SAN ANTONIO — UTSA will host Florida Atlantic on Sunday at the Convocation Center. The 11 a.m. game, originally scheduled for Saturday, will be televised on FOX Sports Network (FS Southwest in the state of Texas).
The Roadrunners (10-12, 5-5 C-USA) head into the contest following Thursday's 74-56 victory against FIU. UTSA used a 44-26 second-half surge to blow past the Panthers after the score was tied at 30 heading into halftime.
The Roadrunners, who remain ninth in the Conference USA standings, are putting up 60.3 points a night but yield the second-best scoring defense in the league at 59.6 points. In C-USA games, UTSA leads the league in rebounding margin with nearly plus five (4.8) ratio per game.
Kamra King continues to lead the Roadrunners’ season box score as the senior is averaging 12.4 points an outing. King also leads the squad in assists (48) and is second in steals (41).
After picking up a win at UTEP on Thursday, Florida Atlantic travels to the Alamo City with an 11-9 overall record and 5-4 mark in C-USA. The Owls lead the all-time series against UTSA having won the first and only meeting between the teams last March 1 by a score of 71-69.
Florida Atlantic has the fourth-best scoring offense in C-USA at 69.5 points an outing, but it is allowing 72.6 a night from the opposition.
Shaneese Bailey and Ali Gorrell are the Owls' top scorers and rebounders. The duo is averaging half the squad's points each night. On the glass, Gorrell is averaging 6.7 rebounds per contest and Bailey sits at 6.1.
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