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Boca Raton, FL (Sports Network) - Phil Taylor and Jeremy Allen scored 20
points each as the FIU Golden Panthers downed the Florida Atlantic Owls 76-56
in a Sun Belt Conference matchup at FAU Arena.
Dominique Ferguson scored 16 points for the Golden Panthers (7-15, 4-6 Sun
Belt), who have won two straight. DeJuan Wright grabbed 11 rebounds.
Greg Gantt scored 21 points for the Owls (9-14, 5-5), who have now lost two
straight. Shavar Richardson added 10 points and Jordan McCoy collected nine
rebounds.
Florida Atlantic led 29-28 at halftime after shooting 10-of-27 from the floor.
The Owls never led by more than four.
FIU scored the first eight points of the second half and never trailed again.
The Golden Panthers led by double digits over the final nine-and-a-half
minutes and shot 15-of-29 from the floor after halftime.
The Owls shot just 34.5 percent from the floor for the game.
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