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Florida Atlantic Owls vs Florida International Panthers Recap - Florida Atlantic Wins 77-73
Johnell Davis scored 17 points leading Florida Atlantic to a 77-73 victory over Florida International at Ocean Bank Convocation Center on Wednesday.
Florida Atlantic won the battle on the scoreboard, but not at the payout window as they failed to cover the -10.0-point spread.
Nick Boyd had 12 points for Florida Atlantic and Alijah Martin chipped in with 12 points. Jalen Gaffney had 5 assists for them, while Michael Forrest was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 9 boards.
Florida International got 25 points from Denver Jones in a losing cause and another 14 points from Nick Guadarrama. Arturo Dean contributed 4 assists for them, while Petar Krivokapic had 9 rebounds.
Florida Atlantic won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 38-30.
Florida Atlantic heads into a battle against North Texas. Florida International, meanwhile, will have their next action against Western Kentucky.