No. 24 FAU wins battle of the Owls, topping Temple 80-68 in American Athletic
BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) Johnell Davis scored 17 points, Alijah Martin and Brandon Weatherspoon each had 16 and No. 24 Florida Atlantic beat Temple 80-68 on Thursday night in a battle of the Owls.
FAU (20-5, 10-2 American Athletic) pulled away with an early 15-2 run. Weatherspoon hit two 3-pointers during the spree, and Nick Boyd had four 3-pointers in the half. Boyd and Vladislav Goldin each finished with 12 points.
“Weatherspoon is an emotional leader,” Florida Atlantic coach Dusty May said. “It was awesome to see him getting his production back up and I thought his three steals were the separators.”
On Sunday, FAU will be at first-place South Florida in a conference showdown.
Temple (8-17, 1-11) has lost 10 straight, last winning against Wichita State at home Jan. 7. Jordan Riley led Temple with 19 points.
Temple had a 7-0 run midway through the second half to pull with two points. Weatherspoon countered with five straight points for FAU.
FAU forward Giancarlo Rosado returned from a knee injury sustained Jan. 14 against UAB. He had two points, three rebounds and a block in eight minutes.
“It was amazing (having him back),” Martin said. “His nickname is quarterback. He is throwing that thing around, getting that chase action and stuff like that. He opens up our offense and we missed that.”
Florida Atlantic extended its home sellout streak to 17, going 16-1 during the run.
“Shoutout to our student section,” May said. “I thought the energy was off the charts again. The students are here early and add a lot of positive energy to the group.”
UP NEXT
Temple: Hosts UTSA on Sunday.
Florida Atlantic: At South Florida on Sunday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | (Owls gains possession) | ||
| 19:39 | | Vladislav Goldin misses two point layup | ||
| 19:37 |  | Sam Hofman defensive rebound | ||
| 19:25 | | +3 | Matteo Picarelli makes three point jump shot (Hysier Miller assists) | 3-0 |
| 19:09 | | +2 | Alijah Martin makes two point layup | 3-2 |
| 18:43 | | +3 | Sam Hofman makes three point jump shot (Hysier Miller assists) | 6-2 |
| 18:32 | | +3 | Nick Boyd makes three point jump shot (Vladislav Goldin assists) | 6-5 |
| 18:00 | | +2 | Hysier Miller makes two point layup | 8-5 |
| 17:35 | | +2 | Vladislav Goldin makes two point layup (Johnell Davis assists) | 8-7 |
| 17:12 | | Hysier Miller misses three point jump shot | ||
| 17:10 | | Alijah Martin defensive rebound | ||
| 17:07 | | Alijah Martin turnover (lost ball) | ||
| 16:58 | | Steve Settle III misses three point jump shot | ||
| 16:56 | | Alijah Martin defensive rebound | ||
| 16:46 | | Johnell Davis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 16:44 | | Jordan Riley defensive rebound | ||
| 16:36 | | +3 | Sam Hofman makes three point jump shot (Hysier Miller assists) | 11-7 |
| 16:20 | | Sam Hofman shooting foul (Johnell Davis draws the foul) | ||
| 16:20 | | +1 | Johnell Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 11-8 |
| 16:20 | | +1 | Johnell Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 11-9 |
| 16:05 | | Steve Settle III turnover (traveling) | ||
| 15:48 | | Vladislav Goldin misses two point layup | ||
| 15:46 | | Jahlil White defensive rebound | ||
| 15:41 | | Jump ball. (Owls gains possession) | ||
| 15:41 | | TV timeout | ||
| 15:33 | | Jordan Riley turnover (lost ball) (Nick Boyd steals) | ||
| 15:21 | | Steve Settle III personal foul | ||
| 15:12 | | +3 | Alijah Martin makes three point jump shot | 11-12 |
| 14:49 | | Hysier Miller misses three point jump shot | ||
| 14:47 | | Johnell Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 14:40 | | +3 | Nick Boyd makes three point jump shot (Johnell Davis assists) | 11-15 |
