Martin, Davis help No. 23 FAU roar back to top Wichita State 86-77
BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler walked into Florida Atlantic’s arena a bit late, arriving around the midpoint of the first half. Florida Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov was at a college basketball game for the first time.
The Owls made sure to give their courtside guests a good show - especially in the second half.
Alijah Martin scored 22 points, Johnell Davis added 19 and No. 23 FAU rallied from an 11-point deficit in the second half to beat Wichita State 86-77 on Thursday night. Martin and Davis combined for 30 of FAU's 55 second-half points, and yes, they noticed that the stars were watching.
“They're not here to see myself and the staff,” FAU coach Dusty May said. “They're here to see these guys.”
Vladislav Goldin scored 17 and Tre Carroll added 10 off the bench for Florida Atlantic (14-4, 4-1 American), which won its third straight.
Quincy Ballard scored 18 points on 8-for-10 shooting for Wichita State (8-9, 0-4), which dropped its sixth straight. Colby Rogers also had 18 for the Shockers, who haven’t had a losing streak this long since 2008-09.
“I’m not sure if you’re aware of our schedule, but in the last six games we played four Quad 1 games and one of them is a Quad 2,” Wichita State coach Paul Mills said. “I don’t get caught up in all that. I don’t make the schedule. You just play whoever's in front of you.”
Ballard might have had the play of the night - blocking a dunk try by the 7-foot-1 Goldin, the nation’s leader in field-goal percentage, with 2:28 left. But it wasn’t enough for the Shockers, who managed only five field goals in the final 10 minutes.
Wichita State’s lead was 11 early in the second half, and the chip-chip-chipping away by FAU started.
Every time the Owls made a little dent, the Shockers had a little answer. Jalen Gaffney scored to get FAU within 48-43 with 15:35 left; Isaac Abidde rebutted with a dunk. Martin had a pair of baskets to get FAU within four; Rogers and Kenny Pohto had the responses after those.
“Felt good to help the team dig it out,” Martin said.
Then, finally, the breakthrough - FAU got back-to-back 3-pointers to fall for only the second time all night, Nick Boyd and Martin hitting them, and reclaimed the lead at 66-64 with 6:48 left.
The Owls wouldn’t trail again. Davis got a three-point play with 3:10 remaining to push the lead to seven; the lead didn't fall below four the rest of the way.
BIG PICTURE
Wichita State: The Shockers gave themselves a serious chance with a pair of big first-half runs. Wichita State opened the game on a 13-2 run, lost the lead briefly on three occasions - then ran away, ending the half with a 14-0 spurt to take a 42-31 edge into intermission and forcing the Owls to miss their last nine shots of the half.
Florida Atlantic: It was FAU’s first game without injured forward Giancarlo Rosado, who is expected to miss at least four weeks with a sprained left knee. Rosado was hurt in Sunday’s win over UAB. He is expected to miss at least seven games.
POLL IMPLICATIONS
FAU has been in the AP Top 25 for each of the last 12 weeks, one of only 10 teams in the country with such a streak. A win Sunday would likely ensure another appearance.
UP NEXT
Wichita State: Visits South Florida on Sunday.
