Florida Atlantic Owls at Old Dominion Monarchs
· C-USA MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - 2nd ROUND
46 - 72
Freeman, Old Dominion beat FAU; advance to C-USA quarters
Zoran Talley had 12 points on 6-of-9 shooting, Brandan Stith scored 11 with 11 rebounds and Denzel Taylor added nine and 12 for Old Dominion.
The Monarchs (20-12) will face fourth-seeded Louisiana Tech (23-8) in the quarterfinals Thursday. ODU beat the Bulldogs 56-53 in the regular season.
A 3-point play by Ronald Delph pulled Florida Atlantic (8-25) within seven about two minutes into the second half, but Old Dominion responded with a 12-4 run that made it 48-33 with 13:54 to play.
The Owls, who made just 6 of 25 (24 percent) second-half field-goal attempts, trailed by double figures the rest of the way.
Delph led FAU with 16 points on 7-of-11 shooting. The rest of the team shot 22.5 percent (9 of 40) from the field.
ODU shot 51 percent and outrebounded the Owls 44-26.
It was FAU's lowest-scoring output of the season.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 46 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:27 | Ahmad Caver Defensive Rebound. | 46 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:27 | Jesse Hill missed Jumper. | 46 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:44 | Denzell Taylor made Layup. Assisted by Ahmad Caver. | 46 - 72 |
| 2nd 1:03 | Old Dominion Timeout | 46 - 70 |
Statistics
 FAU |
 ODU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16-51 | FG | 30-59 |
| 31 | Field Goal % | 51 |
| 5-19 | 3PT | 2-2 |
| 26 | Three Point % | 100 |
| 9-13 | FT | 10-18 |
| 69 | Free Throw % | 56 |
| 26 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 15 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 6 | Assists | 14 |
| 1 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 21 |
| 3 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 20 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 16 | Fouls | 12 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 26 |
Game Information
Location: Birmingham, AL
Attendance: 3,888 | 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 |
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| 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 |