Florida Atlantic men’s basketball was unable to overcome a tough shooting night in Birmingham, Alabama on Thursday night, falling 79-59 to the University of Alabama-Birmingham.

The Owls (10-18, 6-11 Conference USA) shot 34 percent from the field for the game, including just 6-of-24 from three-point territory. Senior Adonis Filer led the Owls with 15 points on 5-of-10 shooting.

FAU started the game just 4-of-12 from the field and found itself in a 14-point deficit in the first eight minutes of the game. However, after trailing by 18 points with 6:18 left in the first half, the Owls went on an 11-0 run over the next three minutes, cutting the lead to 32-25.

FAU would eventually trail 42-33 heading into the locker room. Filer had 10 points on 4-of-5 shooting to lead the Owls at the break.

The Owls were never able to get closer to nine points in the second half. UAB closed the game on a 22-11 run.

Blazers junior Chris Cokley led all scorers with 19 points on 8-of-11 shooting. UAB shot 57 percent from the field for the game.

FAU will close out its season at Middle Tennessee on Saturday, March 4 at 8 p.m. at the Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

Hans Belot Jr. is the sports editor of the University Press. For information regarding this or other stories, email [email protected] or tweet him at @Don_Phenom_.