FAU Men's Hoops Welcomes Miami to The Burrow


What: Florida Atlantic vs. Miami

When: Tuesday, November 16th, @ 6:00 PM

Where: The Burrow - Abessinio Court at FAU Arena

Series: The Hurricanes hold a commanding 24-1 lead with FAU's lone win being a 74-73 OT home thriller in 2002.


TV: CBS Sports Network

Radio: FoxSports 640

Live Stats: Here


Miami Team Site: Here


Miami at a Glance

Offense - 83 PPG, 47% FG, 26% 3PT

Defense - 81 PPGA, 46% FGA, 33% 3PTA

Rebounding -  33 RPG Hurricanes, 37 RPG Opponents


Hurricane Notables

The Hurricanes (1-1) are coming off a 95-89 home loss to Central Florida on Saturday. The Knights scored nine straight to open the second half and never looked back, leading by as much at 17 points thanks to a commanding presence off the glass.

Veteran guard Kameron McGusty led Miami from the floor with 28 points while posting a robust 7-of-14 from the field and 14-of-17 at the line. Miami’s 39 free-throw attempts in the contest were their most since Coach Jim Larrañaga has taken over.

Prior to that the Hurricanes set down Canisius 77-67 to open the 2021-22 season. McGusty was again the leader with 20 points to pace the quartet of Miami guards they started with.


FAU at a Glance

Offense - 95 PPG, 42% FG, 27% 3PT

Defense - 78 PPGA, 48% FGA, 40% 3PTA

Rebounding - 44 RPG Owls, 30 RPG Opponents


Owl Notables

After dropping their regular season opener to New Mexico 99-92 on the raod, Florida Atlantic moved to .500 with a 79-56 win over in state opponent Warner Saturday. FAU held a 46-34 edge in rebounding but realized a 17-3 margin on the offensive end. They turned up the defense to force 21 Royal turnovers which led to 26 points before the final horn.

The team will welcome Miami for what will be the 2nd of nine straight games in The Burrow - a very desirable change over years past - and one of three for the week, with UT Martin and North Dakota on tap for Friday and Saturday.

Eastern Carolina transfer Bitumba Baruti is off to a solid start as an Owl and is one of four FAU players in double-digits on the squad at 10.0 PPG, while also tied for the lead in rebounds at 6.5 RPG.

Expected offensive leader Bryan Greenlee was sidelined for the Owls' opener due to injury prior to the Lynn exhibition game but did return to register 15 minutes against Warner while posting four points to go with three dishes and two rebounds.


Latest Line: FAU +5


Additional Links:

2021-2022 FAU Basketball Schedule - FAU Owl's Nest

GALLERY: FAU Arena Concepts from 2021 Men's and Women's Basketball

FAU opens as +5.5 underdogs.

Lowest margin ever, and Like that confidence…

Go Owls!

Pregame Sights:

Starting to fill in for the BIG GAME. #GoOwls! 🦉🗑️🦉 📹 @diemer_sarah pic.twitter.com/tZKWFuPf7F

— FAU Owl's Nest (@FAU_Owls_Nest) November 16, 2021

Starting Five:

HERE COME THE OWLS! 🦉🏀🦉

Starting Five:

G WINCHESTER
G FORREST
G MARTIN
G BARUTI
F GOLDIN#BeatMiami 👌 pic.twitter.com/xyZqmD4RYt

— FAU Owl's Nest (@FAU_Owls_Nest) November 16, 2021

Turnovers are a problem early:

14:43 1st: #FAU 3 #Miami 9

Owls pushing the ball well, but 4 TO's have the #Canes ahead early. Baruti with a long 2 pointer for FAU.

— FAU Owl's Nest (@FAU_Owls_Nest) November 16, 2021

And continue to be:

9:44 1st: #FAU 10 #Miami 22

Turnovers continue to be an issue, and mount to 10 for the Owls. Michael Forrest is pacing the team with 5 points so far.

— FAU Owl's Nest (@FAU_Owls_Nest) November 16, 2021

Owls handing around, tryin to get below the double digit mark as we close in on the break. That said…

The Burrow is RCOKING!

4:32 1st: #FAU 16 #Miami 26

The BURROW is ROCKING! pic.twitter.com/umaDQ2vf0y

— FAU Owl's Nest (@FAU_Owls_Nest) November 16, 2021

Change two performance categories, and this game is within 5 points MAX:

HALFTIME: #FAU 20 #Miami 34

The Owls outshoot the #Canes from the floor 43-42 in FG, but are 1-of-8 in FT, and 1-of-7 3PT. Forrest 5 PT, Greenlee 4 PT. Goldin with a Game High 6 grabs. 📸 @diemer_sarah pic.twitter.com/DPSSEn9EY6

— FAU Owl's Nest (@FAU_Owls_Nest) November 16, 2021

1ST HALF BOX:

2nd Half Upcoming!

READY for the 2nd Half. #FAU vs #Miami.#GoOwls! 🦉🏀🦉 pic.twitter.com/wQT0xVYJMh

— FAU Owl's Nest (@FAU_Owls_Nest) November 17, 2021