Florida Atlantic Owls at Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
54 - 65
54 - 65
Louisiana Tech stays atop C-USA standings; beats FAU 65-54
Kenneth Smith and Michale Kyser added 10 points apiece for Louisiana Tech (19-6, 10-2). The Bulldogs forced 16 turnovers and held the Owls to 19-of-49 shooting (38.8 percent).
Hamilton's three-point play gave Louisiana Tech its largest lead of the first half at 34-18 with 3:55 left and the Bulldogs led 36-25 at the break.
Jackson Trapp scored 17 points for Florida Atlantic (8-14, 1-10). Marquan Botley added 14, and Justin Raffington had his third double-double in the last four games with 11 points and 12 rebounds.
Botley pulled FAU within 55-48 with 7:23 left, but the Owls didn't score again until the 2:44 mark and trailed 61-50.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 54 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:18 | Kelvin Penn Turnover. | 54 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:30 | Justin Raffington Defensive Rebound. | 54 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:30 | Kenneth Smith missed Free Throw. | 54 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:30 | Foul on Kelvin Penn. | 54 - 65 |
Statistics
 FAU |
 LT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19-49 | FG | 27-56 |
| 39 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 5-17 | 3PT | 3-11 |
| 29 | Three Point % | 27 |
| 11-15 | FT | 8-15 |
| 73 | Free Throw % | 53 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 11 | Assists | 14 |
| 4 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 5 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 5 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 3 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 13 | Fouls | 14 |
Game Information
Venue: Thomas Assembly Center
Location: Ruston, LA
Capacity:
Location: Ruston, LA
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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 Conference USA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 17-3 | - | 26-8 |
| Sam Houston | 13-7 | 4 | 22-12 |
| Louisiana Tech | 11-9 | 6 | 20-14 |
| Western Kentucky | 11-9 | 6 | 18-14 |
| Middle Tennessee | 11-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Kennesaw State | 10-10 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Jacksonville State | 10-10 | 7 | 15-17 |
| New Mexico State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-16 |
| Missouri State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-18 |
| Florida International | 8-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
| UTEP | 7-13 | 8 | 11-20 |
| Delaware | 6-14 | 11 | 10-21 |