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Men’s Basketball: Conference tournament title hopes fall short in loss to Old Dominion

Head coach Michael Curry falls to 17-45 in his two seasons in charge at FAU

FAU guard Adonis Filer (3) dribbles toward the basket early in the first half versus Old Dominion on Jan. 28. Max Jackson | Staff Photographer

Florida Atlantic men’s basketball’s journey for its first Conference USA title was stopped short on Wednesday with a 72-46 loss to Old Dominion University.

After trailing by only five points at halftime, FAU (8-25, 5-14 C-USA) was outscored by 21 in the second half, allowing Old Dominion (20-12, 13-6 C-USA) to shoot 58 percent from the field in the half.