU, a Final Four team last season which had lost two of its previous three games to nearly fall out of the AP Top 25.
“I feel like the last couple weeks we kind of took our foot off the gas in terms of holding each other accountable,” Boyd said. “We have to understand we have a target on our back no matter where we go or who we play. So to beat a good Tulane team on the road in a hostile environment at the end is definitely a step in the right direction.”
Forbes scored 28 points and Kevin Cross added 20 points and 11 rebounds for Tulane (10-5, 1-2), which dropped its second straight league game.
BIG PICTURE
FAU: The Owls made eight of their 14 3-pointers in the second half. ... FAU outrebounded Tulane 42-33, including 18 offensive rebounds that led to 22 second-chance points (including the winning points).
“We don't have the size that a lot of teams have and we've always prided ourselves on being quicker to the ball, being more physical,” May said.
The Owls have won 39 of their last 41 games in which they have outrebounded their opponent.
Tulane: Tulane has lost 53 straight against Top 25 opponents since a 72-63 win over then-No. 25 North Carolina State on Dec. 22, 1999. ... Tre' Williams, a transfer guard from Oregon State who has scored 10 or more in half of his games this season, was expected to be available but remained sidelined for a third straight game with an ankle injury.
UP NEXT
FAU: Hosts UAB on Sunday.
Tulane: At Tulsa on Sunday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Vladislav Goldin vs. Kevin Cross (Bryan Greenlee gains possession) | |||
19:49 | +2 | Vladislav Goldin makes two point layup (Johnell Davis assists) | 2-0 | |
19:27 | +2 | Collin Holloway makes two point layup (Kevin Cross assists) | 2-2 | |
19:05 | +2 | Bryan Greenlee makes two point layup | 4-2 | |
18:53 | Kolby King misses two point jump shot | |||
18:51 | Vladislav Goldin defensive rebound | |||
18:40 | Collin Holloway personal foul (Vladislav Goldin draws the foul) | |||
18:38 | Bryan Greenlee misses three point jump shot | |||
18:36 | Johnell Davis offensive rebound | |||
18:31 | +3 | Alijah Martin makes three point jump shot (Nick Boyd assists) | 7-2 | |
18:08 | +3 | Sion James makes three point jump shot (Kolby King assists) | 7-5 | |
17:48 | +2 | Vladislav Goldin makes two point hook shot (Nick Boyd assists) | 9-5 | |
17:34 | +2 | Kevin Cross makes two point layup | 9-7 | |
17:32 | Bryan Greenlee shooting foul (Kevin Cross draws the foul) | |||
17:32 | +1 | Kevin Cross makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 9-8 | |
17:17 | +2 | Johnell Davis makes two point jump shot | 11-8 | |
17:02 | Kevin Cross turnover (out of bounds) | |||
16:45 | Vladislav Goldin misses two point layup | |||
16:43 | Vladislav Goldin offensive rebound | |||
16:39 | Vladislav Goldin misses two point layup | |||
16:37 | Alijah Martin offensive rebound | |||
16:30 | Alijah Martin misses two point layup | |||
16:28 | Vladislav Goldin offensive rebound | |||
16:22 | Vladislav Goldin misses two point layup | |||
16:20 | Kevin Cross defensive rebound | |||
16:20 | Jaylen Forbes misses three point jump shot | |||
16:18 | Johnell Davis defensive rebound | |||
16:14 | +3 | Nick Boyd makes three point jump shot (Johnell Davis assists) | 14-8 | |
15:57 | Kevin Cross misses two point jump shot | |||
15:55 | Alijah Martin defensive rebound | |||
15:34 | +3 | Nick Boyd makes three point jump shot (Johnell Davis assists) | 17-8 | |
15:01 | Sion James misses two point layup | |||
