Florida Atlantic Owls at Marshall Thundering Herd
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
65 - 57
65 - 57
Florida Atlantic hangs on to beat Marshall 65-57
A basket by Raffington with 4:57 left put FAU up 60-47 but the Owls were scoreless until Jackson Trapp made two free throws with 24 seconds left.
The Owls (8-14, 3-4 Conference USA) made five free throws in the final 24 seconds to hold on for the win. While the Thundering Herb (8-15, 2-6) were going on a 10-0 run with TyQuane Goard scoring six, FAU missed three 3-pointers, three-straight free throws, a layup and had a turnover.
Raffington hit 8 of 9 shots and also grabbed 10 rebounds for FAU, which shot 53.2 from the field but made just half of its 20 free throws.
Marshall, which got 16 points from Chris Thomas and 14 from Ryan Taylor, shot 38.9 percent.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 65 - 57 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Ryan Taylor Defensive Rebound. | 65 - 57 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Marquan Botley missed Free Throw. | 65 - 57 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Marquan Botley made Free Throw. | 65 - 57 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Foul on Shawn Smith. | 64 - 57 |
Statistics
 FAU |
 MRSH |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-47 | FG | 21-54 |
| 53 | Field Goal % | 39 |
| 5-18 | 3PT | 6-21 |
| 28 | Three Point % | 29 |
| 10-20 | FT | 9-16 |
| 50 | Free Throw % | 56 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 30 | Defensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 14 | Assists | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 2 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 24 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 17 | Fouls | 16 |
Game Information
Venue: Cam Henderson Center
Location: Huntington, WV
Attendance: 4,802 | Capacity:
Location: Huntington, WV
Attendance: 4,802 | 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 |