FAU Owls lose to Northwestern Wildcats in NCAA men’s basketball tournament
Updated: 5:26 PM EDT Mar 22, 2024
RECOVERY. PATRICK REEVELL ABC NEWS, LONDON. THE FALLS MIGHTY COMEBACK ON THE COURT IN BROOKLYN FALLS SHORT AFTER THE GAME WENT INTO OVERTIME AGAINST NORTHWESTERN IN ROUND ONE OF THE NCAA TOURNAMENT. THE COMEBACK JUST WAS NOT ENOUGH. YEAH, THE TEAM STRUGGLED TO MAINTAIN POSSESSION OF THE BALL. 21 TURNOVERS IN THAT GAME. WPBF 25 NEWS SPORTS DIRECTOR SHAYNE WRIGHT JOINING US LIVE FROM BROOKLYN AT BARCLAYS CENTER. WITH A DISAPPOINTING END TO THIS HARD FOUGHT GAME, SHANE. YEAH THAT’S RIGHT TAYLOR A MUCH DIFFERENT ENDING THIS YEAR AS OPPOSED TO LAST YEAR WHEN THE TEAM LOST IN THE FINAL FOUR. BUT NICK BOYD, ONE OF THE VOCAL LEADERS ON THIS TEAM, TELLS ME THAT HE FEELS LIKE THIS YEAR’S LOSS WAS ACTUALLY WORSE THAN LAST YEAR’S LOSS. EVEN THEY DO, EVEN THOUGH THEY DID MAKE IT TO THE FINAL FOUR LAST SEASON, 77 TO 65 WAS THE FINAL SCORE IN OVERTIME FOR THE OWLS. BOYD SAYS THE FACT THAT THERE ARE THREE SENIORS ON THIS YEAR’S TEAM, AS OPPOSED TO ONE ON LAST YEAR’S TEAM, JUST MAKES THIS LOSS HURT THAT MUCH MORE. BUT WHAT THE FOR LACK OF EFFORT FOR COMING BACK IN THE SECOND HALF TO TAKE THE LEAD WITH LESS THAN A MINUTE LEFT TO GO, NORTHWESTERN THEN TIED THE GAME. JANELLE DAVIS HAD A CHANCE TO WIN IT IN REGULATION, TOLD ME HE WAS GOING TO TRY TO DRAW A FOUL, BUT THINGS JUST DID NOT WORK OUT. MEANWHILE, JALEN GAFFNEY, ONE OF THE THREE SENIORS ON THIS YEAR’S TEAM, SAYS HE’S FOREVER GRATEFUL TO FOR AFTER HE TRANSFERRED OVER FROM UCONN A FEW YEARS AGO. HE WAS EMOTIONAL AFTER THE GAME. FAMILY REALLY? UH, I FOUND A HOME COMING TO FLORIDA ATLANTIC. I FOUND PEOPLE I CAN CALL ON ANY SINGLE DAY. UM, IT’S A BROTHERHOOD. SO I’M GRATEFUL FOR THAT. YOU KNOW, LAST COUPLE LAST GAME WITH THE THREE SENIORS. SO, UM, UM, A LOT OF EMOTIONS. UM, JUST SAD THAT WE WENT OUT THIS WAY FOR THEM. AND, UM, I MEAN, I JUST LOVE THEM. AND AGAIN, A TOUGH LOSS FOR THE TEAM, BUT WHAT A RUN. THE LAST TWO YEARS, THIS WAS FIU’S FIRST DOUBLE DIGIT LOSS SINCE NOVEMBER OF 2022. THAT W
FAU Owls lose to Northwestern Wildcats in NCAA men’s basketball tournament
Updated: 5:26 PM EDT Mar 22, 2024
Florida Atlantic lost to Northwestern 77-65 in overtime of the first round of the 2024 NCAA men’s basketball tournament Friday afternoon inside the Barclays Center. FAU trailed for the majority of the second half, but mounted a comeback to force the game to overtime tied at 58.Watch below: Students cheer on FAU Men’s basketball team at the student union in Boca RatonNorthwestern went on a 12-1 run to begin overtime to take a 70-59 lead.Vladislav Goldin led FAU with 19 points and nine rebounds, Johnell Davis scored 18 points, with six rebounds and two assists.The Owls (25-9) had a 20-19 lead at halftime.No. 8 seed FAU struggled to maintain possession of the basketball as it committed 21 turnovers in the game. Ryan Langborg led Northwestern with 27 points and three assists.Northwestern (22-11), the No. 9 seed, advances to the second round of the tournament in the East region, while the season for FAU comes to an end.NCAA Tournament Coverage:The latest: Sports coverage from WPBF 25 NewsGet the latest sports updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.
Florida Atlantic lost to Northwestern 77-65 in overtime of the first round of the 2024 NCAA men’s basketball tournament Friday afternoon inside the Barclays Center.
FAU trailed for the majority of the second half, but mounted a comeback to force the game to overtime tied at 58.
Watch below: Students cheer on FAU Men’s basketball team at the student union in Boca Raton
Northwestern went on a 12-1 run to begin overtime to take a 70-59 lead.
Vladislav Goldin led FAU with 19 points and nine rebounds, Johnell Davis scored 18 points, with six rebounds and two assists.
The Owls (25-9) had a 20-19 lead at halftime.
No. 8 seed FAU struggled to maintain possession of the basketball as it committed 21 turnovers in the game.
Ryan Langborg led Northwestern with 27 points and three assists.
Northwestern (22-11), the No. 9 seed, advances to the second round of the tournament in the East region, while the season for FAU comes to an end.
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