Florida Atlantic men’s basketball had its chance to beat Conference USA’s top team but couldn’t convert in clutch time, dropping Saturday’s matchup against the University of Alabama at Birmingham Blazers 73-70.
Coming out of a timeout trailing 71-70 with possession of the ball and 15 seconds left on the clock, Owls (7-24, 5-13 Conference USA) freshman forward Jeantal Cylla drove toward the basket but was blocked on his shot attempt.
“I should’ve went a little harder,” Cylla said.
The Blazers would go on to make two foul shots, forcing a hail mary three-quarter court shot by redshirt junior guard Adonis Filer at the buzzer.