Temple Owls at Florida Atlantic Owls
· American Conference Championship - 1st RoundMoretti scores 19 as FAU takes down Temple 63-59 in American Athletic Conference Tournament
FAU (18-14) plays No. 6 seed North Texas in the second round Thursday.
Moretti also had three steals for the Owls. Kanaan Carlyle shot 5 for 11, including 2 for 4 from beyond the arc to add 12 points. Isaiah Elohim shot 4 of 9 from the field and 2 of 4 from the free-throw line to finish with 10 points.
Derrian Ford finished with 16 points for the Owls (16-16). Aiden Tobiason added 12 points and two steals for Temple. Jordan Mason also had 10 points and three steals.
Carlyle scored eight points in the first half for Florida Atlantic, which led 29-27 at halftime. Moretti led Florida Atlantic with 12 points in the second half as the Owls outscored Temple by two points over the final half.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 59 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 59 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Xander Pintelon Defensive Rebound. | 59 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Jordan Mason misses 22-foot jumper | 59 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Xander Pintelon makes free throw 2 of 2 | 59 - 63 |
Statistics
TEM |
FAU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-60 | FG | 25-50 |
| 38 | Field Goal % | 50 |
| 2-9 | 3PT | 6-11 |
| 22 | Three Point % | 55 |
| 11-16 | FT | 7-12 |
| 69 | Free Throw % | 58 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 17 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 4 | Assists | 7 |
| 13 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 17 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 11 | Fouls | 14 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 11 |
| 7 | Lead Changes | 7 |
| 23 | Percent Led | 65 |
Game Information
Location: Birmingham, AL
Capacity:
2025-26 American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Florida | 15-3 | - | 23-8 |
| Tulsa | 13-5 | 2 | 25-6 |
| Wichita State | 13-5 | 2 | 21-10 |
| UAB | 11-7 | 4 | 20-11 |
| North Texas | 9-9 | 6 | 18-13 |
| Florida Atlantic | 9-9 | 6 | 18-14 |
| Charlotte | 9-9 | 6 | 15-16 |
| Tulane | 8-10 | 7 | 18-14 |
| 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 |


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