# 2017–18 Florida Atlantic Owls women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Florida Atlantic Owls women's basketball team represented Florida Atlantic University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Owls, led by first-year head coach Jim Jabir, played their home games at FAU Arena in Boca Raton, Florida and were members of Conference USA (C-USA). They finished the season 13–15, 7–9 in C-USA play, to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA women's tournament to UTSA.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 4, 2017* 2:00 p.m. | | at Lynn | W 79–67 | | De Hoernle Center Boca Raton, FL |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 12, 2017* 2:00 p.m. | | Mercer | L 55–66 | 0–1 | FAU Arena (587) Boca Raton, FL |
| November 15, 2017* 9:00 p.m. | | at Colorado | L 69–76 | 0–2 | Coors Events Center (1,503) Boulder, CO |
| November 20, 2017* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Indiana State | W 66–58 | 1–2 | Hulman Center (1,258) Terre Haute, IN |
| November 24, 2017* 12:00 p.m. | | St. Francis Brooklyn FAU Thanksgiving Tournament semifinals | W 80–60 | 2–2 | FAU Arena Boca Raton, FL |
| November 25, 2017* 2:30 p.m. | | Bowling Green FAU Thanksgiving Tournament championship | L 55–66 | 2–3 | FAU Arena (583) Boca Raton, FL |
| December 1, 2017* 7:00 p.m. | | Grand Canyon | L 73–77 $^{2OT}$ | 2–4 | FAU Arena (374) Boca Raton, FL |
| December 3, 2017* 2:00 p.m. | | North Florida | W 83–75 $^{2OT}$ | 3–4 | FAU Arena (406) Boca Raton, FL |
| December 15, 2017* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Georgia State | W 82–50 | 4–4 | GSU Sports Arena (125) Atlanta, GA |
| December 19, 2017* 8:00 p.m. | | at Nebraska | L 69–86 | 4–5 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,635) Lincoln, NE |
| December 29, 2017* 12:00 p.m. | | Delaware State FAU Holiday Classic semifinals | W 90–67 | 5–5 | FAU Arena Boca Raton, FL |
| December 30, 2017* 2:30 p.m. | | UMKC FAU Holiday Classic championship | W 65–55 | 6–5 | FAU Arena (641) Boca Raton, FL |
| Conference USA regular season ||||||
| January 5, 2018 7:00 p.m. | | Marshall | W 79–59 | 7–5 (1–0) | FAU Arena (755) Boca Raton, FL |
| January 7, 2018 2:00 p.m. | | UTEP | W 72–65 | 8–5 (2–0) | FAU Arena (655) Boca Raton, FL |
| January 11, 2018 7:00 p.m. | | Rice | L 53–67 | 8–6 (2–1) | FAU Arena (879) Boca Raton, FL |
| January 18, 2018 9:00 p.m. | | at UTEP | L 70–75 | 8–7 (2–2) | Don Haskins Center (511) El Paso, TX |
| January 20, 2018 7:00 p.m. | | Louisiana Tech | W 86–72 | 9–7 (3–2) | FAU Arena (804) Boca Raton, FL |
| January 25, 2018 7:00 p.m. | | at UTSA | W 99–65 | 10–7 (4–2) | Convocation Center (495) San Antonio, TX |
| January 27, 2018 5:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at UAB | L 57–90 | 10–8 (4–3) | Bartow Arena (647) Birmingham, AL |
| February 3, 2018 3:00 p.m. | | at Western Kentucky | L 63–82 | 10–9 (4–4) | E. A. Diddle Arena (2,145) Bowling Green, KY |
| February 8, 2018 7:00 p.m. | | Middle Tennessee | L 65–69 | 10–10 (4–5) | FAU Arena (692) Boca Raton, FL |
| February 10, 2018 7:00 p.m. | | North Texas | L 51–65 | 10–11 (4–6) | FAU Arena (786) Boca Raton, FL |
| February 14, 2018 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Old Dominion | L 54–59 | 10–12 (4–7) | Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,588) Norfolk, VA |
| February 17, 2018 2:00 p.m. | | at FIU | L 65–86 | 10–13 (4–8) | FIU Arena (433) Miami, FL |
| February 23, 2018 7:00 p.m. | | Southern Miss | W 89–74 | 11–13 (5–8) | FAU Arena (480) Boca Raton, FL |
| February 25, 2018 2:00 p.m. | | FIU | W 67–63 | 11–14 (6–8) | FAU Arena (569) Boca Raton, FL |
| March 1, 2018 6:00 p.m. | | at Marshall | W 62–55 | 12–14 (7–8) | Cam Henderson Center (792) Huntington, WV |
| March 3, 2018 5:00 p.m. | | at Charlotte | L 69–83 | 13–14 (7–9) | Dale F. Halton Arena (4,587) Charlotte, NC |
| Conference USA women's tournament ||||||
| March 7, 2018 2:30 p.m. | (10) | vs. (7) UTSA First round | L 71–83 | 13–15 | The Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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