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Men’s Basketball: Owls Use Total Team Effort to Down UTSA

Jeantal Cylla reaches 20-point mark for the second straight game

Owls’ freshman forward Jeantal Cylla (1) shoots a 3-pointer over Louisiana Tech’s Jy’lan Washington (22) on Jan. 16. Mohammed Emran | Staff Photographer

Florida Atlantic men’s basketball’s 86-71 win against the UTSA Roadrunners was a milestone victory for Michael Curry who picked up his first conference road win of his tenure as head coach.

The Owls (5-15, 3-4 C-USA) and Roadrunners (4-16, 2-5 C-USA) were both looking for their third conference win of the season heading into Saturday’s afternoon matchup.

The Owls scored a season-high 86 points led by local Florida product freshman Jeantal Cylla, who contributed a team-high 22 points, reaching the 20-point mark for the second game in a row.