Friday, January 27, 2006

Nashville, Tenn. - Justin Hare scored a game-high 24 points as Belmont avenged an earlier loss to Florida Atlantic with a 92-82 victory in the A-Sun/CSS Game of the Week on Friday night.

Four Belmont starters reached double figures to help hand FAU its second straight loss. Carlos Monroe (18 points), Quinton Young (18 points) and Paul Graham (16 points) combined for 42 points off the bench for the Owls.

FAU wraps up their two-game Music City road swing with a Sunday matinee versus Lipscomb, winners of six straight games.