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 | "We have been preaching every day in practice this week, the extra pass. Turn down a good shot for a great shot. Be a team player. Stop with all the selfish stuff, and it really showed today." Senior guard Trency Jackson |
Jackson converted a three-point play, Price made a jumper and Fant hit a pair of free throws to spark 12-straight points by WKU (17-10, 10-5 Conference USA). The Hilltoppers extended that to an 18-2 run for a 58-50 lead with eight minutes left.
Justin Massey, Solomon Poole and Jackson Trapp hit 3-pointers on consecutive Florida Atlantic (8-17, 1-13) possessions, cutting the Owls' deficit to 68-70 with 34 seconds to play, but Price made 1-of-2 free throws before FAU missed its last two shots.
Marquan Botley led Florida Atlantic with 18 points and Trapp added 10. Justin Raffington grabbed 11 rebounds in the loss.
WKU snapped a four-game skid, while Florida Atlantic lost its 10th in a row.
