Owls open CUSA Tourney with high-scoring Herd
What: #11 FAU (10-19, 6-11) vs. #6 Marshall (17-14, 10-8)

When: Wednesday, March 8th @ 9:00 PM* TIME SUBJECT TO CHANGE

Where: Legacy Arena

Series: The Herd have beaten FAU 4 times in 6 games.


TV: None

Live Video: Campus Insiders *Requires cable subscription

Radio: ESPN 106.3

CUSA Tournament Site: Here



Marshall Team Site: Here


Marshall at a Glance:

Offense - 86.4 PPG, 46% FG, 37% 3PT

Defense - 65.7 PGA, 47% FGA, 35% 3PTA

Rebounding - 37.0 PG Team, 42.1 PG Opponents

GO OWLS !

The Owls will take on the Herd in just a bit. UAB's close victory over Charlotte went a bit long, so we will be tipping off just a little bit past the 9:00 Eastern start time.

No changes to the starting lineup tonight.

This is the conference's best offense, so we'll need high percentage shots and to convert on our threes. I'm looking at you Troutman, Cylla, Filer, and Massey.

#FAU's starting lineups vs. #Marshall:

G Nick Rutherford

G Gerdarius Troutman

F Jeantal Cylla

F Jailyn Ingram

C William Pfister

— FAU Owl's Nest (@TheOwlsNest_ITB) March 9, 2017

Cylla is having himself a solid first few minutes. He will need him to have a big night if we're expecting to hang in with Marshall tonight.

Marshall races out to a lead, but Jeantal scoring 4 straight ties the game up at 9. Both teams are 4-7 FG with 15:43 left in the half.

— FAU Owl's Nest (@TheOwlsNest_ITB) March 9, 2017

Oh boy, this one could be getting away from us early. Owls have no answer for Marshall's three pointers.

JEEZ. Marshall takes a 11-0 run over a minute and a half long to take a 24-11 lead. Owls can't buy a basket right now.

— FAU Owl's Nest (@TheOwlsNest_ITB) March 9, 2017

Owls have made just one of their last 7 FGs. I'm not surprised that we're struggling to stop Marshall's offense, but there's no excuses for FAU struggling this much.

7:14 left in the half, and the Owls are still struggling offensively against CUSA's worst defense. Marshall leads #FAU 32-19.

— FAU Owl's Nest (@TheOwlsNest_ITB) March 9, 2017

I mean, there's no rebounding, no offensive efficiency, no defensive grit.

Complete dumpster fire. I hate to be THAT guy, but that's what it is. Marshall now has their largest lead at 45-23 with 3:54 left.

— FAU Owl's Nest (@TheOwlsNest_ITB) March 9, 2017

Down 25 and we aren't even at half time yet.

This season is OVER.

Time to move on.

Make the change now, or we will only be starring in Groundhog Day again next year.

And the worst 20 minutes of my FAU fandom is over.

Halftime: Owls on pace for their worst loss of the season, Marshall leads 54-29. Looks like #FAU only has 20 minutes left in the season.

— FAU Owl's Nest (@TheOwlsNest_ITB) March 9, 2017