| 14:19 | | +3 | Hysier Miller makes three point jump shot | 14-15 |
| 14:06 | | Nick Boyd misses three point jump shot | ||
| 14:04 | | Jahlil White defensive rebound | ||
| 14:00 | | Bryan Greenlee personal foul | ||
| 13:53 | | Quante Berry turnover (lost ball) (Brandon Weatherspoon steals) | ||
| 13:50 | | Shane Dezonie personal foul | ||
| 13:34 | | +2 | Alijah Martin makes two point layup | 14-17 |
| 13:08 | | Steve Settle III misses three point jump shot | ||
| 13:06 | | Tre Carroll defensive rebound | ||
| 12:58 | | +2 | Tre Carroll makes two point layup (Johnell Davis assists) | 14-19 |
| 12:37 | | Shane Dezonie misses two point layup | ||
| 12:35 | | Brandon Weatherspoon defensive rebound | ||
| 12:20 | | Johnell Davis misses two point layup | ||
| 12:18 | | Jalen Gaffney offensive rebound | ||
| 12:12 | | +3 | Brandon Weatherspoon makes three point jump shot (Jalen Gaffney assists) | 14-22 |
| 11:54 | | +2 | Jahlil White makes two point layup | 16-22 |
| 11:35 | | Shane Dezonie shooting foul (Tre Carroll draws the foul) | ||
| 11:35 | | TV timeout | ||
| 11:35 | | +1 | Tre Carroll makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 16-23 |
| 11:35 | | +1 | Tre Carroll makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 16-24 |
| 11:15 | | Sam Hofman misses two point jump shot | ||
| 11:13 | | Tre Carroll defensive rebound | ||
| 11:07 | | +3 | Alijah Martin makes three point jump shot | 16-27 |
| 11:05 | | Owls 30 second timeout | ||
| 10:47 | | Jordan Riley misses two point jump shot | ||
| 10:45 | | Tre Carroll defensive rebound | ||
| 10:26 | | +3 | Brandon Weatherspoon makes three point jump shot (Tre Carroll assists) | 16-30 |
| 10:13 | | Hysier Miller misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:11 | | Jordan Riley offensive rebound | ||
| 10:03 | | Jordan Riley misses two point layup | ||
| 10:01 | | Nick Boyd defensive rebound | ||
| 9:52 | | Brandon Weatherspoon misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:50 | | Tre Carroll offensive rebound | ||
| 9:42 | | Alijah Martin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:40 | | Tre Carroll offensive rebound | ||
| 9:37 | | Tre Carroll misses two point layup | ||
| 9:35 | | Sam Hofman defensive rebound | ||
| 9:14 | | Alijah Martin shooting foul (Jahlil White draws the foul) | ||
| 9:14 | | +1 | Jahlil White makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 17-30 |
| 9:14 | | +1 | Jahlil White makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 18-30 |
| 8:57 | | Nick Boyd misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:55 | | Giancarlo Rosado offensive rebound | ||
| 8:42 | | Nick Boyd misses two point layup | ||
| 8:40 | | Jahlil White defensive rebound | ||
| 8:35 | | Jordan Riley turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Gaffney steals) | ||
| 8:08 | | +3 | Nick Boyd makes three point jump shot (Jalen Gaffney assists) | 18-33 |
| 7:47 | | Steve Settle III misses two point jump shot | ||
| 7:45 | | Nick Boyd defensive rebound | ||
| 7:40 | | Sam Hofman personal foul (Jalen Gaffney draws the foul) | ||
| 7:40 | | TV timeout | ||
| 7:34 | | +2 | Johnell Davis makes two point jump shot | 18-35 |
| 7:15 | | +2 | Jordan Riley makes two point layup | 20-35 |
| 6:42 | | Owls turnover (back court violation) | ||
| 6:32 | | +2 | Shane Dezonie makes two point jump shot | 22-35 |
| 6:10 | | Shane Dezonie shooting foul (Jalen Gaffney draws the foul) | ||
| 6:10 | | +1 | Jalen Gaffney makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 22-36 |
| 6:10 | | Jalen Gaffney misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 6:10 | | Jalen Gaffney offensive rebound | ||
