Florida Atlantic Owls at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
63 - 75
Western Kentucky keeps pace in C-USA, beats FAU 75-63
The Hilltoppers entered the game tied with Old Dominion and trailing Middle Tennessee. All three teams won Thursday.
Florida Atlantic trailed at the half, 35-34, but hit back-to-back jumpers to start the second half to take a 38-35 lead and the Owls didn't surrender the lead for good until Lamonte Bearden put Western Kentucky in front with a free throw and Justin Johnson followed it with back-to-back jumpers for a 51-46 lead.
Hollingsworth hit 8 of 12 from the field to lead the Hilltoppers (17-7, 9-2). Dwight Coleby added 15 points and grabbed eight rebounds and Johnson contributed 12 points and nine boards.
Gerdarius Troutman finished with 21 points to lead FAU (10-14, 4-8). Justin Massey added 13 points and Ronald Delph and Anthony Adger each added 10.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 63 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:24 | Western Kentucky Defensive Rebound. | 63 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:24 | Gerdarius Troutman missed Three Point Jumper. | 63 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:29 | Darius Thompson made Free Throw. | 63 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:29 | Darius Thompson made Free Throw. | 63 - 74 |
Statistics
 FAU |
 WKU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-55 | FG | 26-55 |
| 42 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 3-14 | 3PT | 4-16 |
| 21 | Three Point % | 25 |
| 14-21 | FT | 19-25 |
| 67 | Free Throw % | 76 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 11 | Assists | 10 |
| 3 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 6 | Points Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
| 16 | Points in Paint | 44 |
| 23 | Fouls | 13 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 12 |
Game Information
Location: Bowling Green, KY
Attendance: 5,617 | 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 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 |