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Weatherspoon leads No. 21 FAU over Western Kentucky 70-63

AP
Jan 28, 2023

BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) Brandon Weatherspoon scored 14 points and No. 21 Florida Atlantic defeated Western Kentucky 70-63 on Saturday to remain undefeated at home.

The victory extended FAU's winning streak to a program-record 20 games, which is now the nation's longest. The Owls' 21 victories on the season ties their Division I record set in 2010-11. Western Kentucky (11-11, 3-8 Conference USA) has lost five straight.

''We're taking some haymakers from really good teams,'' FAU coach Dusty May said. ''Hats off to Western Kentucky. They played hard. They played determined. And we made the plays we needed to down the stretch.''

Unlike their meeting two weeks before, FAU couldn't shake W. Kentucky. The Hilltoppers trailed FAU (21-1, 11-0) by three with less than two minutes remaining before the Owls closed them out.

Both teams shot 37% on the afternoon, but the Owls drained 13 three-pointers, compared to only two for the Hilltoppers.

FAU scored seven points in the final 33 seconds of the first half to take a 35-30 lead into the locker room.

Weatherspoon's three-pointer with 41 seconds remaining in the first half started the run. Johnell Davis' steal then led to a dunk by Brenen Lorient. Alijah Martin followed with another steal, and his layup barely beat the halftime horn.

''We don't panic when hard times hit,'' Weatherspoon said. ''We stick together.''

Martin scored eight while grabbing seven rebounds.

Jordan Rawls led all scorers with 17 for W. Kentucky. Dayvion McKnight and Emmanuel Akot each had 16.

''Florida Atlantic is really good,'' W. Kentucky coach Rick Stansbury said. ''There's a reason why they've won 20 in a row.''

BIG PICTURE

Western Kentucky: The Hilltoppers played a second consecutive game without leading 3-point scorer Luke Frampton, who will miss the remainder of the season after tearing his ACL. . Entering the game, 7-foot-5 center Jamarion Sharp's 84 blocked shots led the nation. He added one more on Saturday afternoon.

Florida Atlantic: The Owls entered the game averaging 38.3 points per game off the bench, most in the nation. ... After draining two 3-pointers on Saturday, senior guard Michael Forrest needs two 3-pointers to tie Greg Gantt's FAU career record of 287. ... FAU played in front of a home sellout for the second consecutive game. Not traditionally known for large crowds, the Owls announced their remaining four home games have also sold out.

UP NEXT

Western Kentucky: Hosts UTSA on Thursday night.

Florida Atlantic: Visits UAB on Thursday night.

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1st Half
WKU
Hilltoppers
30
FAU
Owls
35

