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Men’s basketball: second-half shooting woes results in loss to UTEP

The Owls couldn’t retain their shooting percentage from the first half.

Sophomore Nick Rutherford recorded a game-high nine assists in the Owls loss to UTEP. Alexander Rodriguez | Contributing Photographer

Florida Atlantic men’s basketball was unable to shoot the ball as well in the second half as it did in the first, resulting in a 60-55 loss to the University of Texas El-Paso on Thursday night in Boca Raton.

The Owls (9-17, 5-10 Conference USA) and the Miners (12-15, 10-5 Conference) both shot above 50 percent in the first half, but the second half was another story.