Win or lose, Ingram is the player of the game. He has made 7 of his last 8 FGs as 18 of FAU's last 19 points belong to the SF.

#FAU 53 - #BCU 50 | 7:52 2H

Ingram hits a layup to kill long FAU drought. The Junior SF has absolutely killed it today. He now has 27 points, and is 3 rebounds away from a double-double.

— FAU Owl's Nest (@FAU_Owls_Nest) December 1, 2018

Finally, some other Owls are starting to get in on the action!

#FAU 63 - #BCU 58 | 4:19 2H

Owls just can't seem to shake the Wildcats, but a Silins jumper and a pair of pair of freebies from Forrest give the visitors the two possession advantage.

— FAU Owl's Nest (@FAU_Owls_Nest) December 1, 2018

BCU retakes the lead with a quick 7-0 run. Embarrassing series of plays from the Owls.

#BCU 65 - #FAU 63 | 2:30 2H

YIKESSSS. Wildcats retake the lead with a 7-0 run. Owls have only converted 1-4 FG. NEED to get something going here!

— FAU Owl's Nest (@FAU_Owls_Nest) December 1, 2018

We're going to have a close finish in Daytona.

#BCU 71 - #FAU 70 | :10 2H

Forrest hits a quick layup, allowing the Owls to call a timeout to gameplan around which Wildcat to foul.

— FAU Owl's Nest (@FAU_Owls_Nest) December 1, 2018

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Owls fall in Daytona. FAU fought back from a 15 point deficit in the first half and lead by as much as 5 with several minutes remaining, but just couldn't pull away from BCU.

FINAL | #BCU 72 - #FAU 70

Forrest takes the ball to the three-point arch, but is immediately double teamed, cutting off any passing lanes. Owls can't get a shot off in their final possession.

FAU drops to 6-2 on the season. Owls will face Mercer this Wed. at The Burrow.

— FAU Owl's Nest (@FAU_Owls_Nest) December 1, 2018

We've been saying it all week: BCU is a solid side. No shame in taking the loss tonight, but more disappointing than anything.

"We looked a bit shook, the environment was (a lot) for us tonight… It's a working progress with these young guys, but this road games are invaluable for us…. We got to get better at taking care of the basketball." -FAU Head Coach Dusty May

Feel bad for Jailyn Young, who nets a career high 28 points.

Jailyn Ingram's career high 28 points wasn't enough to hold off Bethune Cookman. #BCU owning a slight rebounding advantage paired with #FAU's 21 turnovers doomed the Owls. pic.twitter.com/WxHv46ltWR

— FAU Owl's Nest (@FAU_Owls_Nest) December 1, 2018

I mean we played who Duke, Kansas, or the like will play come March.

That's pretty much it…they will be in the tournament.

And we almost pulled it off without our 2-3 best all around player.

Tough loss today in Daytona for the Owls.  FAU played rather sloppy offensively.  You can not expect to win games when you have 20 turnovers.  It is unfortunate that FAU was unable to get a win as junior F Jaylin Ingram had a career night with 28 points.  Ingram is evolving into the number one option offensively right before our eyes.  Though we are still early in the season his field goal percentage has increased from 40% to 54% and his 3 point percentage has improved from 28% to 44%.

Yes, the game did end on a mishandling of the ball by freshmen guard Michael Forrest, but I have been impressed with what I have seen so far. Transitioning from high school basketball to collegiate basketball can be difficult.  He has adjusted well to college ball.  You can see he understands the pace of play at this level, and is not afraid to drive to the basket.  He has benefited well from playing for Broward County powerhouse Blanche Ely.  Coach May has given the former Broward County Player of the Year loads of minutes early in the season. Forrest has started games at shooting guard this season, which adds some flexibility to the lineup.

Very pleased with what I saw from Senior Guard Anthony Adger, when his shot is on he can be the offensive spark FAU needs during dry spells.  Hopefully he can build on his season high 20 point performance today.  This team is very inexperienced at guard, so his experience of playing D1 basketball is valuable.

We will get`em next time.  See you in The Burrow on Wednesday vs Mercer.

Jack D Whidden III said

No shame it taking the loss tonight

 

If we want to be taken seriously we need to win games against teams like Bethune Cookman. Looking forward to the rest of this season.

Go owls!