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Jamarion Sharp vs. Vladislav Goldin (Dayvion McKnight gains possession)
19:49		Jairus Hamilton misses two point jump shot
19:47		Jalen Gaffney defensive rebound
19:32		Brandon Weatherspoon misses three point jump shot
19:30		Vladislav Goldin offensive rebound
19:22		Vladislav Goldin misses two point layup
19:20		Jairus Hamilton defensive rebound
19:10		Dayvion McKnight turnover (bad pass)
19:00	+3	Bryan Greenlee makes three point jump shot (Jalen Gaffney assists)	0-3
18:40		Emmanuel Akot misses two point jump shot
18:38		Bryan Greenlee defensive rebound
18:31		Bryan Greenlee misses three point jump shot
18:29		Jamarion Sharp defensive rebound
18:02	+3	Jordan Rawls makes three point jump shot	3-3
17:34	+3	Bryan Greenlee makes three point jump shot (Nick Boyd assists)	3-6
17:08		Jordan Rawls misses three point jump shot
17:06		Bryan Greenlee defensive rebound
17:01	+3	Jalen Gaffney makes three point jump shot (Bryan Greenlee assists)	3-9
16:46		Vladislav Goldin personal foul (Dayvion McKnight draws the foul)
16:35	+3	Jairus Hamilton makes three point jump shot (Jordan Rawls assists)	6-9
16:14		Owls 30 second timeout
16:14		TV timeout
16:10		Jamarion Sharp shooting foul (Giancarlo Rosado draws the foul)
16:08		Giancarlo Rosado misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:08	+1	Giancarlo Rosado makes regular free throw 2 of 2	6-10
15:53	+2	Jamarion Sharp makes two point alley-oop dunk (Jordan Rawls assists)	8-10
15:33		Jalen Gaffney misses three point jump shot
15:31		Owls offensive rebound
15:26		Alijah Martin misses three point jump shot
15:24		Giancarlo Rosado offensive rebound
15:24		Jairus Hamilton shooting foul (Giancarlo Rosado draws the foul)
15:24	+1	Giancarlo Rosado makes regular free throw 1 of 2	8-11
15:24	+1	Giancarlo Rosado makes regular free throw 2 of 2	8-12
15:09		Jairus Hamilton offensive foul
15:09		Jairus Hamilton turnover (offensive foul)
14:58		Alijah Martin misses two point layup
14:56		Giancarlo Rosado offensive rebound
14:51		Jalen Gaffney misses three point jump shot
14:49		Jamarion Sharp defensive rebound
14:41	+2	Dayvion McKnight makes two point jump shot	10-12
14:40		Jalen Gaffney shooting foul (Dayvion McKnight draws the foul)
14:39	+1	Dayvion McKnight makes regular free throw 1 of 1	11-12
14:32		Johnell Davis misses two point layup
14:30		Dontaie Allen defensive rebound
14:20		Dayvion McKnight turnover (lost ball) (Johnell Davis steals)
14:12		Michael Forrest misses three point jump shot
14:10		Dontaie Allen defensive rebound
14:04		Dontaie Allen misses three point jump shot
14:02		Bryan Greenlee defensive rebound
13:49		Michael Forrest turnover (bad pass) (Dayvion McKnight steals)
13:43		Fallou Diagne misses three point jump shot
13:41		Dayvion McKnight offensive rebound
13:34		Dayvion McKnight misses two point layup
13:32		Dayvion McKnight offensive rebound
13:24		Tyrone Marshall offensive foul
13:24		Tyrone Marshall turnover (offensive foul)
13:12		Alijah Martin turnover (traveling)
13:03	+2	Jordan Rawls makes two point jump shot	13-12
12:51		Michael Forrest turnover (bad pass)
12:39		Fallou Diagne turnover (bad pass)
12:26		Jump ball. Alijah Martin vs. Dontaie Allen (Owls gains possession)
12:26		Khristian Lander personal foul
12:26		Khristian Lander personal foul (Alijah Martin draws the foul)
12:17	+2	Alijah Martin makes two point dunk	13-14
11:56		Dayvion McKnight misses two point jump shot
11:54		Owls defensive rebound
11:53		TV timeout
11:37		Alijah Martin misses three point jump shot
11:35		Emmanuel Akot defensive rebound
11:15		Emmanuel Akot misses two point jump shot
11:13		Nick Boyd defensive rebound
10:58		Alijah Martin misses three point jump shot
10:56		Dayvion McKnight defensive rebound
10:44		Jamarion Sharp misses two point layup
10:42		Alijah Martin defensive rebound
10:25		Johnell Davis misses three point jump shot
10:23		Jamarion Sharp defensive rebound
10:09		Jordan Rawls misses two point jump shot
