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Men’s Basketball: Owls suffer 66-46 blowout defeat at VCU

FAU’s three-game winning streak comes to an end as they lose again on the road.

Alijah Martin (#15) had a team-high 13 points in the loss at VCU on Dec. 15, 2021.

FAU men’s basketball (6-5) continued their season in Richmond, VA. with a 66-46 loss against Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) (7-4) on Wednesday night.

“The physicality bothered us, and the pressing, and the trapping,” head coach Dusty May said.

The Owls started off slowly, going down 12-2 in the first six minutes of the game.

VCU, on the other hand, came out strong, shooting 53% from the field with over seven minutes left in the first half.