GAMEDAY Mens Basketball
Florida Atlantic 67, Charlotte 52
(AP Photo/Nell Redmond)
By STEVE REED
AP Sports Writer
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Vladislav Goldin had 15 points and No. 19 Florida Atlantic earned a 67-52 victory over Charlotte, just two days after the Owls had their 20-game win streak snapped.
Alijah Martin added 11 points and Brandon Weatherspoon had 10 for the Owls (22-2, 12-1 Conference USA), who outscored Charlotte 37-21 in the second half
Brice Williams led Charlotte (13-10, 4-8) with 14 points.
FAU had put together a school-record 20 straight wins - dating back to a Nov. 14 win at Florida - before falling on the road to UAB 86-77 on Thursday night.
The Owls built a 10-point lead in the first half before the 49ers rallied to take a 31-30 lead at the break with Lu'Cye Patterson scoring on a spin move on the low block and converting the ensuing free throw for a three-point play.
But FAU owned the second half.
The Owls opened the second half with an 20-4 run, finding success pounding the ball inside to 7-foot-1 Goldin, who scored four straight points and helped open driving lanes and spot up 3s for his teammates. Bryan Greenlee and Michael Forrest took advantage, knocking down back-to-back 3-pointers to help put the Owls up by 15 with 10 minutes remaining.
Unlike in the previous meeting where Charlotte was able to cut a 20-point deficit to two before ultimately losing 71-67, there would be no frantic rally.
Greenlee came open off a screen to hit another 3 to push the lead to 17 with 4 1/2 minutes remaining.
Charlotte struggled to get much going on the offensive end, often using the entire shot clock before settling for low percentage shots.
BIG PICTURE
Florida Atlantic: It was a good second half for the Owls, who had the pressure of the win streak off their chest.
Charlotte: The 49ers entered the game 4-7 in conference play, but have been competitive with the last six defeats by four points or less. They didn't put up a big fight in the second half though, as the shots wouldn't fall.
February 4, 2023
| Florida Atlantic | ||||||||||||
| Player | Pos | Min | FG-FGA | FT-FTA | 3P-3PA | OR-TR | Ast | Blk | Stl | TO | PF | Pts |
| V. Goldin | F | 25 | 6-7 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15 |
| A. Martin | G | 29 | 4-7 | 2-2 | 3-5 | 2-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| N. Boyd | G | 25 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-4 | 0-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| J. Gaffney | G | 25 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| B. Weatherspoon | G | 19 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| J. Davis | 23 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |
| M. Forrest | 18 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | |
| B. Greenlee | 16 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| G. Rosado | 13 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| T. Carroll | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| I. Gaines | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| B. Lorient | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| A. Ralat | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 202 | 26-47 (.553) |
6-8 (.750) |
9-20 (.450) |
4-29 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 67 | |
| Charlotte | ||||||||||||
| Player | Pos | Min | FG-FGA | FT-FTA | 3P-3PA | OR-TR | Ast | Blk | Stl | TO | PF | Pts |
| J. Aldrich | F | 18 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| B. Williams | G | 32 | 4-11 | 4-4 | 2-6 | 1-8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
| M. Gipson | G | 28 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| L. Patterson | G | 28 | 3-7 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 0-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| J. Threadgill | G | 27 | 0-5 | 2-2 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| I. Folkes | 23 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
| I. Milicic Jr. | 22 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 1-6 | 1-1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| N. Graves | 19 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |
| D. Berry | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 200 | 18-46 (.391) |
9-9 (1.000) |
7-22 (.318) |
3-20 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 52 | |
