The Marshall men’s basketball team defeated Florida Atlantic in a home conference game Thursday evening, 96-84, at the Cam Henderson Center.
“I thought it was a great game,” Marshall head coach Dan D’Antoni said. “Our defense was good. It was outstanding. We had 32 points off turnovers (which is) the difference in ball games.”
The Herd improved to 11-6 (4-0 C-USA) while the Owls dropped to 11-7 (2-3 C-USA).
Senior guard C.J. Burks led the Herd with 30 points, while senior guard Jon Elmore followed behind with 29 points. The senior guards combined for a total 59 points (16-of-31), respectively.