Florida Atlantic Owls at Bethune-Cookman Wildcats
· NCAA Men's Basketball
70 - 72
Diakite scores 15, Bethune-Cookman tops FAU 72-70
Parks made it 70-68 with 37 seconds left and after the teams traded turnovers, he made 1 of 2 free throws with 18 seconds to go.
Michael Forest answered with an inside basket with 11 seconds remaining to cut the deficit to 71-70 but after Malik Maitland made 1 of 2 free throws, the Owls couldn't get a final shot off.
Leon Redd added 12 points and Cletrell Pope had 10 points and 11 rebounds for the Wildcats (4-4).
Jailyn Ingram had a career-high 28 points, for the Owls (6-2) and Anthony Adger added 20, with both knocking down four 3-pointers.
Bethune Cookman had a 15-point lead midway through the first half and settled for a 38-31 lead at intermission. FAU rallied to lead by five midway through the second half. The Wildcats regained the lead but couldn't put the game away, going 8 of 16 from the foul line after the break.
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| 2nd 0:10 | Florida Atlantic Timeout | 70 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Michael Forrest made Jumper. | 70 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:18 | Jaylen Sebree Defensive Rebound. | 68 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:18 | Wali Parks missed Free Throw. | 68 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:18 | Wali Parks made Free Throw. | 68 - 71 |
Statistics
 FAU |
 BCU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-61 | FG | 25-60 |
| 41 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 10-29 | 3PT | 10-25 |
| 34 | Three Point % | 40 |
| 10-14 | FT | 12-21 |
| 71 | Free Throw % | 57 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 30 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 14 | Assists | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 21 | Total Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 21 | Points Off Turnovers | 21 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 22 |
| 23 | Fouls | 15 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 15 |
Game Information
Location: Daytona Beach, FL
Attendance: 891 | 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 Southwestern Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethune-Cookman | 14-4 | - | 17-15 |
| Southern | 11-7 | 3 | 17-17 |
| Florida A&M | 11-7 | 3 | 15-16 |
| Alabama A&M | 10-8 | 4 | 18-15 |
| Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 10-8 | 4 | 13-19 |
| Texas Southern | 10-8 | 4 | 12-18 |
| Jackson State | 10-8 | 4 | 12-21 |
| Prairie View A&M | 9-9 | 5 | 19-18 |
| Grambling | 7-11 | 7 | 14-19 |
| Alabama State | 7-11 | 7 | 10-22 |
| Alcorn State | 7-11 | 7 | 9-23 |
| Mississippi Valley State | 2-16 | 12 | 3-30 |