10:07		Vladislav Goldin defensive rebound
9:58		Nick Boyd misses three point jump shot
9:56		Jamarion Sharp defensive rebound
9:48		Jordan Rawls turnover (bad pass) (Vladislav Goldin steals)
9:33		Vladislav Goldin personal foul (Jamarion Sharp draws the foul)
9:24		Bryan Greenlee shooting foul (Jordan Rawls draws the foul)
9:21	+1	Jordan Rawls makes regular free throw 1 of 2	14-14
9:21	+1	Jordan Rawls makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-14
9:05		Bryan Greenlee misses three point jump shot
9:03		Jamarion Sharp defensive rebound
8:58		Nick Boyd blocks Jordan Rawls's two point layup
8:56		Emmanuel Akot offensive rebound
8:47		Emmanuel Akot misses two point layup
8:45		Hilltoppers offensive rebound
8:41		Dayvion McKnight misses two point jump shot
8:39		Brandon Weatherspoon defensive rebound
8:34		Brandon Weatherspoon turnover (bad pass)
8:19		Jordan Rawls misses two point jump shot
8:17		Nick Boyd defensive rebound
8:03	+3	Brandon Weatherspoon makes three point jump shot (Giancarlo Rosado assists)	15-17
7:35		Emmanuel Akot misses two point jump shot
7:33		Brandon Weatherspoon defensive rebound
7:24		Jamarion Sharp blocks Giancarlo Rosado's two point layup
7:22		Jamarion Sharp defensive rebound
7:10		Emmanuel Akot misses two point jump shot
7:08		Jalen Gaffney defensive rebound
7:02		Jordan Rawls shooting foul (Jalen Gaffney draws the foul)
7:02		TV timeout
7:02	+1	Jalen Gaffney makes technical free throw 1 of 2	15-18
7:02		Jalen Gaffney misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:02		Tyrone Marshall defensive rebound
6:45		Dayvion McKnight misses two point jump shot
6:43		Tyrone Marshall offensive rebound
6:31	+2	Jordan Rawls makes two point jump shot	17-18
6:24	+3	Brandon Weatherspoon makes three point jump shot (Nick Boyd assists)	17-21
5:59	+2	Jordan Rawls makes two point jump shot	19-21
5:41		Jalen Gaffney misses three point jump shot
5:39		Brandon Weatherspoon offensive rebound
5:30	+3	Brandon Weatherspoon makes three point jump shot (Bryan Greenlee assists)	19-24
5:05	+2	Dayvion McKnight makes two point jump shot	21-24
4:34	+2	Brenen Lorient makes two point layup (Bryan Greenlee assists)	21-26
4:18	+2	Dayvion McKnight makes two point layup	23-26
4:06		Bryan Greenlee offensive foul
4:06		Bryan Greenlee turnover (offensive foul)
3:56		Dayvion McKnight misses two point layup
3:54		Alijah Martin defensive rebound
3:32		TV timeout
3:29		Nick Boyd misses three point jump shot
3:27		Alijah Martin offensive rebound
3:20	+2	Giancarlo Rosado makes two point layup (Johnell Davis assists)	23-28
3:00	+2	Jordan Rawls makes two point jump shot	25-28
2:39		Nick Boyd misses two point layup
2:37		Dontaie Allen defensive rebound
2:15	+2	Dayvion McKnight makes two point jump shot	27-28
2:01		Alijah Martin misses three point jump shot
1:59		Jamarion Sharp defensive rebound
1:50		Jordan Rawls misses three point jump shot
1:48		Michael Forrest defensive rebound
1:42		Jalen Gaffney turnover (lost ball) (Jamarion Sharp steals)
1:40		Jalen Gaffney personal foul (Jamarion Sharp draws the foul)
1:30		Alijah Martin shooting foul (Dontaie Allen draws the foul)
1:28	+1	Dontaie Allen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-28
1:28		Dontaie Allen misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:28		Michael Forrest defensive rebound
1:14		Johnell Davis misses two point jump shot
1:12		Alijah Martin offensive rebound
1:02		Alijah Martin misses two point layup
1:00		Jamarion Sharp defensive rebound
0:53	+2	Jamarion Sharp makes two point alley-oop dunk (Jordan Rawls assists)	30-28
0:43	+3	Brandon Weatherspoon makes three point jump shot	30-31
0:33		TV timeout
0:18		Jordan Rawls turnover (bad pass) (Johnell Davis steals)
0:10	+2	Brenen Lorient makes two point dunk	30-33
0:04		Jordan Rawls turnover (lost ball) (Alijah Martin steals)
0:02	+2	Alijah Martin makes two point layup	30-35
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
WKU
Hilltoppers
33
FAU
Owls
35

