National Basketball Association
Florida Atlantic 100, Eastern Michigan 57
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, November 14, 2023
Where: Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena, Boca Raton, Florida
Officials:
# Shaun Seales, # Jason Baker, # Rick Crawford
Attendance:
3161
By Field Level Media
Vladislav Goldin scored 19 points and grabbed five rebounds to lead No. 10 Florida Atlantic to a 100-57 win over Eastern Michigan on Tuesday in Boca Raton, Fla.
Goldin made 9 of 12 shots from the field in just 20 minutes.
Five other players scored in double figures for Florida Atlantic (2-0). Brandon Weatherspoon scored 16 points, Giancarlo Rosado and Brenen Lorient had 13 points apiece, Bryan Greenlee scored 12 points and Nick Boyd had 11 points to go along with a game-high seven assists.
Weatherspoon and Greenlee each shot 4-for-4 from 3-point range.
The Owls were hot all night, shooting 62.5 percent (40 of 64) from the field overall and 52 percent (13 of 25) from 3-point range.
Florida Atlantic also held a 39-22 rebounding advantage and turned the ball over just seven times.
Tyson Acuff scored 20 points and Legend Geeter had 13 points and five rebounds in defeat for Eastern Michigan (1-2). The Eagles shot 42.6 percent (23 of 54) from the field overall, but were just 2 of 15 (13.4 percent) from 3-point range.
Leading 51-28 at halftime, the Owls kept growing the margin in the second half, going up 64-38 with 15:31 left on a layup by Goldin.
Florida Atlantic built the gap to 30 at 74-44 on a Lorient layup and then surged ahead 82-46 with 7:37 to go on another Goldin layup.
The margin ballooned to 40 points at 88-48 with 6:08 remaining on a Rosado basket.
The Owls then reached the 100-point mark on a layup by Tre Carroll with 45 seconds left.
Florida Atlantic took control of the game early, going on an 18-3 run over a span of 4:08 to take a 20-5 lead.
The Owls later went on a 14-4 surge to take a 34-11 lead when Goldin sank a layup with 7:33 to go until halftime.
Florida Atlantic led by as many as 25 points in the first half.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Eastern Michigan |
|
Florida Atlantic |
Tyson Acuff 20 |
Scoring |
Vladislav Goldin 19 |
Tyson Acuff 2 |
Assists |
Nick Boyd 7 |
Legend Geeter 5 |
Rebounds |
Johnell Davis 5 |
Tyson Acuff 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Alijah Martin 3 |
Tyson Acuff 1 |
Steals |
Alijah Martin 3 |
N/A |
Blocks |
Vladislav Goldin 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Eastern Michigan
|
57 |
42.6 |
2-15 |
9-14 |
7 |
21 |
0 |
5 |
12 |
Florida Atlantic
|
100 |
62.5 |
13-25 |
7-12 |
25 |
38 |
2 |
6 |
7 |