Owls End the Night with Victory Over Charleston in Field of 68

Saturday, November 8

Lynchburg, Va.

6 p.m.

Florida Atlantic

2-0,0-0American

Charleston

1-2,0-0CAA

Fla. Atlantic

Col. of Charleston

Owls End the Night with Victory Over Charleston in Field of 68

11/8/2025 9:57:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

By: Ben Paul

LYNCHBURG, Va. – Florida Atlantic's men's basketball team opened up the Field of 68 Tip-Off with a wire-to-wire 94-77 victory over Charleston on Saturday evening at Liberty Arena.

The Owls (2-0) jumped out to a double-digit lead over the Cougars (1-2) early and did not look back the rest of the way. In a typical balanced offensive showing under Head Coach John Jakus, six players scored in double figures, with all 13 who stepped onto the court recording points.

FIRST HALF
Like the previous game, redshirt sophomore guard Devin Vanterpool opened scoring. Five straight points from redshirt sophomore forward Devin Williams gave the Owls an early 12-3 lead, with a dunk from junior center Vincent Neugebauer putting the team ahead by double digits.

The lead grew to as big as 19, with a late shot from junior guard Kanaan Carlyle sending the Owls to the locker room with a 48-32 advantage.

Defensively, Florida Atlantic did not surrender a field goal to four Charleston starters, holding them to a combined 0-for-11 shooting.

SECOND HALF
Two triples from junior forward Xander Pintelon put Florida Atlantic up by 20 five minutes in the second half. The Owls then worked their way in the paint, with sophomore Maxim Logue connecting on four shots in a four-minute span.

Florida Atlantic led by as much as 25 and reached the 90-point mark with a three-pointer from redshirt freshman Liam Dayco-Green in his collegiate debut.

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STATS & NOTES

The Owls made the most of their second chance opportunities, outscoring the Cougars 24-7.
Florida Atlantic converted 11 shots behind the arc, their second straight game with 10+ to open the season.
Carlyle led the team in scoring for the second game in a row, this time with 14.
Logue shot a perfect six-for-six from the field.
Vanterpool had another balanced statline, logging six rebounds and five assists.
Three Owls recorded the first points of their collegiate careers: Neugebauer, redshirt freshman guards Amar Amkou, and Dayco-Green
FAU holds a 4-1 record in the Field of 68 Tip-Off.

UP NEXT
Florida Atlantic will close the Field of 68 Tip-Off, facing host team Liberty on Sunday, Nov. 9. Tipoff is at 6 p.m. on the Field of 68's YouTube channel.

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