FAU men’s basketball (1-1) played their first road game of the season on Friday night, falling 80-67 to the Ole Miss Rebels (2-0) in Oxford, Miss.
Even though the Owls took a 7-5 lead to start the game, Ole Miss scored nine unanswered to steal the momentum as the first half went on.
The Rebels grew their lead by as much as 15 until FAU went on a 8-2 run with less than four minutes remaining to have the score be 39-30 to end the first half.
FAU struggled shooting from beyond the arc, only converting two of its 10 attempts heading into halftime.