Florida Atlantic: Visits UTSA on Sunday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Quincy Ballard vs. Vladislav Goldin (Shockers gains possession) | |||
19:50 | Vladislav Goldin blocks Harlond Beverly's two point layup | |||
19:48 | Harlond Beverly offensive rebound | |||
19:40 | +2 | Harlond Beverly makes two point layup | 2-0 | |
19:30 | Nick Boyd misses two point layup | |||
19:28 | Dalen Ridgnal defensive rebound | |||
19:22 | +3 | Colby Rogers makes three point jump shot | 5-0 | |
18:52 | Johnell Davis misses three point jump shot | |||
18:50 | Vladislav Goldin offensive rebound | |||
18:44 | Vladislav Goldin turnover (lost ball) (Dalen Ridgnal steals) | |||
18:18 | +2 | Quincy Ballard makes two point alley-oop dunk (Bijan Cortes assists) | 7-0 | |
18:02 | Johnell Davis turnover (traveling) | |||
17:50 | Harlond Beverly turnover (lost ball) (Nick Boyd steals) | |||
17:44 | +2 | Bryan Greenlee makes two point layup (Nick Boyd assists) | 7-2 | |
17:27 | Vladislav Goldin blocks Bijan Cortes's two point layup | |||
17:25 | Dalen Ridgnal offensive rebound | |||
17:19 | +3 | Colby Rogers makes three point jump shot (Dalen Ridgnal assists) | 10-2 | |
17:03 | Vladislav Goldin misses two point layup | |||
17:01 | Vladislav Goldin offensive rebound | |||
16:57 | Vladislav Goldin turnover (lost ball) (Dalen Ridgnal steals) | |||
16:50 | Quincy Ballard misses two point layup | |||
16:50 | Shockers offensive rebound | |||
16:33 | +3 | Dalen Ridgnal makes three point jump shot | 13-2 | |
16:15 | +2 | Vladislav Goldin makes two point hook shot (Johnell Davis assists) | 13-4 | |
15:53 | Harlond Beverly turnover (traveling) | |||
15:53 | TV timeout | |||
15:36 | Johnell Davis turnover (bad pass) (Dalen Ridgnal steals) | |||
15:19 | Kenny Pohto misses three point jump shot | |||
15:17 | Kenny Pohto offensive rebound | |||
15:11 | +2 | Kenny Pohto makes two point layup | 15-4 | |
14:52 | Vladislav Goldin misses two point layup | |||
14:50 | Xavier Bell defensive rebound | |||
14:41 | Johnell Davis personal foul (Xavier Bell draws the foul) | |||
14:22 | +2 | Isaac Abidde makes two point jump shot | 17-4 | |
14:07 | Alijah Martin turnover (bad pass) | |||
13:56 | Isaac Abidde misses two point layup | |||
13:54 | Tre Carroll defensive rebound | |||
13:50 | +2 | Jalen Gaffney makes two point layup (Bryan Greenlee assists) | 17-6 | |
13:37 | Colby Rogers turnover (lost ball) (Tre Carroll steals) | |||
13:32 | Kenny Pohto personal foul (Jalen Gaffney draws the foul) | |||
13:16 | +3 | Tre Carroll makes three point jump shot (Bryan Greenlee assists) | 17-9 | |
12:55 | +2 | Xavier Bell makes two point jump shot | 19-9 | |
12:39 | Alijah Martin misses three point jump shot | |||
12:37 | Brandon Weatherspoon offensive rebound | |||
12:30 | +2 | Alijah Martin makes two point layup | 19-11 | |
12:30 | Xavier Bell shooting foul (Alijah Martin draws the foul) | |||
12:30 | +1 | Alijah Martin makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 19-12 | |
12:17 | +2 | Ronnie DeGray III makes two point layup | 21-12 | |
12:06 | Bryan Greenlee misses three point jump shot | |||
12:04 | Isaac Abidde defensive rebound | |||
11:59 | Isaac Abidde turnover (lost ball) (Tre Carroll steals) | |||
11:52 | Brandon Weatherspoon misses three point jump shot | |||
11:50 | Colby Rogers defensive rebound | |||
11:34 | Kenny Pohto misses two point layup | |||
11:32 | Brandon Weatherspoon defensive rebound | |||
11:32 | Ronnie DeGray III personal foul (Brandon Weatherspoon draws the foul) | |||
11:32 | TV timeout | |||
11:14 | Brandon Weatherspoon misses three point jump shot | |||
11:13 | Tre Carroll offensive rebound | |||
11:13 | +2 | Tre Carroll makes two point dunk | 21-14 | |
11:13 | Isaac Abidde shooting foul (Tre Carroll draws the foul) | |||
11:13 | +1 | Tre Carroll makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 21-15 | |
10:57 | Brandon Weatherspoon shooting foul (Colby Rogers draws the foul) | |||
10:57 | Colby Rogers misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
10:57 | +1 | Colby Rogers makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 22-15 | |
10:47 | Jalen Gaffney misses two point jump shot | |||
