Florida Atlantic tops North Texas 77-71 in American Athletic Conference quarterfinals
AP
Mar 15, 2024
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) Vladislav Goldin had 21 points as second-seeded Florida Atlantic Owls posted a 77-71 victory over North Texas Mean Green on Friday night in the quarterfinals of the American Athletic Conference tournament.
The Owls advance to the semifinals and will face the winner of the Temple-Charlotte game in Saturday's semifinals.
Goldin also contributed 10 rebounds for the Owls (25-7). Johnell Davis finished 8 of 11 from the field to add 18 points. Alijah Martin shot 4 for 10 (2 for 5 from 3-point range) and 5 of 8 from the free-throw line to finish with 15 points.
Jason Edwards led the seventh-seeded Mean Green (18-14) in scoring, finishing with 26 points. North Texas also got 13 points and two steals from C.J. Noland. Rubin Jones finished with nine points and six rebounds.
Goldin put up 10 points in the first half for Florida Atlantic, who led 35-30 at halftime. Florida Atlantic pulled off the victory after a 7-0 second-half run erased a three-point deficit and gave them the lead at 62-58 with 4:04 remaining in the half. Davis scored 12 second-half points.
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1st Half
NTEX
Mean Green
30
FAU
Owls
35
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Moulaye Sissoko vs. Vladislav Goldin (Johnell Davis gains possession)
19:41
Alijah Martin misses three point jump shot
19:39
Moulaye Sissoko defensive rebound
19:23
Jason Edwards misses three point jump shot
19:21
Vladislav Goldin defensive rebound
18:54
+3
Jalen Gaffney makes three point jump shot (Vladislav Goldin assists)
0-3
18:22
+2
Aaron Scott makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot
2-3
18:03
Brandon Weatherspoon misses three point stepback jump shot
18:01
Rubin Jones defensive rebound
17:47
Rubin Jones misses three point jump shot
17:45
Johnell Davis defensive rebound
17:38
Brandon Weatherspoon turnover (bad pass) (John Buggs III steals)
17:33
Jalen Gaffney shooting foul (Jason Edwards draws the foul)
17:33
+1
Jason Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2
3-3
17:33
+1
Jason Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2
4-3
17:17
+2
Johnell Davis makes two point finger roll layup
4-5
16:54
CJ Noland misses two point cutting layup
16:52
Robert Allen offensive rebound
16:50
Robert Allen misses two point hook shot
16:48
Owls defensive rebound
16:34
Vladislav Goldin misses two point hook shot
16:32
Vladislav Goldin offensive rebound
16:30
+2
Vladislav Goldin makes two point layup
4-7
16:07
CJ Noland misses two point layup
16:05
Vladislav Goldin defensive rebound
15:59
Johnell Davis turnover (bad pass) (CJ Noland steals)
15:55
CJ Noland misses two point layup
15:54
Owls defensive rebound
15:53
TV timeout
15:38
Robert Allen blocks Vladislav Goldin's two point layup
15:36
Owls offensive rebound
15:24
Alijah Martin misses three point jump shot
15:22
Johnell Davis offensive rebound
15:07
Brandon Weatherspoon misses three point jump shot
15:05
Robert Allen defensive rebound
14:43
Jason Edwards turnover (lost ball) (Brandon Weatherspoon steals)
14:24
+2
Alijah Martin makes two point driving layup
4-9
14:24
Rondel Walker shooting foul (Alijah Martin draws the foul)
14:24
+1
Alijah Martin makes regular free throw 1 of 1
4-10
13:56
Rubin Jones misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot
13:54
Owls defensive rebound
13:38
Giancarlo Rosado misses two point hook shot
13:36
Brenen Lorient offensive rebound
13:33
+2
Brenen Lorient makes two point layup
4-12
13:33
Mean Green 30 second timeout
13:12
Aaron Scott misses three point jump shot
13:10
Bryan Greenlee defensive rebound
12:52
Nick Boyd misses two point pullup jump shot
12:50
CJ Noland defensive rebound
12:36
Jump ball. Rubin Jones vs. Brenen Lorient (Mean Green gains possession)
12:36
Brenen Lorient personal foul
12:17
Rubin Jones misses three point jump shot
12:15
Robert Allen offensive rebound
12:13
+2
Robert Allen makes two point layup
6-12
11:57
Nick Boyd misses three point jump shot
11:53
Mean Green defensive rebound
11:53
TV timeout
11:32
Jason Edwards misses three point jump shot
11:30
Brenen Lorient defensive rebound
11:18
Bryan Greenlee turnover (bad pass)
11:07
Jason Edwards misses three point stepback jump shot
11:05
Moulaye Sissoko offensive rebound
11:02
Moulaye Sissoko turnover (traveling)
10:37
CJ Noland shooting foul (Alijah Martin draws the foul)
10:37
+1
Alijah Martin makes regular free throw 1 of 3
6-13
10:37
Alijah Martin misses regular free throw 2 of 3
10:37
+1
Alijah Martin makes regular free throw 3 of 3
6-14
10:23
Rubin Jones turnover (lost ball) (Vladislav Goldin steals)
10:19
Brenen Lorient misses two point driving layup
10:17
Nick Boyd offensive rebound
10:16
+2
Nick Boyd makes two point layup
6-16
9:56
+2
Jason Edwards makes two point stepback jump shot
8-16
9:38
+2
Vladislav Goldin makes two point jump shot (Alijah Martin assists)
8-18
9:09
Brenen Lorient shooting foul (Aaron Scott draws the foul)
9:09
Aaron Scott misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:09
+1
Aaron Scott makes regular free throw 2 of 2
9-18
8:42
Aaron Scott shooting foul (Vladislav Goldin draws the foul)
8:42
Vladislav Goldin misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:42
Vladislav Goldin misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:42
Rubin Jones defensive rebound
8:26
+3
CJ Noland makes three point jump shot (John Buggs III assists)
12-18
8:04
+2
Vladislav Goldin makes two point reverse layup
12-20
8:04
Rondel Walker shooting foul (Vladislav Goldin draws the foul)
8:04
+1
Vladislav Goldin makes regular free throw 1 of 1
12-21
7:43
CJ Noland misses two point hook shot
7:41
Robert Allen offensive rebound
7:35
+2
CJ Noland makes two point floating jump shot
14-21
7:09
+2
Johnell Davis makes two point layup
14-23
7:04
TV timeout
6:41
+2
Jason Edwards makes two point finger roll layup
16-23
6:25
Vladislav Goldin misses two point alley-oop dunk
6:23
Mean Green defensive rebound
5:58
+2
CJ Noland makes two point layup (Rubin Jones assists)
18-23
5:58
Vladislav Goldin shooting foul (CJ Noland draws the foul)
5:58
+1
CJ Noland makes regular free throw 1 of 1
19-23
5:47
Jalen Gaffney misses three point jump shot
5:45
Rubin Jones defensive rebound
5:31
Jason Edwards misses two point stepback jump shot
5:28
Robert Allen offensive rebound
5:28
Giancarlo Rosado personal foul (Robert Allen draws the foul)
5:19
Jason Edwards misses two point jump shot
5:17
Robert Allen offensive rebound
5:07
Robert Allen misses two point layup
5:05
Nick Boyd defensive rebound
5:02
Johnell Davis misses three point jump shot
5:00
Rubin Jones defensive rebound
4:53
+2
Rubin Jones makes two point jump shot
21-23
4:41
Alijah Martin misses two point driving finger roll layup
4:39
CJ Noland defensive rebound
4:33
Rubin Jones turnover (lost ball) (Brandon Weatherspoon steals)
4:28
CJ Noland personal foul
4:24
Johnell Davis turnover (out of bounds)
4:05
+2
Robert Allen makes two point driving dunk
23-23
3:50
+2
Johnell Davis makes two point layup
23-25
3:38
Brenen Lorient blocks Rubin Jones's two point jump shot
3:36
Rubin Jones offensive rebound
3:27
Brenen Lorient personal foul (Jason Edwards draws the foul)
3:27
TV timeout
3:18
John Buggs III turnover (lost ball) (Brandon Weatherspoon steals)
2:57
+2
Nick Boyd makes two point driving layup
23-27
2:41
Nick Boyd shooting foul (Aaron Scott draws the foul)
2:41
+1
Aaron Scott makes regular free throw 1 of 2
24-27
2:41
+1
Aaron Scott makes regular free throw 2 of 2
25-27
2:17
+2
Vladislav Goldin makes two point layup (Alijah Martin assists)
25-29
1:57
Robert Allen misses two point driving hook shot
1:55
Nick Boyd defensive rebound
1:48
+3
Alijah Martin makes three point jump shot (Johnell Davis assists)
25-32
1:30
+3
John Buggs III makes three point jump shot (Rubin Jones assists)
28-32
1:11
Robert Allen blocks Johnell Davis's two point jump shot
1:09
Jason Edwards defensive rebound
1:07
Johnell Davis personal foul (Jason Edwards draws the foul)
1:07
+1
Jason Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2
29-32
1:07
+1
Jason Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2
30-32
0:50
Aaron Scott shooting foul (Vladislav Goldin draws the foul)
0:50
+1
Vladislav Goldin makes regular free throw 1 of 2
30-33
0:50
Vladislav Goldin misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:50
Nick Boyd offensive rebound
0:49
Aaron Scott personal foul (Nick Boyd draws the foul)
0:49
+1
Nick Boyd makes regular free throw 1 of 2
30-34
0:49
+1
Nick Boyd makes regular free throw 2 of 2
30-35
0:24
Jason Edwards misses three point jump shot
0:22
Nick Boyd defensive rebound
0:14
Owls 30 second timeout
0:02
Nick Boyd misses two point pullup jump shot
0:00
Jason Edwards defensive rebound
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
NTEX
Mean Green
41
FAU
Owls
42
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:50
+3
John Buggs III makes three point jump shot
33-35
19:26
Johnell Davis turnover (bad pass) (Aaron Scott steals)
19:12
+3
Jason Edwards makes three point jump shot (John Buggs III assists)
36-35
18:56
Johnell Davis offensive foul
18:56
Johnell Davis turnover (offensive foul)
18:36
John Buggs III misses three point jump shot
18:34
Jalen Gaffney defensive rebound
18:13
+2
Johnell Davis makes two point layup (Brandon Weatherspoon assists)
36-37
17:42
+2
Jason Edwards makes two point driving finger roll layup
38-37
17:24
Moulaye Sissoko personal foul (Vladislav Goldin draws the foul)
17:24
Rubin Jones personal foul (Johnell Davis draws the foul)
17:20
+2
Vladislav Goldin makes two point jump shot (Johnell Davis assists)
38-39
17:02
+2
Rubin Jones makes two point floating jump shot
40-39
16:46
+2
Johnell Davis makes two point pullup jump shot
40-41
16:27
+3
Rubin Jones makes three point jump shot
43-41
16:18
Rubin Jones personal foul
16:06
Bryan Greenlee misses three point jump shot
16:03
Mean Green defensive rebound
15:51
Rubin Jones turnover (lost ball) (Bryan Greenlee steals)
15:46
TV timeout
15:40
Alijah Martin misses two point jump shot
15:38
Brandon Weatherspoon offensive rebound
15:36
Brandon Weatherspoon misses two point layup
15:34
Rubin Jones defensive rebound
15:20
Rubin Jones misses two point pullup jump shot
15:18
Johnell Davis defensive rebound
15:06
Johnell Davis turnover (bad pass) (Rondel Walker steals)
15:01
+2
Rondel Walker makes two point layup
45-41
14:37
Robert Allen shooting foul (Vladislav Goldin draws the foul)
14:37
Vladislav Goldin misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:37
+1