Time		Play	Score
19:50	+3	Nick Boyd makes three point jump shot (Jalen Gaffney assists)	30-38
19:36		Nick Boyd personal foul
19:14		Jordan Rawls misses two point jump shot
19:12		Vladislav Goldin defensive rebound
19:05		Jalen Gaffney misses two point jump shot
19:03		Jairus Hamilton defensive rebound
18:58		Dayvion McKnight misses three point jump shot
18:56		Bryan Greenlee defensive rebound
18:45		Vladislav Goldin misses two point layup
18:43		Hilltoppers defensive rebound
18:12		Dayvion McKnight misses three point jump shot
18:10		Jalen Gaffney defensive rebound
18:05		Bryan Greenlee misses three point jump shot
18:03		Vladislav Goldin offensive rebound
17:59		Vladislav Goldin turnover (bad pass) (Jamarion Sharp steals)
17:45	+2	Emmanuel Akot makes two point jump shot	32-38
17:22		Brandon Weatherspoon misses three point jump shot
17:20		Brandon Weatherspoon offensive rebound
17:07		Bryan Greenlee misses two point jump shot
17:05		Owls offensive rebound
16:58		Jalen Gaffney misses two point jump shot
16:56		Jordan Rawls defensive rebound
16:56		Vladislav Goldin personal foul (Jordan Rawls draws the foul)
16:44	+2	Emmanuel Akot makes two point layup	34-38
16:27		Nick Boyd misses three point jump shot
16:25		Jamarion Sharp defensive rebound
16:15	+2	Emmanuel Akot makes two point jump shot	36-38
15:57		Alijah Martin misses three point jump shot
15:55		Jairus Hamilton defensive rebound
15:39		Dayvion McKnight misses two point jump shot
15:37		Hilltoppers offensive rebound
15:39		TV timeout
15:31		Jordan Rawls misses two point jump shot
15:29		Dayvion McKnight offensive rebound
15:26		Jamarion Sharp misses two point layup
15:24		Jamarion Sharp offensive rebound
15:23		Jamarion Sharp misses two point layup
15:21		Alijah Martin defensive rebound
15:16	+3	Johnell Davis makes three point jump shot (Alijah Martin assists)	36-41
14:51	+2	Emmanuel Akot makes two point jump shot	38-41
14:41	+3	Johnell Davis makes three point jump shot (Michael Forrest assists)	38-44
14:07		Jordan Rawls misses two point jump shot
14:05		Johnell Davis defensive rebound
13:57		Jamarion Sharp shooting foul (Michael Forrest draws the foul)
13:57		Michael Forrest misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:57		Michael Forrest misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:57		Alijah Martin offensive rebound
13:53		Johnell Davis misses three point jump shot
13:51		Giancarlo Rosado offensive rebound
13:51		Jairus Hamilton personal foul
13:51		Johnell Davis misses three point jump shot
13:49		Emmanuel Akot defensive rebound
13:36		Johnell Davis personal foul
13:20		Dayvion McKnight misses two point jump shot
13:18		Giancarlo Rosado defensive rebound
13:12	+2	Giancarlo Rosado makes two point layup (Bryan Greenlee assists)	38-46
13:03		Hilltoppers 30 second timeout
13:03		TV timeout
12:50		Dontaie Allen misses three point jump shot
12:48		Johnell Davis defensive rebound
12:33		Alijah Martin misses three point jump shot
12:31		Emmanuel Akot defensive rebound
12:19	+2	Dayvion McKnight makes two point layup	40-46
11:59	+3	Michael Forrest makes three point jump shot (Bryan Greenlee assists)	40-49
11:35	+2	Emmanuel Akot makes two point jump shot	42-49
11:11		Bryan Greenlee misses two point layup
11:09		Emmanuel Akot defensive rebound
11:05		Emmanuel Akot turnover (lost ball)
11:05		TV timeout
10:51		Alijah Martin turnover (out of bounds)
10:38		Emmanuel Akot misses three point jump shot
10:36		Nick Boyd defensive rebound
10:28		Emmanuel Akot personal foul
10:23		Giancarlo Rosado turnover (traveling)
10:00	+2	Emmanuel Akot makes two point jump shot	44-49
10:00		Alijah Martin shooting foul (Emmanuel Akot draws the foul)
10:00	+1	Emmanuel Akot makes regular free throw 1 of 1	45-49
9:48	+3	Nick Boyd makes three point jump shot (Giancarlo Rosado assists)	45-52
9:24		Jordan Rawls misses two point jump shot
9:22		Dontaie Allen offensive rebound
9:21		Johnell Davis shooting foul (Dontaie Allen draws the foul)
9:21		Dontaie Allen misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:21	+1	Dontaie Allen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-52
9:21	+3	Michael Forrest makes three point jump shot	46-55
8:52		Nick Boyd shooting foul (Dayvion McKnight draws the foul)
8:52		Dayvion McKnight misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:52	+1	Dayvion McKnight makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-55
8:39		Giancarlo Rosado offensive foul
8:39		Giancarlo Rosado turnover (offensive foul)
8:25		Jordan Rawls misses three point jump shot
8:23		Michael Forrest defensive rebound
8:11		Vladislav Goldin misses two point layup
