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Men’s Basketball: Davis lifts Owls past FDU in second round of NCAA Tourney

FAU defeated the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights in the Round of 32 Sunday night, advancing to the Sweet 16 for the first time in program history.

Johnell Davis going in for a layup against UTEMP on Feb 25th 2023.

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Cameron Priester, Sports Editor

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Owls have had extra motivation all season long.

First, they were polled to finish fifth in Conference USA. Then, they had to go on an unprecedented winning streak to get into the Associated Press Top 25 Poll, amidst teams with worse records.