On Jan. 12, Florida Atlantic’s men’s basketball team (9-8, 2-2 AAC) headed back home after a two road game stretch. They fell short against the University of Alabama at Birmingham Blazers (10-7, 3-1 AAC) with a score of 81-76.
The Owls recently defeated the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (9-8, 1-3 AAC) 75-64 on Jan. 8 and took their second AAC win of the season.
The Blazers slightly outshot FAU on the night by being 45% from the field and 38.5% beyond the arc. The Owls shot 40% in FGs and 36.4% beyond the arc. Despite the shooting differences, FAU led with 46 rebounds compared to UAB’s 40.