14:59 | Vladislav Goldin defensive rebound | |||
14:56 | +2 | Johnell Davis makes two point layup (Alijah Martin assists) | 19-8 | |
14:55 | Green Wave 30 second timeout | |||
14:55 | TV timeout | |||
14:46 | +2 | Kolby King makes two point layup | 19-10 | |
14:29 | Alijah Martin misses two point jump shot | |||
14:27 | Collin Holloway defensive rebound | |||
14:27 | Nick Boyd personal foul | |||
14:17 | Kevin Cross turnover (bad pass) | |||
14:06 | Giancarlo Rosado turnover (traveling) | |||
13:44 | Jalen Gaffney personal foul (Collin Holloway draws the foul) | |||
13:44 | Collin Holloway misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
13:44 | Collin Holloway misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
13:44 | Jalen Gaffney defensive rebound | |||
13:35 | Nick Boyd misses three point jump shot | |||
13:33 | Kevin Cross defensive rebound | |||
13:19 | Alijah Martin personal foul | |||
13:09 | Jump ball. Sion James vs. Bryan Greenlee (Sion James gains possession) | |||
13:08 | Kevin Cross turnover (traveling) | |||
12:53 | Johnell Davis misses three point jump shot | |||
12:51 | Kevin Cross defensive rebound | |||
12:44 | +2 | Kevin Cross makes two point jump shot | 19-12 | |
12:25 | +3 | Johnell Davis makes three point jump shot (Bryan Greenlee assists) | 22-12 | |
12:00 | +3 | Sion James makes three point jump shot | 22-15 | |
11:36 | +2 | Brandon Weatherspoon makes two point layup (Johnell Davis assists) | 24-15 | |
11:18 | Gregg Glenn III misses two point layup | |||
11:16 | Jalen Gaffney defensive rebound | |||
11:03 | Brandon Weatherspoon misses three point jump shot | |||
11:01 | Gregg Glenn III defensive rebound | |||
10:53 | +2 | Kevin Cross makes two point layup | 24-17 | |
10:36 | Brandon Weatherspoon misses three point jump shot | |||
10:34 | Green Wave defensive rebound | |||
10:33 | TV timeout | |||
10:15 | +2 | Gregg Glenn III makes two point layup (Kevin Cross assists) | 24-19 | |
9:51 | +2 | Vladislav Goldin makes two point layup | 26-19 | |
9:32 | Collin Holloway misses two point jump shot | |||
9:30 | Bryan Greenlee defensive rebound | |||
9:22 | Alijah Martin misses three point jump shot | |||
9:20 | Johnell Davis offensive rebound | |||
9:15 | +3 | Johnell Davis makes three point jump shot | 29-19 | |
9:00 | +2 | Jaylen Forbes makes two point jump shot | 29-21 | |
8:50 | Alijah Martin turnover (lost ball) (Jaylen Forbes steals) | |||
8:27 | Kevin Cross misses two point jump shot | |||
8:25 | Vladislav Goldin defensive rebound | |||
8:12 | Alijah Martin turnover (traveling) | |||
8:00 | Alijah Martin shooting foul (Jaylen Forbes draws the foul) | |||
8:00 | TV timeout | |||
8:00 | +1 | Jaylen Forbes makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 29-22 | |
8:00 | Jaylen Forbes misses regular free throw 2 of 3 | |||
8:00 | Jaylen Forbes misses regular free throw 3 of 3 | |||
8:00 | Jalen Gaffney defensive rebound | |||
7:48 | Jalen Gaffney turnover (bad pass) (Kolby King steals) | |||
7:36 | +2 | Kevin Cross makes two point dunk (Kolby King assists) | 29-24 | |
7:30 | Johnell Davis turnover (bad pass) (Kolby King steals) | |||
7:14 | Kolby King misses three point jump shot | |||
7:12 | Nick Boyd defensive rebound | |||
7:08 | Jaylen Forbes personal foul | |||
6:57 | Nick Boyd misses three point jump shot | |||
6:55 | Owls offensive rebound | |||
6:41 | Johnell Davis misses two point jump shot | |||
6:39 | Collin Holloway defensive rebound | |||
6:30 | +2 | Jaylen Forbes makes two point jump shot | 29-26 | |
