By COLBY GUY (Associated Press)
BOCA RATON — Johnell Davis scored 17 points, Alijah Martin and Brandon Weatherspoon each had 16 and No. 24 Florida Atlantic beat Temple 80-68 on Thursday night in a battle of the Owls.
FAU (20-5, 10-2 American Athletic) pulled away with an early 15-2 run. Weatherspoon hit two 3-pointers during the spree, and Nick Boyd had four 3-pointers in the half. Boyd and Vladislav Goldin each finished with 12 points.
On Sunday, FAU will be at first-place South Florida in a conference showdown.
Temple (8-17, 1-11) has lost 10 straight, last winning against Wichita State at home Jan. 7. Jordan Riley led Temple with 19 points.
Temple had a 7-0 run midway through the second half to pull with two points. Weatherspoon countered with five straight points for FAU.
FAU forward Giancarlo Rosado returned from a knee injury sustained Jan. 14 against UAB. He had two points, three rebounds and a block in eight minutes.
Florida Atlantic extended its home sellout streak to 17, going 16-1 during the run.
UP NEXT
Temple: Hosts UTSA on Sunday.
Florida Atlantic: At South Florida on Sunday.
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