| 5:59 | | +2 | Johnell Davis makes two point layup | 22-38 |
| 5:42 | | Bryan Greenlee personal foul | ||
| 5:37 | | +2 | Jordan Riley makes two point jump shot | 24-38 |
| 5:11 | | +2 | Vladislav Goldin makes two point dunk | 24-40 |
| 4:54 | | +2 | Jordan Riley makes two point jump shot | 26-40 |
| 4:42 | | Emmanuel Okpomo shooting foul (Vladislav Goldin draws the foul) | ||
| 4:42 | | Vladislav Goldin misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 4:42 | | Vladislav Goldin misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 4:42 | | Hysier Miller defensive rebound | ||
| 4:24 | | Jalen Gaffney personal foul (Hysier Miller draws the foul) | ||
| 4:06 | | Jalen Gaffney shooting foul (Hysier Miller draws the foul) | ||
| 4:06 | | Hysier Miller misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 4:06 | | +1 | Hysier Miller makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 27-40 |
| 3:55 | | Alijah Martin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:53 | | Taj Thweatt defensive rebound | ||
| 3:47 | | Brandon Weatherspoon blocks Hysier Miller's two point layup | ||
| 3:45 | | Matteo Picarelli offensive rebound | ||
| 3:38 | | Jordan Riley misses two point jump shot | ||
| 3:36 | | Alijah Martin defensive rebound | ||
| 3:24 | | Taj Thweatt personal foul (Vladislav Goldin draws the foul) | ||
| 3:24 | | TV timeout | ||
| 3:24 | | +1 | Vladislav Goldin makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 27-41 |
| 3:24 | | +1 | Vladislav Goldin makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 27-42 |
| 2:58 | | Matteo Picarelli misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:56 | | Taj Thweatt offensive rebound | ||
| 2:52 | | Johnell Davis shooting foul (Taj Thweatt draws the foul) | ||
| 2:52 | | +1 | Taj Thweatt makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 28-42 |
| 2:52 | | Taj Thweatt misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 2:52 | | Johnell Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 2:36 | | Johnell Davis turnover (bad pass) (Taj Thweatt steals) | ||
| 2:31 | | Taj Thweatt turnover (bad pass) (Alijah Martin steals) | ||
| 2:21 | | +3 | Nick Boyd makes three point jump shot (Alijah Martin assists) | 28-45 |
| 2:02 | | +2 | Jordan Riley makes two point layup | 30-45 |
| 1:48 | | Johnell Davis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:46 | | Vladislav Goldin offensive rebound | ||
| 1:46 | | Jahlil White personal foul (Vladislav Goldin draws the foul) | ||
| 1:46 | | Vladislav Goldin misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 1:46 | | Jahlil White defensive rebound | ||
| 1:45 | | Alijah Martin personal foul | ||
| 1:45 | | +1 | Jahlil White makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 31-45 |
| 1:45 | | +1 | Jahlil White makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 32-45 |
| 1:29 | | Emmanuel Okpomo shooting foul | ||
| 1:27 | | Tre Carroll misses regular free throw 1 of 3 | ||
| 1:27 | | Tre Carroll misses regular free throw 2 of 3 | ||
| 1:27 | | Tre Carroll misses regular free throw 3 of 3 | ||
| 1:27 | | Owls defensive rebound | ||
| 1:03 | | Steve Settle III misses two point layup | ||
| 1:01 | | Johnell Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 0:45 | | Brandon Weatherspoon misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:43 | | Steve Settle III defensive rebound | ||
| 0:21 | | Hysier Miller misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:19 | | Zion Stanford offensive rebound | ||
| 0:19 | | +2 | Zion Stanford makes two point layup | 34-45 |
| 0:19 | | Owls 30 second timeout | ||
| 0:02 | | Nick Boyd turnover (lost ball) (Hysier Miller steals) | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |