FAU heads to Tulsa for a Saturday afternoon road battle with the Golden Hurricane as they look to make it 3 wins in a row.
The Owls will send out their typical starting 5, while Tulsa will counter with their same lineup from the past few games.
Stay tuned below for live updates as the game progresses.
First 4 1H-
Tulsa came out of the gates with energy, forcing an FAU turnover on the first possession of the game which ignited a 6-0 run to start the day. The Owls were ready to respond however, stopping he 6-0 run with a triple from Kyky Tandy which started the Owl avalanche. FAU forced shot clock violations on Tulsa on the next 2 possessions, and on the offensive end Baba Miller went on a 7-0 run giving the Owls a 10-6 lead with 15:18 to play. After a block from Tre Carroll on the ensuing possession, Carroll went back down and hit a triple on the other end which forced Erik Konkol into a timeout with Tulsa trailing 13-6 with 14:15 to play.
U12 timeout-
Tulsa came out and snapped their cold streak with a corner triple from Tyshawn Archie, however Kaleb Glenn responded with a triple of his own which bounced around and in, but Braeden Carrington hit another one for Tulsa on the other end which created a back and forth battle. The Owls were quick to snap any Tulsa momentum, getting an alley-oop from Tandy to Vokietaitis which gave the Owls an 18-12 lead heading into the U12 timeout with 11:39 to play.
U8 timeout-
The Owls run continued out of the U12 timeout, as Nico Moretti hit a triple at the top of the key out of the break and after the Owls forced back to back turnovers on Tulsa possessions Kaleb Glenn slammed one home to give the Owls a 23-12 lead, forcing Konkol into his second timeout of the half with 9:58 to play. That timeout didn’t change much, as the sides each traded 2 points and heading into the U8 timeout with 7:50 to play FAU was holding a 25-14 lead, backed by 7 forced Tulsa turnovers which turned into 11 FAU points, also holding the Golden Hurricane to under 40% from the field and under 35% from 3.
U4 timeout-
The Owls began to take control out of the U8, as Ken Evans scored 7 straight for the Owls and although Dwon Odom scored 4 straight for Tulsa, a KyKy Tandy triple gave the Owls a 35-17 lead with 4:13 to play which forced Konkol into his 3rd timeout of the half. Early on the Owls were well above 50% from both 3 and the field, while Tulsa was under 40% from both and their struggles were compounded by 7 turnovers which FAU was able to capitalize on.
Final 4-
The sides were even down the final 4 minutes, each scoring 5 a piece which didn’t help Tulsa cut into their near 20 point deficit heading into the break. Leland Walker converted on a bucket at the rim out of a timeout with 32 seconds left and that gave the Owls a 40-22 lead heading into halftime.
Halftime thoughts-
FAU was able to jump out to a big lead after falling behind 6-0, backed by extremely efficient shooting, well above both 50% from the field and 3 behind 10 assists on 15 made Field Goals. On the other end, they were frustrating the Tulsa offense, forcing 8 turnovers which turned into 13 FAU points and they were holding Tulsa to under 30% from the field and under 20% from 3.
First 4 2H-
Tulsa came out of the break with a bit of energy, going on a 5-2 run and getting back to back tough buckets at the rim from Dwon Odom which brought the score within 15, FAU still leading however, 42-27. From there the Owls prevented them from scoring for nearly 3 minutes, going on a 6-2 run overall, getting a triple from Nico Moretti to give the Owls a 48-29 lead heading into the U16 timeout with 15:37 to play. The owls were leading the rebound 7-4 and the stifling defense put the Golden Hurricane to sleep for long stretches.
U12 timeout-
FAU took control of this game out of the U16, getting 3 straight made triples, 2 from the top of the key from Baba miller and a corner triple from Devin Vanterpool, extending their lead to 57-31 with 13:13 to play. Tyshawn Archie snapped the streak and heading into the U12 timeout, FAU was leading 57-33 with 11:37 to play. FAU was holding Tulsa to 11% from 3, while being at 50% themselves and this one was beginning to be a pure blowout.
U8 timeout-
Tulsa got a quick bucket with 11:06 to play out of the U12 timeout, however the offense would dry up from there, not getting a made field goal for over 3 minutes heading into the U8 timeout. The Owls continued adding onto to their lead, getting buckets from Carroll and Glenn and heading into the U8 timeout, FAU was leading 61-36 with 7:58 to play.
U4 timeout-
FAU continued to roll over the next few minutes, as Vokietiaits and Archie traded 2 buckets a piece out of the U8, with Vokietaitis adding 6 more giving him 10 alone in between the U8 and U4 timeout, and after Baba Miller made a behind the back pass to find him down low for his 10th point over the last 3 minutes the Owls took a 75-45 lead into the U4 timeout with 3:12 to play.
Final 4-
Devin Vanterpool got hot over the final 4 minutes, scoring 4 straight, which worked out to be the final 4 points for FAU, as Tulsa closed on a 6-0 run, however that was just window dressing as the Owls closed the doors on a 79-55 victory.