Vladislav Goldin makes regular free throw 2 of 2
45-42
14:14
Jason Edwards misses two point pullup jump shot
14:12
Alijah Martin defensive rebound
14:04
Johnell Davis misses two point layup
14:02
Vladislav Goldin offensive rebound
14:01
Robert Allen shooting foul (Vladislav Goldin draws the foul)
14:01
+1
Vladislav Goldin makes regular free throw 1 of 2
45-43
14:01
+1
Vladislav Goldin makes regular free throw 2 of 2
45-44
13:36
CJ Noland misses two point stepback jump shot
13:34
Robert Allen offensive rebound
13:28
Nick Boyd personal foul
13:16
Jason Edwards misses three point stepback jump shot
13:14
Nick Boyd defensive rebound
13:07
Brenen Lorient misses two point alley-oop dunk
13:05
John Buggs III defensive rebound
12:52
Giancarlo Rosado shooting foul (Jason Edwards draws the foul)
12:52
Jason Edwards misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:52
+1
Jason Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2
46-44
12:32
Moulaye Sissoko shooting foul (Giancarlo Rosado draws the foul)
12:32
Giancarlo Rosado misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:32
+1
Giancarlo Rosado makes regular free throw 2 of 2
46-45
12:11
+2
Jason Edwards makes two point driving finger roll layup (CJ Noland assists)
48-45
11:58
+2
Brenen Lorient makes two point alley-oop dunk (Giancarlo Rosado assists)
48-47
11:33
Rubin Jones misses three point jump shot
11:31
Alijah Martin defensive rebound
11:22
Giancarlo Rosado misses two point jump shot
11:20
Moulaye Sissoko defensive rebound
11:09
+2
CJ Noland makes two point floating jump shot
50-47
10:47
Alijah Martin misses two point hook shot
10:45
Jason Edwards defensive rebound
10:43
Brenen Lorient personal foul (Jason Edwards draws the foul)
10:43
TV timeout
10:31
John Buggs III misses two point jump shot
10:29
Johnell Davis defensive rebound
10:24
Rubin Jones shooting foul (Nick Boyd draws the foul)
10:24
+1
Nick Boyd makes regular free throw 1 of 2
50-48
10:24
+1
Nick Boyd makes regular free throw 2 of 2
50-49
10:06
Jump ball. CJ Noland vs. Vladislav Goldin (Owls gains possession)
10:06
CJ Noland turnover (lost ball) (Vladislav Goldin steals)
9:49
Johnell Davis turnover (lost ball) (CJ Noland steals)
9:21
John Buggs III misses three point jump shot
9:19
Aaron Scott offensive rebound
9:18
Vladislav Goldin personal foul (Moulaye Sissoko draws the foul)
9:17
CJ Noland turnover (traveling)
9:03
Nick Boyd turnover (out of bounds)
8:42
+3
Jason Edwards makes three point jump shot (Aaron Scott assists)
53-49
8:15
Rubin Jones shooting foul (Johnell Davis draws the foul)
8:15
+1
Johnell Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2
53-50
8:15
+1
Johnell Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2
53-51
7:55
+2
Aaron Scott makes two point turnaround hook shot
55-51
7:37
+2
Johnell Davis makes two point cutting layup (Brandon Weatherspoon assists)
55-53
7:02
Vladislav Goldin shooting foul (Jason Edwards draws the foul)
7:02
TV timeout
7:02
Jason Edwards misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:02
+1
Jason Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2
56-53
6:48
+2
Vladislav Goldin makes two point layup (Jalen Gaffney assists)
56-55
6:33
+2
Jason Edwards makes two point driving layup
58-55
6:21
CJ Noland shooting foul (Vladislav Goldin draws the foul)
6:21
Vladislav Goldin misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:21
+1
Vladislav Goldin makes regular free throw 2 of 2
58-56
6:02
Jason Edwards misses three point jump shot
6:00
CJ Noland offensive rebound
5:44
