Despite making a late effort in the second half, FAU’s men’s basketball team (5-4, 0-0 C-USA) lost to the James Madison Dukes (4-4) 79-70.
Both teams struggled offensively in the first half. FAU shot 10-30 from the field, including one out of 13 attempts from three-point range. JMU went 9-28 in the half, while missing all of its eight three-point attempts.
The second half was where the offense would begin to pick up the pace, with the Dukes striking first. While the Owls’ shooting remained cold, JMU would go up as much as 21 points with 7:42 left to go, which involved nine unanswered points to the Dukes’ benefit.