Old Dominion Monarchs vs Florida Atlantic Owls
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
FAU | 26 | 20 | 46 |
ODU | 31 | 41 | 72 |
Freeman, Old Dominion beat FAU; advance to C-USA quarters
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Trey Freeman scored 25, Aaron Bacote added 15 points and No. 5 seed Old Dominion beat 12th-seeded Florida Atlantic 72-46 in the second round of the Conference USA tournament Wednesday.
Zoran Talley had 12 points on 6-of-9 shooting, Brandan Stith scored 11 with 11 rebounds and Denzel Taylor added nine and 12 for Old Dominion.
The Monarchs (20-12) will face fourth-seeded Louisiana Tech (23-8) in the quarterfinals Thursday. ODU beat the Bulldogs 56-53 in the regular season.
A 3-point play by Ronald Delph pulled Florida Atlantic (8-25) within seven about two minutes into the second half, but Old Dominion responded with a 12-4 run that made it 48-33 with 13:54 to play.
The Owls, who made just 6 of 25 (24 percent) second-half field-goal attempts, trailed by double figures the rest of the way.
Delph led FAU with 16 points on 7-of-11 shooting. The rest of the team shot 22.5 percent (9 of 40) from the field.
ODU shot 51 percent and outrebounded the Owls 44-26.
It was FAU's lowest-scoring output of the season.
Game Information
Birmingham, AL
Referee:Hal Lusk
Referee:Rick Randall
Referee:Gary Maxwell
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 |
| Sun Belt Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troy | 12-6 | - | 22-12 |
| South Alabama | 11-7 | 1 | 21-12 |
| Arkansas State | 11-7 | 1 | 20-12 |
| Texas State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Marshall | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Coastal Carolina | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| App State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| James Madison | 9-9 | 3 | 18-15 |
| Southern Miss | 9-9 | 3 | 19-16 |
| Georgia Southern | 8-10 | 4 | 21-16 |
| Old Dominion | 7-11 | 5 | 12-21 |
| Louisiana | 7-11 | 5 | 11-22 |
| Georgia State | 7-11 | 5 | 10-22 |
| UL Monroe | 1-17 | 11 | 4-28 |
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