Jason Edwards misses three point stepback jump shot
5:42
Brandon Weatherspoon defensive rebound
5:34
+2
Alijah Martin makes two point layup (Vladislav Goldin assists)
58-58
5:24
Mean Green 30 second timeout
5:24
TV timeout
5:09
CJ Noland misses two point jump shot
5:07
Vladislav Goldin defensive rebound
5:01
Nick Boyd misses two point layup
4:59
Vladislav Goldin offensive rebound
4:57
Vladislav Goldin misses two point dunk
4:55
Brandon Weatherspoon offensive rebound
4:49
+2
Nick Boyd makes two point driving layup
58-60
4:21
Aaron Scott misses two point jump shot
4:19
Vladislav Goldin defensive rebound
4:04
+2
Johnell Davis makes two point driving reverse layup
58-62
3:48
Nick Boyd personal foul (Aaron Scott draws the foul)
3:48
TV timeout
3:48
+1
Aaron Scott makes regular free throw 1 of 2
59-62
3:48
+1
Aaron Scott makes regular free throw 2 of 2
60-62
3:33
Vladislav Goldin turnover (lost ball) (Rubin Jones steals)
3:10
+2
Rubin Jones makes two point driving finger roll layup (CJ Noland assists)
62-62
2:44
Vladislav Goldin misses two point layup
2:42
Vladislav Goldin offensive rebound
2:42
+2
Vladislav Goldin makes two point layup
62-64
2:42
Rubin Jones shooting foul (Vladislav Goldin draws the foul)
2:42
+1
Vladislav Goldin makes regular free throw 1 of 1
62-65
2:31
Brandon Weatherspoon personal foul (CJ Noland draws the foul)
2:31
CJ Noland misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:31
Robert Allen offensive rebound
2:28
Jump ball. Robert Allen vs. Nick Boyd (Mean Green gains possession)
2:15
Jason Edwards misses two point driving finger roll layup
2:13
Vladislav Goldin defensive rebound
2:12
Jump ball. Robert Allen vs. Vladislav Goldin (Owls gains possession)
1:54
+2
Johnell Davis makes two point jump shot
62-67
1:46
Mean Green 30 second timeout
1:37
CJ Noland misses two point hook shot
1:35
Bryan Greenlee defensive rebound
1:16
+3
Alijah Martin makes three point pullup jump shot
62-70
1:02
Brandon Weatherspoon shooting foul (Jason Edwards draws the foul)
1:02
+1
Jason Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2
63-70
1:02
+1
Jason Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2
64-70
0:54
Alijah Martin misses three point jump shot
0:52
Vladislav Goldin offensive rebound
0:49
Jason Edwards personal foul (Nick Boyd draws the foul)
0:49
+1
Nick Boyd makes regular free throw 1 of 2
64-71
0:49
+1
Nick Boyd makes regular free throw 2 of 2
64-72
0:44
Vladislav Goldin blocks Jason Edwards's two point layup
0:43
Mean Green offensive rebound
0:42
Alijah Martin personal foul (John Buggs III draws the foul)
0:42
+1
John Buggs III makes regular free throw 1 of 2
65-72
0:42
+1
John Buggs III makes regular free throw 2 of 2
66-72
0:41
CJ Noland personal foul (Alijah Martin draws the foul)
0:41
Alijah Martin misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:41
+1
Alijah Martin makes regular free throw 2 of 2
66-73
0:37
+2
Jason Edwards makes two point floating jump shot
68-73
0:34
Jason Edwards personal foul (Bryan Greenlee draws the foul)
0:34
+1
Bryan Greenlee makes regular free throw 1 of 2
68-74
0:34
Bryan Greenlee misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:34
Aaron Scott defensive rebound
0:25
CJ Noland turnover (lost ball) (Alijah Martin steals)
0:24
Jason Edwards personal foul (Alijah Martin draws the foul)
0:24
+1
Alijah Martin makes regular free throw 1 of 2
68-75
0:24
Alijah Martin misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:24
Rondel Walker defensive rebound
0:18
+3
CJ Noland makes three point stepback jump shot (Rondel Walker assists)
