NEW YORK — Yes, the Florida Atlantic University Owls’ main goal on Thursday night was to advance to the Elite Eight — a feat the FAU men’s basketball team had never done in the 30 years of competing in Division I NCAA basketball. But the Owls had another reason to want to upset the Tennessee Volunteers at Madison Square Garden too.
And that was hometown pride for FAU guard Nick Boyd, whose hometown of Garnerville, N.Y. is only 44 miles from MSG and who played his high school basketball in New Jersey. The Owls did just that in a 62-55 win over the Volunteers in the Sweet 16 and part of
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