Owls Soar Past Tigers in Sunshine Slam Home Game

Thursday, November 20

Boca Raton, Fla.

7 p.m.

Florida Atlantic

4-1,0-0American

Pacific

3-2,0-0WCC

Pacific

Fla. Atlantic

Photo by: Dylan Heinen

11/20/2025 10:09:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score Photo Gallery

By: Ben Paul

BOCA RATON, Fla. – A strong shooting performance lifted the Florida Atlantic men's basketball team past Pacific in an 82-59 victory on Thursday evening at Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena.

The Owls (4-1) shot a season high 55.8% from the field, led by junior guard Kanaan Carlyle's first 20-point performance with FAU. Defensively, they put forth their best performance guarding the perimeter, holding the Tigers (3-2) to 18%.

FIRST HALF
Redshirt sophomore forward Devin Williams opened scoring on the first possession with a three-pointer. Two three-point plays from Carlyle in the first nine minutes opened up FAU's first double digit lead of the game.

A 9-0 run, led by Vanterpool and redshirt sophomore guard Niccolo Moretti helped Florida Atlantic enter the locker room with a 40-28 lead.

SECOND HALF
Shots continued to fall for the Owls, shooting 15-for-23 from the field and converting half of their three-pointers.

Three consecutive shots from beyond the arc, courtesy of two triples by Elohim and a four-point play from Carlyle, put the Owls up by 20, a lead that grew to as much as 26.

PRESS CONFERENCE

GALLERY

Gallery: (11-20-2025) MBB vs. Pacific

STATS & NOTES

Carlyle shot 7-for-12 from the field and a perfect 4-for-4 in the second half.
Vanterpool recorded another complete game, with five rebounds, three assists, three blocks, and two steals to go with his 12 points.
The Owls tallied eight blocks after notching 10 the previous game. Williams and Vanterpool each had three.
FAU won the assist battle 15-8.

UP NEXT
Florida Atlantic will head to Daytona as a member of the Sunshine Slam's Beach Bracket. Its first opponent is LMU, set for Monday, Nov. 24 at 8:30 p.m. on CBS Sports Network.

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