Florida International Panthers Fall to Florida Atlantic Owls at FAU Arena in Men's Basketball Showdown
The Florida International University Panthers faced a challenging game against the Florida Atlantic Owls, ending with a score of 53-79. The Panthers now stand with a record of 0-1, while the Owls have started their season with a 1-0 record.
In an intense conference game at FAU Arena, the Florida International Panthers were unable to secure victory against their rivals, the Florida Atlantic Owls. The home team took advantage of their court, outscoring the Panthers by a significant margin. Despite a hard-fought battle, the final scoreboard read in favor of the Owls.
The Panthers showed determination on offense with 32 points scored in the paint and managed to convert 10 fast break points. However, they struggled from beyond the arc, making only one three-pointer from nine attempts for an eleven percent shooting rate. From two-point range they fared better; twenty shots found their mark out of forty-one attempts which translates to approximately forty-nine percent efficiency.
Defensively, The Florida International team managed eleven steals and blocked two shots but this was not enough to stifle The Florida Atlantic's scoring drives which resulted in seventy-nine points for them. On rebounds, The Panthers gathered twenty-six compared to The Owls' more dominant forty-two boards.
Turnovers proved costly for The Florida International as they gave up possession twenty-three times leading directly to sixteen points for The Owls who capitalized on these opportunities by scoring twenty-seven points off turnovers themselves. In contrast, second chance points were limited for both teams with six and seventeen respectively.
Looking ahead at future matchups after this tough loss on December 17th at seven o'clock Eastern Time witnessed by one thousand seven hundred ninety-seven spectators; fans can look forward to seeing how their team will bounce back when they host Incarnate Word Cardinals next week. This upcoming game is scheduled for December 22nd at Ocean Bank Convocation Center located in Miami and will be broadcasted on CUSA TV over internet networks allowing fans not able to attend another opportunity to support their team from afar.