Florida Atlantic Owls vs UTSA Roadrunners
Botley, FAU beat UTSA in C-USA tournament opener 82-58
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Marquan Botley made five 3-pointers and scored 24 points and Florida Atlantic defeated UTSA 82-58 in the opener of the Conference USA tournament on Tuesday.
The Owls (8-24), who ended a six-game losing streak, play No. 5 seed Old Dominion on Wednesday.
Ronald Delph scored 19 points and Jeantal Cylla and Adonis Filer had 11 points each for FAU, which shot 49 percent and was 8 of 17 from the arc while making 22 of 26 free throws.
JR Harris made five 3-pointers and scored 21 points to lead the Roadrunners (5-27). Ryan Bowie added 15 points and Phillip Jones 10 points and 12 rebounds for his third double-double of the season.
Delph scored five points in a 15-4 run to open the second half for a 46-31 lead and FAU went up by 26 points with an 11-0 spurt capped by two Botley 3-pointers with 9:44 remaining.
FAU used a 14-0 run to take the lead for good at 21-10.
Game Information
Birmingham, AL
Referee:Zelton Steed
Referee:Jeb Hartness
Referee:Terry Oglesby
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 |
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