Scores

Final

Florida Atl 66

(6-22, 2-13 Sun Belt)

Savannah St 79

(13-14, 11-3 home)

7:00 PM ET, February 18, 2009

Tiger Arena, Savannah, GA

1 2 T
FAU 18 4866
SAV 42 3779

Top Performers

Florida Atlantic: B. Royster 15 Pts, 6 Reb, 1 Ast, 4 Blk

Savannah State: C. Linton 20 Pts, 2 Reb

Savannah St. 79, Florida Atlantic 66

Associated Press

SAVANNAH, Ga. -- Chris Linton scored 20 points to lead Savannah State to a 79-66 victory over Florida Atlantic on Wednesday night.

Tracy Rankins added 17 points for the Tigers (13-14), who led by as many as 25 points in the second half.

Savannah State led 64-59 with 3:40 remaining, but Linton scored five consecutive points to increase the advantage to 69-59 with 1:33 left in the game.

Florida Atlantic (6-22), which is 0-15 on the road this season, cut it to 69-61 on Paul Graham III's two free throws with 1:24 remaining, but couldn't get closer.

The Tigers made all 10 of their free-throw attempts in the final 1:20 and finished 14 of 17 from the line (82.4 percent).

Anthony Jones scored 15 points, Raye Bailey added 11 points and Arnold Louis had 11 rebounds for Savannah State.

Graham III scored 21 and Brett Royster added 15 points for the Owls.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
FAU
SAV
Points 66 79
FG Made-Attempted 24-62 (.387) 29-59 (.492)
3P Made-Attempted 3-14 (.214) 7-15 (.467)
FT Made-Attempted 15-18 (.833) 14-17 (.824)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 17 (0/0) 13 (0/0)
Largest Lead 2 24

Game Leaders

 
FAU
SAV
PointsP. Graham III 21C. Linton 20
ReboundsP. Graham III 7A. Louis 11
AssistsA. Tucker 3R. Bailey 4
StealsC. Nwoji 2P. Hardy 2
BlocksB. Royster 4A. Louis 1
Team Stats: Florida Atlantic | Savannah State

2008-09 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
» Feb 18, 2009 @SAV 79, FAU 66Recap

Next 5 Games

FAU
SAV
02/21 MTU 7:00pm
02/26 @WKU 8:00pm
02/28 @FIU 7:30pm
03/04 @UNT 8:00pm
11/13 FIT 7:00pm
 02/26 CVR 7:00pm
03/02 NCCU 7:00pm
11/13 WEBB 8:00pm
11/16 CCSU 7:00pm
11/18 @UNF 7:00pm
Complete Schedule: Florida Atlantic | Savannah State