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No. 24 Florida Atlantic wins 17th straight, 83-64 over UTSA

AP
Jan 19, 2023

SAN ANTONIO (AP) Johnell Davis scored 14 points off the bench, Brandon Weatherspoon had 12 points and No. 24 Florida Atlantic won its 17th straight game, 83-64 over UTSA on Thursday night.

Reserve Alijah Martin added 11 points and Nate Boyd had 10 for the Owls (18-1, 8-0 Conference USA), who put the game away with a 20-4 run in the second half.

FAU debuted made first-ever appearance in the AP Top 25 on Monday and beat Western Kentucky that night. The Owls are seeking their second NCAA Tournament appearance, having made it in 2002 as the Atlantic Sun Conference champions.

Jacob Germany had 13 points and 11 rebounds and DJ Richards also scored 13 for the Roadrunners (7-13, 1-8), who hosted a ranked team at the UTSA Convocation Center for the first time in school history.

FAU led 46-30 at halftime. Richards made UTSA's first 3-pointer of the night 42 seconds into the second half. He quickly added two more, John Buggs III made another and the Roadrunners got within 50-44 with 15:39 remaining. It was the closest UTSA had been since early in the first half.

FAU responded with its big run, capped by Jalen Gaffney's 3 that made it 70-48 with 9:24 left. The Owls improved to 9-6 all-time against the Roadrunners.

UP NEXT

FAU: At UTEP on Saturday.

UTSA: Hosts Florida International on Saturday.

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1st Half
FAU
Owls
46
UTSA
Roadrunners
30

