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Florida Atlantic 68, Jacksonville 50
Jeff Hawkins is an award-winning sportswriter with more than four decades in the industry (print and digital media). A freelance writer/stay-at-home dad since 2008, Hawkins started his career with newspaper stints in Michigan, North Carolina, Florida, Upstate New York and Illinois, where he earned the 2004 APSE first-place award for column writing (under 40,000 circulation). As a beat writer, he covered NASCAR Winston Cup events at NHIS (1999-2003), the NHL's Chicago Blackhawks (2003-06) and the NFL's Carolina Panthers (2011-12). Hawkins penned four youth sports books, including a Michael Jordan biography. Hawkins' main hobbies include mountain bike riding, 5k trail runs at the Whitewater Center in Charlotte, N.C., and live music.
All posts by Jeff HawkinsUpdated15 Oct 2021
Florida Atlantic took command in the second half to post a 68-50 victory over Jacksonville in an intrastate nonconference matchup Tuesday night in Jacksonville.
The Owls led 28-27 at the intermission but began to pull away early in the second half, building their first double-digit lead at 41-31 just over six minutes into the period.
The Dolphins scored six unanswered points to get the margin down to four, but the Owls answered and were back up by double digits, 49-38, midway through the half. Their biggest lead was 68-48 with just under two minutes left.
The victory was the sixth for the Owls in their past seven games. Florida Atlantic (7-4) begins Conference USA play by hosting Florida International on Sunday afternoon in Boca Raton.
Jacksonville (5-11) lost for only the second time in five games. The Dolphins won their previous three home games.
The Owls had four players in double figures, with guard Solomon Poole leading all scorers with 19 points, 14 of them in the second half. Guard Marquan Botley scored 14 for the Owls, all in the second half. Guard Jackson Trapp chipped in with 13, and guard Justin Massey had 11.
Guard Kori Babineaux led Jacksonville with 16 points. Guard Andris Misters added 15.
