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Florida Atlantic Owls at Memphis Tigers

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Florida Atlantic Owls
15-12, 5-6 Away
Final
65 - 84
Memphis Tigers
22-5, 11-2 Home

Dainja and Haggerty lead No. 22 Memphis past Florida Atlantic 84-65

Florida Atlantic Owls vs. Memphis Tigers: Game Highlights

Colby Rogers added 15 points for first-place Memphis (22-5, 12-2 American Athletic Conference), which has won nine of 10.

Tre Carroll led the Owls (15-12, 8-6) with 20 points and seven rebounds, while Kaleb Glenn scored 15. Florida Atlantic lost its second straight after a five-game winning streak. Leland Walker finished with 14 points.

Memphis defeated Florida Atlantic 90-62 in the conference opener Jan. 2. The Tigers had trouble gaining traction early on Sunday, but a rally in the first half got them out of a hole and into a lead.

Takeaways Florida Atlantic: The Owls enjoyed a five-game winning streak during the early part of this month before a loss to Wichita State last week. Awful free-throw shooting and a couple of Memphis runs spelled defeat this time.

Memphis: The Tigers needed a win after an overtime loss at Wichita State a week ago dropped them eight spots to No. 22 in the AP Top 25 poll.

Key moment Florida Atlantic had a lead in the first half before Memphis went on a 14-0 run keyed by offensive rebounding. A 12-0 Tigers spurt early in the second half put the game out of reach.

Key stat Florida Atlantic entered shooting 71% at the free-throw line this season, but went 5 for 18 (28%) in this one.

Up next Both teams play at home Wednesday. Florida Atlantic faces North Texas, and Memphis hosts Rice.

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Matchup Prediction

Memphis: 84.5%
Florida Atlantic: 15.5%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 65 - 84
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 65 - 84
2nd 0:22 Baba Miller made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kaleb Glenn. 65 - 84
2nd 0:32 Leland Walker Defensive Rebound. 62 - 84
2nd 0:35 PJ Carter missed Three Point Jumper. 62 - 84

Statistics

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26-61 FG 33-70
42.6 Field Goal % 47.1
8-20 3PT 5-19
40.0 Three Point % 26.3
5-18 FT 13-15
27.8 Free Throw % 86.7
33 Rebounds 44
12 Offensive Rebounds 16
21 Defensive Rebounds 28
12 Assists 17
4 Steals 9
4 Blocks 8
12 Turnovers 10
1 Team Turnovers 1
12 Total Turnovers 10
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
8 Points Off Turnovers 24
9 Fast Break Points 19
28 Points in Paint 52
17 Fouls 16
6 Largest Lead 27

Game Information

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Location: Memphis, TN
Attendance: 12,532 | Capacity:

2024-25 American Athletic Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Memphis 13-2 - 23-5
North Texas 12-3 1 21-6
UAB 12-3 1 19-9
Tulane 10-5 3 16-12
East Carolina 8-7 5 16-12
Florida Atlantic 8-7 5 15-13
Wichita State 7-8 6 17-11
Temple 7-9 6.5 15-14
South Florida 6-10 7.5 13-16
Tulsa 5-10 8 11-17
UTSA 4-11 9 10-17
Rice 4-12 9.5 13-16
Charlotte 3-12 10 10-18
Full Standings