Florida Atlantic Owls at Marshall Thundering Herd
· NCAA Men's Basketball
68 - 79
Elmore, Penava lead Marshall past Florida Atlantic 79-68
Elmore buried four 3-pointers as the Thundering Herd (17-8, 8-4 Conference USA) connected on 12 of 37 attempts from distance. Penava finished with 16 points, 15 rebounds, five assists and three blocked shots, while Rondale Watson had 18 points and nine boards. C.J. Burks scored 12 with five assists as Marshall picked up its third straight win.
Ronald Delph paced the Owls (10-15, 4-9) with 21 points and 11 rebounds for his seventh double-double of the season. Justin Massey scored 12 and William Pfister snagged 14 rebounds for Florida Atlantic, which shot just 34 percent from the floor. The Owls have lost four in a row.
FAU knotted the score at 55 on a Gerdarius Troutman 3-pointer midway through the second half, but Watson's 3-point play and a layup by Jannson Williams gave the Thundering Herd the lead for good.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 68 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Ajdin Penava Defensive Rebound. | 68 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Justin Massey missed Three Point Jumper. | 68 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:22 | Jon Elmore made Free Throw. | 68 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:22 | Jon Elmore made Free Throw. | 68 - 78 |
Statistics
 FAU |
 MRSH |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-73 | FG | 28-66 |
| 34 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 7-15 | 3PT | 12-37 |
| 47 | Three Point % | 32 |
| 11-14 | FT | 11-14 |
| 79 | Free Throw % | 79 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 15 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 33 |
| 18 | Assists | 22 |
| 9 | Steals | 4 |
| 1 | Blocks | 7 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 5 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 18 | Fouls | 11 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 12 |
Game Information
Location: Huntington, WV
Attendance: 5,761 | 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 |