Holy Cross hopes to end skid vs FAU

Holy Cross (0-5) vs. Florida Atlantic (2-3)

FAU Arena, Boca Raton, Florida; Friday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Holy Cross looks to end its five-game losing streak as it goes up against Florida Atlantic. Holy Cross is looking to break its current five-game losing streak. Florida Atlantic lost 72-70 in overtime on the road to Florida Gulf Coast on Nov. 20.

SAVVY SENIORS: Florida Atlantic’s Cornelius Taylor, Richardson Maitre and Aleksandar Zecevic have collectively accounted for 39 percent of all Owls scoring this season.

FACILITATING THE OFFENSE: Drew Lowder has accounted for 44 percent of all Holy Cross field goals over the last three games. The freshman guard has 18 field goals and 13 assists in those games.

ASSIST DISTRIBUTION: The Crusaders have recently used assists to create baskets more often than the Owls. Florida Atlantic has 36 assists on 77 field goals (46.8 percent) across its previous three games while Holy Cross has assists on 38 of 70 field goals (54.3 percent) during its past three games.

DID YOU KNOW: Florida Atlantic is ranked second among CUSA teams with an offensive rebound percentage of 35.4 percent. The Owls have averaged 14 offensive boards per game.