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Vladislav Goldin vs. Massal Diouf (Bryan Greenlee gains possession)
19:40		Bryan Greenlee misses two point jump shot
19:38		Aleu Aleu defensive rebound
19:13		John Buggs III misses three point jump shot
19:11		Nick Boyd defensive rebound
19:05	+2	Brandon Weatherspoon makes two point layup (Nick Boyd assists)	2-0
18:46	+2	Christian Tucker makes two point driving layup	2-2
18:25		Christian Tucker shooting foul (Brandon Weatherspoon draws the foul)
18:25	+1	Brandon Weatherspoon makes regular free throw 1 of 2	3-2
18:25		Brandon Weatherspoon misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:25		Massal Diouf defensive rebound
18:04		DJ Richards misses three point stepback jump shot
18:02		Bryan Greenlee defensive rebound
17:56	+3	Brandon Weatherspoon makes three point jump shot (Bryan Greenlee assists)	6-2
17:30	+2	Christian Tucker makes two point driving finger roll layup	6-4
17:18	+3	Nick Boyd makes three point jump shot (Bryan Greenlee assists)	9-4
16:47	+2	Aleu Aleu makes two point driving floating jump shot	9-6
16:21		Vladislav Goldin misses two point hook shot
16:19		Brandon Weatherspoon offensive rebound
16:15	+2	Brandon Weatherspoon makes two point putback layup	11-6
15:54	+2	John Buggs III makes two point pullup jump shot	11-8
15:33		Brandon Weatherspoon misses three point jump shot
15:31		Vladislav Goldin offensive rebound
15:21		Bryan Greenlee misses two point driving floating jump shot
15:19		Christian Tucker defensive rebound
15:14		Christian Tucker turnover (lost ball) (Nick Boyd steals)
15:07	+2	Nick Boyd makes two point driving layup (Bryan Greenlee assists)	13-8
14:42		Aleu Aleu misses three point jump shot
14:40		DJ Richards offensive rebound
14:36		Christian Tucker misses three point jump shot
14:34		Vladislav Goldin defensive rebound
14:18		Massal Diouf shooting foul (Vladislav Goldin draws the foul)
14:18		TV timeout
14:18	+1	Vladislav Goldin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	14-8
14:18		Vladislav Goldin misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:18		Jacob Germany defensive rebound
14:02		John Buggs III misses two point stepback jump shot
14:00		Alijah Martin defensive rebound
13:50	+3	Michael Forrest makes three point jump shot (Jalen Gaffney assists)	17-8
13:31		DJ Richards misses three point stepback jump shot
13:29		Roadrunners offensive rebound
13:29		Jalen Gaffney personal foul
13:24		Jacob Germany misses two point jump shot
13:22		Josh Farmer offensive rebound
13:16	+2	Josh Farmer makes two point putback layup	17-10
13:03		Giancarlo Rosado misses two point jump shot
13:01		Jacob Germany defensive rebound
12:53		John Buggs III turnover (bad pass) (Alijah Martin steals)
12:46	+2	Alijah Martin makes two point cutting dunk (Jalen Gaffney assists)	19-10
12:33		Giancarlo Rosado blocks Jacob Germany's two point cutting layup
12:31		Jacob Germany offensive rebound
12:29		Jump ball. Jacob Germany vs. Jalen Gaffney (Roadrunners gains possession)
12:21	+2	Erik Czumbel makes two point hook shot	19-12
12:08		Josh Farmer shooting foul (Alijah Martin draws the foul)
12:08	+1	Alijah Martin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-12
12:08	+1	Alijah Martin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-12
11:52	+2	Jacob Germany makes two point driving floating jump shot	21-14
11:37		Alijah Martin misses three point jump shot
11:35		Jacob Germany defensive rebound
11:18		DJ Richards misses three point pullup jump shot
11:16		Giancarlo Rosado defensive rebound
11:05		Johnell Davis misses two point driving floating jump shot
11:03		Johnell Davis offensive rebound
10:59	+2	Johnell Davis makes two point putback layup	23-14
10:40		Josh Farmer misses two point jump shot
10:38		Giancarlo Rosado defensive rebound
10:31		Johnell Davis misses three point jump shot
10:29		Jacob Germany defensive rebound
10:17		Jacob Germany misses two point jump shot
10:15		Alijah Martin defensive rebound
10:09		Alijah Martin offensive foul (Erik Czumbel draws the foul)
10:09		Alijah Martin turnover (offensive foul)
10:09		TV timeout
9:47		Christian Tucker misses two point driving layup
9:45		Jacob Germany offensive rebound
9:41	+2	Jacob Germany makes two point putback layup	23-16
9:26		Johnell Davis misses three point jump shot
9:24		Alijah Martin offensive rebound
