BOCA RATON, Fla. -- Derric Jean had 16 points and Amorie Archibald scored nine of his 15 in the last four minutes to help Louisiana Tech pull away and beat Florida Atlantic 67-62 on Thursday night.
Louisiana Tech (14-9, 5-5 Conference USA) has won four straight games while FAU (10-12, 4-6) has lost three of its last four.
Justin Massey's 3-pointer stretched the Owl's lead to 55-51 with 4:42 remaining. Archibald scored nine points and Oliver Powell added five as the Bulldogs closed the game on a 16-3 run for a 67-58 lead with 28 seconds left.