Fla. — Vladislav Goldin scored 19 points and Johnell Davis added 15 as No.19 Florida Atlantic beat Butler 91-86 in a first-round matchup at the ESPN Events Invitational on Thursday. “When you play a team like Florida Atlantic, that is an unbelievable basketball team, when you deviated and you make mistakes they make you pay,” Butler coach Thad Matta said. …
CHICAGO — Tenth-ranked Florida Atlantic came in with its highest ranking and the expectations to match. Vladislav Goldin tied a career-high 19 points and set one with 10 rebounds and FAU beat Loyola Chicago 75-62 in the teams’ season opener on Wednesday night. May was an assistant at Florida during the 2017-18 season when Loyola knocked off the fifth-ranked Gators …