9:18	+2	Giancarlo Rosado makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot	25-16
9:10	+2	Jacob Germany makes two point layup (Christian Tucker assists)	25-18
8:55	+2	Giancarlo Rosado makes two point layup	27-18
8:34		Giancarlo Rosado shooting foul (Jacob Germany draws the foul)
8:34		Jacob Germany misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:34	+1	Jacob Germany makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-19
8:21	+2	Brandon Weatherspoon makes two point jump shot	29-19
8:02		Jacob Germany turnover (lost ball) (Alijah Martin steals)
7:57		Bryan Greenlee turnover (bad pass) (John Buggs III steals)
7:48		DJ Richards misses two point jump shot
7:46		Nick Boyd defensive rebound
7:46	+3	Bryan Greenlee makes three point jump shot (Nick Boyd assists)	32-19
7:46		Roadrunners 30 second timeout
7:46		TV timeout
7:26		Aleu Aleu misses two point layup
7:24		Alijah Martin defensive rebound
7:19	+2	Alijah Martin makes two point driving finger roll layup	34-19
6:52		Vladislav Goldin blocks Aleu Aleu's two point cutting layup
6:50		Vladislav Goldin defensive rebound
6:37		Alijah Martin misses three point jump shot
6:35		Owls offensive rebound
6:34		Vladislav Goldin personal foul (Massal Diouf draws the foul)
6:34		Massal Diouf personal foul (Vladislav Goldin draws the foul)
6:34		Jump ball. Vladislav Goldin vs. Massal Diouf (Owls gains possession)
6:34		Official timeout
6:19	+3	Jalen Gaffney makes three point jump shot (Bryan Greenlee assists)	37-19
5:55		Aleu Aleu turnover (lost ball) (Nick Boyd steals)
5:45		John Buggs III personal foul (Bryan Greenlee draws the foul)
5:41	+2	Johnell Davis makes two point driving layup	39-19
5:31	+2	Christian Tucker makes two point pullup jump shot	39-21
5:19		Brandon Weatherspoon misses three point jump shot
5:17		DJ Richards defensive rebound
5:00	+2	DJ Richards makes two point pullup jump shot	39-23
4:47		Johnell Davis misses three point jump shot
4:45		Vladislav Goldin offensive rebound
4:39	+2	Johnell Davis makes two point driving finger roll layup	41-23
4:20		Brandon Weatherspoon shooting foul (Christian Tucker draws the foul)
4:20		Christian Tucker misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:20	+1	Christian Tucker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-24
4:06		Brandon Weatherspoon misses two point driving layup
4:04		Jacob Germany defensive rebound
3:54		John Buggs III misses three point jump shot
3:52		Jalen Gaffney defensive rebound
3:46		Jalen Gaffney misses three point pullup jump shot
3:44		Christian Tucker defensive rebound
3:32		Michael Forrest personal foul (DJ Richards draws the foul)
3:32		TV timeout
3:18		Giancarlo Rosado personal foul (Jacob Germany draws the foul)
3:18		Jacob Germany misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:18		Alijah Martin defensive rebound
3:04		Nick Boyd turnover (bad pass)
2:42	+2	Christian Tucker makes two point driving finger roll layup	41-26
2:32		Giancarlo Rosado misses two point jump shot
2:30		Giancarlo Rosado offensive rebound
2:22		Nick Boyd misses three point jump shot
2:20		Jacob Germany defensive rebound
2:12		John Buggs III misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot
2:10		Nick Boyd defensive rebound
1:52		Alijah Martin misses three point jump shot
1:50		Jacob Germany defensive rebound
1:37	+2	Jacob Germany makes two point driving layup	41-28
1:12		Jacob Germany shooting foul (Giancarlo Rosado draws the foul)
1:12	+1	Giancarlo Rosado makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-28
1:12	+1	Giancarlo Rosado makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-28
0:48		Christian Tucker misses three point jump shot
0:46		Michael Forrest defensive rebound
0:41		Michael Forrest misses three point pullup jump shot
0:39		Michael Forrest offensive rebound
0:33		Johnell Davis misses three point jump shot
0:31		Isaiah Gaines offensive rebound
0:28	+3	Nick Boyd makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Gaines assists)	46-28
0:16		Johnell Davis personal foul (Christian Tucker draws the foul)
0:16	+1	Christian Tucker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-29
0:16	+1	Christian Tucker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-30
0:02		Alijah Martin misses three point jump shot
0:00		Josh Farmer defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
FAU
Owls
37
UTSA
Roadrunners
34

