WE'RE TIED!!!!

TIE BALL GAME!

Taylor finds Ingram to draw #FAU level in the closing moments of the game! pic.twitter.com/ciC8zuhNa9

— FAU Owl's Nest (@FAU_Owls_Nest) March 1, 2020

End of regulation, FAU is tied with ODU at 68.

FREE BASKETBALL!#FAU goes 6-6 FG down the stretch to force OVERTIME against the defending #CUSA Champion #ODU!

The Owls have gone 1-1 in OT games this season.

LET'S GO OWLS!! 👌👌👌

— FAU Owl's Nest (@FAU_Owls_Nest) March 1, 2020

Final. ODU beats FAU 85-80.

FINAL, OT. #ODU 85 - #FAU 80.

Great effort, but just short.

Owls fall to 16-14 (8-9) after a valiant effort in the second half forces overtime against the defending #CUSA Champions.

Ingram - TH 19 Pts, 57% FG

Taylor - 11 Pts, TH 3 3FGs, TH 5 Rebs

Forrest & Zeceviv - 10 Pts

— FAU Owl's Nest (@FAU_Owls_Nest) March 1, 2020

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Man, disappointing result at the end of the day. But all things considered, I'm very proud with how this team fought back in a hostile environment against a good ODU side and their stout defense.

Looking at the team comparison stats, we lost this game in two places: rebounds and free throws.

In our preview, we talked about how strong of a rebounding team ODU is thanks mostly to Aaron Carter pacing the league in boards. So no surprise that ODU won that battle, but by 11 rebounds is a bit worry-some. We are missing a true dominant big-man down low. Think Brett Royster or Ron Delph for example.

Free throws were all home cookin'. Again, in the preview, we talked about ODU's strong defense. But ODU had 21 more attempts on the charity stripe that the Owls. That's a joke.

Finally, this is FAU's first loss after scoring 80 or more points.

Final individual #FAU and team comparison stats from the Owls' OT loss to #ODU.

Not the best shooting day for Taylor, but he worked his tail off to earn team-high numbers in rebounds and assists.

Owls only attempt 7 free throws compared to ODU's 28. pic.twitter.com/s9Q8kZyNzq

— FAU Owl's Nest (@FAU_Owls_Nest) March 1, 2020

We'll go again on Wednesday to close the regular season with a chance to do a double over Marshall.

Disappointing end to the game. @FAU_Hoops fought hard in their comeback effort against a strong @ODUMensHoops team.

Playing in Norfolk is never easy. But #FAU should be proud in forcing the defending #CUSA Champs to OT!

Owls will end their regular season @ Marshall, Wed 7 PM. pic.twitter.com/AxhsQAhsJr

— FAU Owl's Nest (@FAU_Owls_Nest) March 1, 2020

Rick said

Despite the opening line of +5 for FAU, I have this game even…well, actually ODU by .4 points.

Let's see what type of defensive adjustments we can make and execute in the paint. This was the reason we lost earlier in the season (34-19 ODU).

In the words of historic Miami Heat announcer Eric Reid's 1996-97 season tagline, Hope they are the "Road Warriors"!

Posted On: Feb 29th 2020, 9:47 PM #394321

Spot on for the first 40.

Tough loss.  Solid overall and quite a few guys stepped up today.  Have to be more consistent at the line.  

Still have hope against Marshall to end .500.  

Certainly didn't help that ODU had one of their best games offensively all season. Naturally, it just had to be against us.