Florida Atlantic Owls at Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
· NCAA Men's Basketball
64 - 84
Louisiana Tech defeats FAU in C-USA debut
Both teams were making their Conference USA debuts, Louisiana Tech coming over from the Western Athletic Conference and FAU from the Sun Belt.
Alex Hamilton added 14 points, Cordarius Johnson 12 and Chris Anderson 10 for the Bulldogs (13-3), who won their fifth consecutive game.
The Owls (4-11) were led by Jackson Trapp with 16 points, Justin Raffington, 12, and D'Andre Johnson, 10.
The Bulldogs led 33-30 at halftime on Johnson's 3-pointer. They came out in the second half and scored 10 unanswered points, including six by Anderson, for a 43-20 advantage at 17:09. The Owls weren't able to get the deficit under double digits thereafter.
Louisiana Tech hit 18 of 28 free throws to 6 of 12 for FAU, which had 19 turnovers.
Raheem Appleby, the Bulldogs' leading scorer this season, injured an ankle in the first half and did not return to the game.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 64 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:21 | Chris Anderson Defensive Rebound. | 64 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:21 | Tyler Pate missed Three Point Jumper. | 64 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:29 | Florida Atlantic Offensive Rebound. | 64 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:29 | Isaiah Massey Block. | 64 - 84 |
Statistics
 FAU |
 LT |
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|---|---|---|
| 27-62 | FG | 31-72 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 4-17 | 3PT | 4-19 |
| 24 | Three Point % | 21 |
| 6-12 | FT | 18-28 |
| 50 | Free Throw % | 64 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 12 | Assists | 16 |
| 3 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 9 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 19 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 24 |
| 18 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 48 |
| 16 | Fouls | 15 |
Game Information
Location: Ruston, LA
Attendance: 2,678 | Capacity:
2025-26 American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Florida | 15-3 | - | 25-9 |
| Tulsa | 13-5 | 2 | 30-8 |
| Wichita State | 13-5 | 2 | 24-12 |
| UAB | 11-7 | 4 | 20-12 |
| North Texas | 9-9 | 6 | 19-14 |
| Florida Atlantic | 9-9 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Charlotte | 9-9 | 6 | 17-17 |
| Tulane | 8-10 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Temple | 8-10 | 7 | 16-16 |
| Memphis | 8-10 | 7 | 13-19 |
| Rice | 7-11 | 8 | 13-18 |
| East Carolina | 6-12 | 9 | 11-20 |
| UTSA | 1-17 | 14 | 5-25 |
2025-26 Sun Belt Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troy | 12-6 | - | 22-12 |
| South Alabama | 11-7 | 1 | 21-12 |
| Arkansas State | 11-7 | 1 | 20-12 |
| Texas State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Marshall | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Coastal Carolina | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| App State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| James Madison | 9-9 | 3 | 18-15 |
| Southern Miss | 9-9 | 3 | 19-16 |
| Georgia Southern | 8-10 | 4 | 21-16 |
| Old Dominion | 7-11 | 5 | 12-21 |
| Louisiana | 7-11 | 5 | 11-22 |
| Georgia State | 7-11 | 5 | 10-22 |
| UL Monroe | 1-17 | 11 | 4-28 |