The No. 9 Florida Atlantic Owls keep rolling in the NCAA Tournament, as they took down the No. 4 Tennessee Volunteers in the Sweet 16 on Thursday night.
Last week, theOn Thursday night, they reached their firstafter upsetting the No. 4 Tennessee Volunteers, 62-55, as their Cinderella story continues.
One of the deepest teams in the tournament from the start, FAU saw all but one player of the nine that stepped foot on the court score at least two points. Three players reached double digits, with Johnell Davis leading the way. The Owls have had to beat No. 8 Memphis in the First Round before getting tested by No. 16 Fairleigh Dickinson in the Second Round after their historic upset over No. 1 Purdue. , in the world’s most famous arena Madison Square Garden no less, was easily the toughest matchup they’ve had to save to this point. But a full team effort from the Owls keeps the season alive.
In the box score, Davis was FAU’s leading scorer with 15 points on just 3 of 9 from the field, but 9 of 10 from the charity stripe. Nicholas Boyd also had 12 points on 5 of 11 from the field, including two three-pointers, while Michael Forrest came off the bench with 11 points.
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