Florida Atlantic Owls at Florida International Panthers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
89 - 72
89 - 72
Adger scores 26 with 5 3s, FAU beats FIU 89-72
Michael Forrest added 22 points and Xavian Stapleton had 20 on 8-of-10 shooting for the Owls (12-9, 3-5 Conference USA).
FAU scored 13 straight points to build its largest lead of the game, 88-68 on Simeon Lepichev's pair of free throws with 1:51 left.
The Golden Panthers (13-8, 4-4) led for most of the first half, but the Owls closed the period with six straight points and opened the second half with 10 more to take the lead for good.
FAU made 28 of 52 (54 percent) from the field and 26 of 31 (84 percent) from the foul line.
Devon Andrews had 21 points, Brian Beard Jr. added 16 and Isaiah Banks scored 10 for FIU. Osasumwen Osaghae grabbed 13 boards, but the Panthers were outrebounded 45-32.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 89 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Isaiah Banks made Dunk. Assisted by Willy Nunez Jr.. | 89 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:28 | Michael Forrest made Free Throw. | 89 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:28 | Michael Forrest missed Free Throw. | 88 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:28 | Foul on Cordell Veira. | 88 - 70 |
Statistics
 FAU |
 FIU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 28-52 | FG | 23-69 |
| 54 | Field Goal % | 33 |
| 7-15 | 3PT | 9-30 |
| 47 | Three Point % | 30 |
| 26-31 | FT | 17-24 |
| 84 | Free Throw % | 71 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 39 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 15 | Assists | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 22 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 23 |
| 9 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 22 | Fouls | 25 |
| 20 | Largest Lead | 8 |
Game Information
Venue: Ocean Bank Convocation Center
Location: Miami, FL
Attendance: 4,710 | Capacity:
Location: Miami, FL
Attendance: 4,710 | 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 |