10:45 | Dalen Ridgnal defensive rebound | |||
10:37 | Colby Rogers misses three point jump shot | |||
10:35 | Brandon Weatherspoon defensive rebound | |||
10:18 | +2 | Tre Carroll makes two point hook shot | 22-17 | |
9:59 | Dalen Ridgnal misses three point jump shot | |||
9:57 | Jalen Gaffney defensive rebound | |||
9:49 | Harlond Beverly shooting foul (Johnell Davis draws the foul) | |||
9:49 | +1 | Johnell Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 22-18 | |
9:49 | +1 | Johnell Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 22-19 | |
9:49 | +1 | Johnell Davis makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 22-20 | |
9:31 | Xavier Bell turnover (lost ball) (Alijah Martin steals) | |||
9:05 | Vladislav Goldin misses two point hook shot | |||
9:03 | Bijan Cortes defensive rebound | |||
8:51 | Xavier Bell misses three point jump shot | |||
8:49 | Johnell Davis defensive rebound | |||
8:40 | +2 | Johnell Davis makes two point layup | 22-22 | |
8:24 | +2 | Quincy Ballard makes two point alley-oop dunk (Bijan Cortes assists) | 24-22 | |
8:11 | +2 | Vladislav Goldin makes two point hook shot | 24-24 | |
7:49 | Quincy Ballard turnover (lost ball) (Johnell Davis steals) | |||
7:40 | Nick Boyd misses three point jump shot | |||
7:38 | Xavier Bell defensive rebound | |||
7:34 | Bijan Cortes turnover (lost ball) (Johnell Davis steals) | |||
7:28 | +2 | Nick Boyd makes two point layup (Alijah Martin assists) | 24-26 | |
7:28 | Shockers 30 second timeout | |||
7:28 | TV timeout | |||
7:04 | +2 | Quincy Ballard makes two point alley-oop dunk (Colby Rogers assists) | 26-26 | |
6:43 | Alijah Martin misses two point layup | |||
6:41 | Alijah Martin offensive rebound | |||
6:25 | +2 | Vladislav Goldin makes two point layup (Johnell Davis assists) | 26-28 | |
6:04 | Colby Rogers misses three point jump shot | |||
6:02 | Quincy Ballard offensive rebound | |||
5:59 | +2 | Quincy Ballard makes two point layup | 28-28 | |
5:59 | Vladislav Goldin shooting foul (Quincy Ballard draws the foul) | |||
5:59 | Quincy Ballard misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
5:59 | Johnell Davis defensive rebound | |||
5:50 | +2 | Alijah Martin makes two point layup (Tre Carroll assists) | 28-30 | |
5:50 | Harlond Beverly shooting foul (Alijah Martin draws the foul) | |||
5:50 | +1 | Alijah Martin makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 28-31 | |
5:36 | +2 | Quincy Ballard makes two point dunk (Bijan Cortes assists) | 30-31 | |
5:21 | Tre Carroll misses two point layup | |||
5:19 | Colby Rogers defensive rebound | |||
5:02 | +3 | Bijan Cortes makes three point jump shot | 33-31 | |
4:40 | Alijah Martin misses two point jump shot | |||
4:38 | Bijan Cortes defensive rebound | |||
4:25 | Ronnie DeGray III turnover (lost ball) (Alijah Martin steals) | |||
4:07 | Nick Boyd misses three point jump shot | |||
4:05 | Quincy Ballard defensive rebound | |||
3:44 | Colby Rogers misses two point layup | |||
3:42 | Tre Carroll defensive rebound | |||
3:37 | Nick Boyd misses two point layup | |||
3:36 | Owls offensive rebound | |||
3:36 | TV timeout | |||
3:28 | Tre Carroll misses three point jump shot | |||
3:26 | Alijah Martin offensive rebound | |||
3:21 | Brandon Weatherspoon misses three point jump shot | |||
3:19 | Xavier Bell defensive rebound | |||
3:04 | +2 | Xavier Bell makes two point hook shot | 35-31 | |
2:41 | Alijah Martin misses three point jump shot | |||
2:39 | Dalen Ridgnal defensive rebound | |||
2:11 | +2 | Dalen Ridgnal makes two point jump shot | 37-31 | |
1:56 | Bryan Greenlee turnover (bad pass) (Dalen Ridgnal steals) | |||
1:48 | Colby Rogers misses three point jump shot | |||
1:46 | Kenny Pohto offensive rebound | |||
1:31 | Kenny Pohto misses three point jump shot | |||
1:29 | Jalen Gaffney defensive rebound | |||
1:18 | Bryan Greenlee misses three point jump shot | |||
1:16 | Kenny Pohto defensive rebound | |||
0:54 | +3 | Colby Rogers makes three point jump shot | 40-31 | |
0:52 | Owls 30 second timeout | |||
0:36 | Jalen Gaffney misses two point layup | |||
0:34 | Kenny Pohto defensive rebound | |||
0:05 | +2 | Bijan Cortes makes two point jump shot | 42-31 | |
0:00 | End of period |