8:09		Jamarion Sharp defensive rebound
7:59		Dayvion McKnight misses two point jump shot
7:57		Jamarion Sharp offensive rebound
7:57		Vladislav Goldin personal foul (Jamarion Sharp draws the foul)
7:57		TV timeout
7:57	+1	Jamarion Sharp makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-55
7:57		Jamarion Sharp misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:57		Brandon Weatherspoon defensive rebound
7:37		Michael Forrest misses three point jump shot
7:35		Dayvion McKnight defensive rebound
7:27		Jamarion Sharp misses two point jump shot
7:25		Nick Boyd defensive rebound
7:01		Nick Boyd misses three point jump shot
6:59		Jamarion Sharp defensive rebound
6:40	+2	Jordan Rawls makes two point jump shot	50-55
6:32		Nick Boyd turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Rawls steals)
6:26		Jordan Rawls misses two point layup
6:24		Johnell Davis defensive rebound
6:18		Jairus Hamilton personal foul
5:59	+2	Alijah Martin makes two point jump shot	50-57
5:46	+2	Dayvion McKnight makes two point jump shot	52-57
5:30		Dontaie Allen personal foul
5:20		Jamarion Sharp shooting foul (Brandon Weatherspoon draws the foul)
5:20	+1	Brandon Weatherspoon makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-58
5:20	+1	Brandon Weatherspoon makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-59
5:05		Emmanuel Akot misses two point jump shot
5:03		Bryan Greenlee defensive rebound
4:52		Alijah Martin misses two point jump shot
4:50		Giancarlo Rosado offensive rebound
4:42		Jalen Gaffney misses three point jump shot
4:40		Alijah Martin offensive rebound
4:32	+2	Alijah Martin makes two point layup	52-61
4:18		Dayvion McKnight misses two point layup
4:16		Dontaie Allen offensive rebound
4:14	+2	Dontaie Allen makes two point layup	54-61
4:06		Alijah Martin offensive foul
4:06		Alijah Martin turnover (offensive foul)
3:48	+2	Dontaie Allen makes two point jump shot	56-61
3:36		Alijah Martin misses three point jump shot
3:34		Jamarion Sharp defensive rebound
3:13		Jalen Gaffney personal foul (Emmanuel Akot draws the foul)
3:13		TV timeout
3:13	+1	Emmanuel Akot makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-61
3:13	+1	Emmanuel Akot makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-61
2:58		Dayvion McKnight personal foul (Bryan Greenlee draws the foul)
2:58		Bryan Greenlee misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:58		Dayvion McKnight defensive rebound
2:46		Emmanuel Akot offensive foul
2:46		Emmanuel Akot turnover (offensive foul)
2:23	+2	Vladislav Goldin makes two point layup (Nick Boyd assists)	58-63
2:13		Hilltoppers 30 second timeout
2:06		Vladislav Goldin blocks Dayvion McKnight's two point layup
2:04		Jairus Hamilton offensive rebound
1:56		Nick Boyd shooting foul (Jordan Rawls draws the foul)
1:56	+1	Jordan Rawls makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-63
1:56	+1	Jordan Rawls makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-63
1:39		Jump ball. Nick Boyd vs. Jamarion Sharp (Nick Boyd gains possession)
1:25	+2	Vladislav Goldin makes two point layup (Johnell Davis assists)	60-65
1:16		Emmanuel Akot misses three point jump shot
1:14		Johnell Davis defensive rebound
1:16		Jairus Hamilton personal foul (Johnell Davis draws the foul)
1:13	+1	Johnell Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-66
1:13	+1	Johnell Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-67
1:05		Bryan Greenlee shooting foul (Dayvion McKnight draws the foul)
1:05	+1	Dayvion McKnight makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-67
1:05	+1	Dayvion McKnight makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-67
0:44		Johnell Davis turnover (lost ball) (Jordan Rawls steals)
0:36		Dayvion McKnight turnover (lost ball) (Johnell Davis steals)
0:34		Dayvion McKnight personal foul (Vladislav Goldin draws the foul)
0:34	+1	Vladislav Goldin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-68
0:34	+1	Vladislav Goldin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-69
0:28		Tyrone Marshall misses three point jump shot
0:26		Brandon Weatherspoon defensive rebound
0:22		Emmanuel Akot personal foul (Johnell Davis draws the foul)
0:22		Johnell Davis misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:22	+1	Johnell Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-70
0:08		Nick Boyd shooting foul (Emmanuel Akot draws the foul)
0:08	+1	Emmanuel Akot makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-70
0:08		Emmanuel Akot misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:08		Johnell Davis defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Johnell Davis defensive rebound