SAN ANTONIO – Devon Agusi scored 23 points — eight of those in the final 2 minutes — as Texas-San Antonio sparked a late first-half run to take the lead, and held on at the end to beat Florida Atlantic 66-56 on Saturday afternoon.
Florida Atlantic (10-16, 5-6 Conference-USA) led 16-15 with 4:48 left in the first after Pablo Bertone made a 3-pointer. The Owls wouldn't score another point before the break, however, and UTSA (8-16, 4-7) closed the first half on a 13-0 run to go ahead for good.
The Owls tried to ignite a run with 4 minutes left to play, and even got as close as four points, but Agusi knocked down eight-straight points for the Roadrunners to squash any chance of a comeback.
Jordan Sims made 14 points for the Roadrunners, and Edrico McGregor added 10 rebounds.
Bertone led Florida Atlantic with 16 points.
Receive your weekly recap of all the happenings around the world of sports.