6:21 | Bryan Greenlee turnover (bad pass) (Sion James steals) | |||
6:13 | Kevin Cross turnover (lost ball) (Bryan Greenlee steals) | |||
6:00 | Collin Holloway personal foul | |||
5:38 | +3 | Bryan Greenlee makes three point jump shot (Johnell Davis assists) | 32-26 | |
5:19 | Johnell Davis shooting foul (Kevin Cross draws the foul) | |||
5:19 | +1 | Kevin Cross makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 32-27 | |
5:19 | +1 | Kevin Cross makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 32-28 | |
5:19 | +1 | Kevin Cross makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 32-29 | |
5:02 | Giancarlo Rosado misses two point hook shot | |||
5:00 | Sion James defensive rebound | |||
4:49 | Sion James misses three point jump shot | |||
4:47 | Brandon Weatherspoon defensive rebound | |||
4:37 | Bryan Greenlee misses two point jump shot | |||
4:35 | Kevin Cross defensive rebound | |||
4:29 | Jaylen Forbes misses three point jump shot | |||
4:27 | Gregg Glenn III offensive rebound | |||
4:23 | Gregg Glenn III turnover (bad pass) (Johnell Davis steals) | |||
4:15 | Bryan Greenlee misses three point jump shot | |||
4:13 | Kolby King defensive rebound | |||
4:04 | Nick Boyd personal foul (Gregg Glenn III draws the foul) | |||
4:04 | Gregg Glenn III misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
4:04 | Vladislav Goldin defensive rebound | |||
3:53 | TV timeout | |||
3:53 | Tre Carroll misses three point jump shot | |||
3:51 | Brandon Weatherspoon offensive rebound | |||
3:37 | Gregg Glenn III personal foul | |||
3:37 | +2 | Vladislav Goldin makes two point jump shot | 34-29 | |
3:37 | Gregg Glenn III shooting foul (Vladislav Goldin draws the foul) | |||
3:37 | +1 | Vladislav Goldin makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 35-29 | |
3:31 | +3 | Collin Holloway makes three point jump shot | 35-32 | |
2:48 | Jalen Gaffney misses three point jump shot | |||
2:46 | Brandon Weatherspoon offensive rebound | |||
2:42 | Jaylen Forbes personal foul | |||
2:29 | Alijah Martin misses three point jump shot | |||
2:27 | Kevin Cross defensive rebound | |||
2:15 | Kevin Cross misses three point jump shot | |||
2:13 | Alijah Martin defensive rebound | |||
2:07 | Alijah Martin turnover (bad pass) (Sion James steals) | |||
1:51 | Jaylen Forbes misses three point jump shot | |||
1:49 | Kevin Cross offensive rebound | |||
1:32 | Jaylen Forbes misses two point layup | |||
1:30 | Tre Carroll defensive rebound | |||
1:26 | Tre Carroll misses three point jump shot | |||
1:24 | Kolby King defensive rebound | |||
1:19 | +3 | Kolby King makes three point jump shot | 35-35 | |
1:07 | Sion James shooting foul (Vladislav Goldin draws the foul) | |||
1:07 | +1 | Vladislav Goldin makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 36-35 | |
1:07 | +1 | Vladislav Goldin makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 37-35 | |
0:54 | +3 | Sion James makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Forbes assists) | 37-38 | |
0:36 | Jalen Gaffney misses three point jump shot | |||
0:34 | Bryan Greenlee offensive rebound | |||
0:28 | Jaylen Forbes personal foul (Bryan Greenlee draws the foul) | |||
0:28 | Bryan Greenlee misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
0:28 | Brandon Weatherspoon offensive rebound | |||
0:26 | +2 | Brandon Weatherspoon makes two point layup | 39-38 | |
0:01 | Kevin Cross misses two point jump shot | |||
0:00 | Green Wave offensive rebound | |||
0:00 | End of period |