Owls Fall to St. Bonaventure

Sunday, November 30

Boca Raton, Fla.

3:30 p.m.

Florida Atlantic

5-3,0-0American

St. Bonaventure

7-1,0-0Atlantic 10

St. Bonaventure

Fla. Atlantic

Photo by: Keira Arimenta

11/30/2025 7:51:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic men's basketball team fell 70-65 to St. Bonaventure to close out the month of November in the Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena.

The Owls (5-3) returned to Boca Raton to take on the Bonnies (7-1) of St. Bonaventure for the first game of the home-and-home series.

Redshirt sophomore Devin Vanterpool records the first double-double of his career with 17 points and 10 rebounds. He was one of the two in double figures for Florida Atlantic on the day.

FIRST HALF
Sophomore Isaiah Elohim got things started for the Owls with the first basket of the game. St. Bonnies then scored five points to take the lead 5-2.

Vanterpool hits a jumper in the paint to make the game 5-4. At the first media timeout of the game at 15:46, the Owls were down 9-5. Maxim Logue scored eight points in the first half, giving Florida Atlantic some momentum with back-to-back dunks.

The Owls went into the locker room down by two, winning the rebound battle 19-15.

SECOND HALF
St. Bonaventure scored on three consecutive possessions to improve their lead to 41-32. Vanterpool hit his second three-pointer of the game for the first bucket of the second half for FAU.

Redshirt freshman Amar Amkou totaled eight points in the final 20 minutes. While forward Devin Williams tallied two more blocks for a total of five on the afternoon.

With less than three minutes left, Vanterpool hits one beyond the arc to cut the deficit. Williams added a rebound and a dunk to his stat line to bring the Owls down by one possession, 68-65. St. Bonnies hit two free throws late to increase their lead to five points.

PRESS CONFERENCE

GALLERY

Gallery: (11-30-2025) MBB vs. St. Bonaventure

STATS & NOTES

The Owls led the rebound battle 37-29.
Vanterpool with the first double-double of the season for FAU.
Florida Atlantic recorded 16 second-chance points, while St. Bonaventure recorded only four.
Williams leads the American in blocks with a total of 23 and is ranked No. 21 in the nation. His performance today marked the fifth consecutive game with 3+ blocks.
Guard Amkou records his career-high of 12 points off the bench.
Junior Kanaan Carlyle totaled five assists on the day.

UP NEXT
The Owls will travel to Fort Myers, Fla., to take on the Eagles of FGCU on Saturday, Dec. 7 on. Tip-off is scheduled for 2 p.m., airing on ESPN+.

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