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Owls are Sweet 16 bound, take down Fairleigh Dickinson

FAU defeated the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights 78-70 Sunday night in the Round of 32, advancing to the Sweet Sixteen for the first time in school history.

Sophomore guard Alijah Martin throwing down a dunk against Memphis in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on March 17, 2023.

Courtesy of FAU Athletics

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The FAU Owls’ dream season will live to see another day, and will now be headed to the “Sweet 16” at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

On Sunday night, FAU men’s basketball (33-3, 18-2 C-USA) defeated the Fairleigh Dickinson University Knights 78-70 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament at Nationwide Arena in Columbus.