Time		Play	Score
19:44		DJ Richards misses two point jump shot
19:42		Brandon Weatherspoon defensive rebound
19:36		Bryan Greenlee misses three point jump shot
19:34		Brandon Weatherspoon offensive rebound
19:34		Christian Tucker shooting foul (Brandon Weatherspoon draws the foul)
19:36	+1	Brandon Weatherspoon makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-30
19:36	+1	Brandon Weatherspoon makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-30
19:21	+3	DJ Richards makes three point jump shot (Aleu Aleu assists)	48-33
19:03		Brandon Weatherspoon misses two point turnaround jump shot
19:01		Owls offensive rebound
18:57		DJ Richards personal foul
18:56		Bryan Greenlee misses two point jump shot
18:54		Christian Tucker defensive rebound
18:54		Jalen Gaffney personal foul
18:45		Jalen Gaffney personal foul
18:29		Brandon Weatherspoon shooting foul (Aleu Aleu draws the foul)
18:29	+1	Aleu Aleu makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-34
18:29	+1	Aleu Aleu makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-35
18:29		Alijah Martin offensive foul
18:22		Alijah Martin turnover
18:22	+3	DJ Richards makes three point jump shot (Aleu Aleu assists)	48-38
18:01		Nick Boyd misses three point jump shot
17:59		Christian Tucker defensive rebound
17:44		Brandon Weatherspoon personal foul (DJ Richards draws the foul)
17:39		John Buggs III misses three point jump shot
17:37		Johnell Davis defensive rebound
17:29		Michael Forrest misses two point jump shot
17:27		John Buggs III defensive rebound
17:18		DJ Richards misses three point jump shot
17:16		Bryan Greenlee defensive rebound
17:03	+2	Giancarlo Rosado makes two point pullup jump shot	50-38
16:37	+3	John Buggs III makes three point jump shot (Jacob Germany assists)	50-41
16:12		Johnell Davis misses two point turnaround jump shot
16:10		DJ Richards defensive rebound
16:06		DJ Richards turnover (bad pass) (Bryan Greenlee steals)
16:00		Bryan Greenlee turnover (bad pass)
16:00		TV timeout
15:40	+3	DJ Richards makes three point jump shot (John Buggs III assists)	50-44
15:30		Alijah Martin misses two point driving layup
15:28		Jacob Germany defensive rebound
15:06		DJ Richards misses two point pullup jump shot
15:04		Giancarlo Rosado defensive rebound
14:47	+3	Alijah Martin makes three point jump shot (Michael Forrest assists)	53-44
14:18		DJ Richards misses two point driving layup
14:16		Johnell Davis defensive rebound
14:06		Alijah Martin misses three point jump shot
14:04		Giancarlo Rosado offensive rebound
14:04		Christian Tucker personal foul
14:04	+3	Michael Forrest makes three point jump shot (Jalen Gaffney assists)	56-44
13:43		Jacob Germany misses two point turnaround jump shot
13:41		Jalen Gaffney defensive rebound
13:32		Vladislav Goldin misses two point hook shot
13:30		Josh Farmer defensive rebound
13:25	+2	Jacob Germany makes two point dunk (Erik Czumbel assists)	56-46
13:22		Roadrunners 30 second timeout
13:22		TV timeout
13:03		Michael Forrest misses three point jump shot
13:01		Erik Czumbel defensive rebound
12:52		Johnell Davis blocks DJ Richards's two point layup
12:50		Jacob Germany offensive rebound
12:37		Johnell Davis shooting foul (Jacob Germany draws the foul)
12:37	+1	Jacob Germany makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-47
12:37	+1	Jacob Germany makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-48
12:26		Aleu Aleu shooting foul (Vladislav Goldin draws the foul)
12:26		Vladislav Goldin misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:26	+1	Vladislav Goldin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-48
12:12		Josh Farmer turnover (traveling)
11:58	+2	Vladislav Goldin makes two point hook shot (Alijah Martin assists)	59-48
11:47		Erik Czumbel turnover (bad pass) (Alijah Martin steals)
11:45		Jacob Germany personal foul
11:45		TV timeout
11:37		Alijah Martin misses three point jump shot
11:35		Vladislav Goldin offensive rebound
11:35		Aleu Aleu shooting foul (Johnell Davis draws the foul)
11:35	+1	Johnell Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-48
11:35	+1	Johnell Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-48
11:16		Jacob Germany turnover (lost ball) (Johnell Davis steals)
11:09		Christian Tucker shooting foul (Johnell Davis draws the foul)
11:09	+1	Johnell Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-48
11:10	+1	Johnell Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-48
10:41		Jacob Germany misses two point jump shot
10:39		Vladislav Goldin defensive rebound
10:31	+2	Johnell Davis makes two point jump shot	65-48
10:15		DJ Richards misses three point jump shot
10:13		Josh Farmer offensive rebound
9:58		John Buggs III misses two point stepback jump shot
9:56		Vladislav Goldin defensive rebound
