Florida Atlantic Owls at UTSA Roadrunners
· NCAA Men's Basketball
No. 24 Florida Atlantic wins 17th straight, 83-64 over UTSA
Reserve Alijah Martin added 11 points and Nate Boyd had 10 for the Owls (18-1, 8-0 Conference USA), who put the game away with a 20-4 run in the second half.
FAU made its first-ever appearance in the AP Top 25 on Monday and beat Western Kentucky that night. The Owls are seeking their second NCAA Tournament appearance, having made it in 2002 as the Atlantic Sun Conference champions.
Jacob Germany had 13 points and 11 rebounds and DJ Richards also scored 13 for the Roadrunners (7-13, 1-8), who hosted a ranked team at the UTSA Convocation Center for the first time in school history.
FAU led 46-30 at halftime. Richards made UTSA's first 3-pointer of the night 42 seconds into the second half. He quickly added two more, John Buggs III made another and the Roadrunners got within 50-44 with 15:39 remaining. It was the closest UTSA had been since early in the first half.
FAU responded with its big run, capped by Jalen Gaffney's 3 that made it 70-48 with 9:24 left. The Owls improved to 9-6 all-time against the Roadrunners.
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FAU: At UTEP on Saturday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 83 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 83 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Josh Farmer made Jumper. | 83 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Josh Farmer Defensive Rebound. | 83 - 62 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Lachlan Bofinger Block. | 83 - 62 |
Statistics
 FAU |
 UTSA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 28-67 | FG | 21-58 |
| 42 | Field Goal % | 36 |
| 10-31 | 3PT | 5-18 |
| 32 | Three Point % | 28 |
| 17-24 | FT | 17-22 |
| 71 | Free Throw % | 77 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 15 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 31 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 16 | Assists | 7 |
| 7 | Steals | 2 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 8 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 23 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 21 | Fouls | 18 |
| 27 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Location: San Antonio, TX
Attendance: 1,210 | Capacity:
2025-26 American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Florida | 15-3 | - | 25-9 |
| Tulsa | 13-5 | 2 | 29-7 |
| 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 |