Florida Atlantic Owls @ Eastern Kentucky Colonels
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
FAU | 36 | 37 | 73 |
EKU | 37 | 43 | 80 |
Eastern Kentucky holds on to beat Florida Atlantic 80-73
RICHMOND, Ky. -- Jarelle Reischel had 19 points, seven rebounds, five assists and five steals to help Eastern Kentucky beat Florida Atlantic 80-73 on Tuesday night.
Reischel was 9 of 9 from the stripe, including two to seal it with 28 seconds left.
Eastern Kentucky opened the second half on a 12-3 run, with seven points from JaVontae Hawkins, for a 49-38 lead. The spurt was highlighted by Nick Mayo's steal and feed to Hawkins for an alley-oop dunk.
Florida Atlantic rallied to within 68-66 but EKU answered with a 6-0 run, capped by Dujuanta Weaver's athletic tip-in of Reischel's missed 3-pointer. Hawkins made it a seven-point game with a minute left on a putback of his own miss.
Mayo added 18 points for Eastern Kentucky (8-4) and Hawkins finished with 15.
Adonis Filer led Florida Atlantic (2-7) with 16 points and Ronald Delph, a 7-footer from Auburn, added 11 in his first game.
Game Information
Richmond, KY
Referee:Alfred Smith
Referee:Tommy Short
Referee:Tyler Kumpf
2025-26 Standings
| American Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Atlantic Sun Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Peay | 15-3 | - | 22-9 |
| Central Arkansas | 15-3 | - | 22-12 |
| Queens University | 13-5 | 2 | 21-14 |
| Lipscomb | 12-6 | 3 | 19-13 |
| Florida Gulf Coast | 8-10 | 7 | 16-18 |
| West Georgia | 8-10 | 7 | 15-17 |
| Bellarmine | 7-11 | 8 | 13-19 |
| Jacksonville | 7-11 | 8 | 12-20 |
| Stetson | 7-11 | 8 | 12-21 |
| Eastern Kentucky | 7-11 | 8 | 11-21 |
| North Florida | 5-13 | 10 | 7-25 |
| North Alabama | 4-14 | 11 | 9-21 |
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