9:54		Josh Farmer personal foul (Vladislav Goldin draws the foul)
9:54	+1	Vladislav Goldin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-48
9:54	+1	Vladislav Goldin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-48
9:31		DJ Richards misses two point running jump shot
9:29		Johnell Davis defensive rebound
9:22	+3	Jalen Gaffney makes three point jump shot (Alijah Martin assists)	70-48
9:11		Roadrunners 30 second timeout
9:06		DJ Richards misses two point driving layup
9:04		Alijah Martin defensive rebound
8:53		Johnell Davis misses three point jump shot
8:51		Johnell Davis offensive rebound
8:46		Massal Diouf personal foul
8:44		Vladislav Goldin misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:44		Alijah Martin offensive rebound
8:43	+3	Michael Forrest makes three point jump shot (Alijah Martin assists)	73-48
8:29		Erik Czumbel misses three point jump shot
8:27		Owls defensive rebound
8:08	+2	Alijah Martin makes two point layup (Jalen Gaffney assists)	75-48
8:08		Massal Diouf shooting foul (Alijah Martin draws the foul)
8:08		Alijah Martin misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:08		Lachlan Bofinger defensive rebound
7:52		John Buggs III misses three point jump shot
7:50		Lachlan Bofinger offensive rebound
7:49		Alijah Martin personal foul (Lachlan Bofinger draws the foul)
7:49		TV timeout
7:49		Lachlan Bofinger misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:49		Brandon Weatherspoon defensive rebound
7:25		Isaiah Gaines turnover (double dribble)
7:15	+3	John Buggs III makes three point jump shot (Christian Tucker assists)	75-51
6:49		Giancarlo Rosado misses two point hook shot
6:47		Massal Diouf defensive rebound
6:39		John Buggs III misses two point pullup jump shot
6:38		Roadrunners offensive rebound
6:38		Brandon Weatherspoon personal foul (Massal Diouf draws the foul)
6:38	+1	Massal Diouf makes regular free throw 1 of 2	75-52
6:38	+1	Massal Diouf makes regular free throw 2 of 2	75-53
6:20		Isaiah Gaines misses two point layup
6:18		Erik Czumbel defensive rebound
6:17		Isaiah Gaines personal foul (Erik Czumbel draws the foul)
6:17	+1	Erik Czumbel makes regular free throw 1 of 2	75-54
6:17	+1	Erik Czumbel makes regular free throw 2 of 2	75-55
5:50		Nick Boyd misses three point jump shot
5:48		Massal Diouf defensive rebound
5:37		Massal Diouf misses two point turnaround jump shot
5:35		Nick Boyd defensive rebound
5:35		Massal Diouf personal foul (Nick Boyd draws the foul)
5:35	+1	Nick Boyd makes regular free throw 1 of 2	76-55
5:35	+1	Nick Boyd makes regular free throw 2 of 2	77-55
5:21		Jacob Germany misses two point jump shot
5:19		Michael Forrest defensive rebound
5:10		Brandon Weatherspoon offensive foul
5:10		Brandon Weatherspoon turnover (offensive foul)
4:56		Erik Czumbel misses two point layup
4:54		Isaiah Gaines defensive rebound
4:47		Michael Forrest misses three point jump shot
4:45		Michael Forrest offensive rebound
4:45		Jump ball. Michael Forrest vs. Jacob Germany (Owls gains possession)
4:28	+2	Bryan Greenlee makes two point turnaround jump shot	79-55
4:14		Bryan Greenlee personal foul (DJ Richards draws the foul)
4:14	+1	DJ Richards makes regular free throw 1 of 2	79-56
4:14	+1	DJ Richards makes regular free throw 2 of 2	79-57
3:51		Isaiah Gaines misses two point layup
3:49		Roadrunners defensive rebound
3:48		TV timeout
3:39		Isaiah Gaines shooting foul (Lamin Sabally draws the foul)
3:39	+1	Lamin Sabally makes regular free throw 1 of 2	79-58
3:39		Lamin Sabally misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:39		Giancarlo Rosado defensive rebound
3:27	+2	Johnell Davis makes two point fadeaway jump shot	81-58
3:07		Johnell Davis personal foul (Lamin Sabally draws the foul)
3:07	+1	Lamin Sabally makes regular free throw 1 of 2	81-59
3:07	+1	Lamin Sabally makes regular free throw 2 of 2	81-60
2:50	+2	Tre Carroll makes two point layup (Michael Forrest assists)	83-60
2:20		Isaiah Gaines blocks Lachlan Bofinger's two point layup
2:18		Tre Carroll defensive rebound
2:11		Josh Farmer shooting foul (Isaiah Gaines draws the foul)
2:11		Isaiah Gaines misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:11		Isaiah Gaines misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:11		Lamin Sabally defensive rebound
1:51		Azavier Johnson turnover (bad pass)
1:34		Brenen Lorient turnover (lost ball) (Josh Farmer steals)
0:58	+2	Erik Czumbel makes two point driving layup	83-62
0:28		Bryan Greenlee misses two point stepback jump shot
0:26		Brenen Lorient offensive rebound
0:09		Lachlan Bofinger blocks Brenen Lorient's two point layup
0:07		Josh Farmer defensive rebound
0:04	+2	Josh Farmer makes two point pullup jump shot	83-64
0:00		End of period

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Josh Farmer makes two point pullup jump shot