NCAAB Game Recap - FAU at Marshall
Wed Mar 8, 2017 9:02 PM EST

BethC
60
NCC
95
F
Leh
65
Buck
81
F
SCSt
88
Norf
93
F(OT)
Clem
72
Duke
79
F
ULM
73
ArkSt
70
F(OT)
USM
75
Rice
86
F
OrSt
62
Cal
67
F
CenAR
69
SHSU
77
F
SDSU
62
UNLV
52
F(OT)
SeLA
65
Lamar
77
F
App
64
Troy
84
F
FAU
74
Marsh
89
F
Pitt
63
UVA
75
F
Wash
73
USC
78
F
AF
83
Wyo
68
F
ArkLR
71
ULALA
78
F
UNCC
73
UAB
74
F
Wake
90
VaTec
99
F
WaSt
63
Col
73
F
Tex
61
TxTch
52
F
DeP
64
Xav
75
F
Mia-FL
62
Syr
57
F
USA
67
CoCar
80
F
UTSA
56
W Ky
52
F
SJSU
64
UtSt
90
F
Stan
88
AzSt
98
F(OT)
Okla
63
TCU
82
F
GTown
73
StJon
74
F
Rut
66
OhSt
57
F
Duques
71
StLou
72
F
Mizzu
86
Aub
83
F(OT)
PSU
76
Nebras
67
F(OT)
StJos
63
UMass
70
F
LSU
52
MissSt
79
F

Marshall 89, FAU 74

Mar 8, 2017, 9:02 PM EST

Final

1

2

T

(11) FAU

29

45

74

(6) Marshall

52

37

89

Marshall jumps out early, rolls in C-USA tourney first round
Wed Mar 8, 2017 11:14 PM

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) Stevie Browning scored 18 of his 22 points in the first half and Marshall cruised to an 89-74 victory over Florida Atlantic on Wednesday night in the first round of the Conference USA Tournament.

No. 6 seed Marshall (18-14) plays third-seeded Old Dominion in a Thursday quarterfinal. Florida Atlantic (10-20) lost four of its last five.

Browning finished 7 of 15 from the floor and made five 3-pointers. Jon Elmore and C.J. Burks added 14 points apiece for the Thundering Herd. Terrence Thompson had a game-high 11 rebounds and chipped in eight points.

Justin Massey scored 19 points to lead FAU.

Marshall had a double-digit lead midway through the first half and built a 52-29 halftime lead. The Thundering Herd shot 50 percent and made 8 of 19 3-pointers (42 percent) in the first half.

Leaders

FAU PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
J. Massey 19 0 0 1 1 0
N. Rutherford 14 0 3 5 1 0
Marshall PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
S. Browning 22 0 5 5 0 1
C. Burks 14 0 5 4 1 1

Team Comparison

FAU Marsh
Points For 74 89
Field Goals 28/75-37% 28/65-43%
Three Pointers 7/18-39% 12/33-36%
Free Throws 11/21-52% 21/28-75%
Offensive Rebounds 17 13
Defensive Rebounds 28 36
Rebounds 51 53
Blocks 3 7
Steals 6 3
Turnovers 10 12
Personal Fouls 20 14
Technical Fouls 1 0
Ejections 0 0

2016-17 Reg Season - Marsh Leads Series 2-0

Date Result Away Pts Ldr Home Pts Ldr
Mon Jan 2 Marsh 89 @ FAU 72 R. Taylor 31 J. Massey 16
Wed Mar 8 FAU 74 @ Marsh 89 J. Massey 19 S. Browning 22

Game Information

Stadium: Legacy Arena, Birmingham, Alabama
Attendance: 6,410
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