SAN ANTONIO — Florida Atlantic built a 26-point, second-half lead and hung on Thursday night for a 79-73 victory over the UTSA Roadrunners in Conference USA men’s basketball.
In the game played at Boca Raton, Florida, Ryan Bowie scored 23 and Christian Wilson 22 for the Roadrunners (4-21, 2-10).
Freshman forward Jeantal Cylla produced 24 points and 12 rebounds to help the Owls (7-18, 5-7) hand the Roadrunners their seventh straight loss.
Cylla hit a layup with 8:23 remaining to give FAU a 63-37 lead. UTSA rallied to within four points in the final minute but ran out of time.