Owls Comeback from Double Digits to Defeat Temple

Sunday, February 16

Philadelphia, Pa.

12 p.m.

Florida Atlantic

15-10,8-4AAC

Temple

14-12,6-7AAC

Fla. Atlantic

Temple

Photo by: Temple Athletics

2/16/2025 4:02:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

By: Ben Paul

PHILADELPHIA – The Florida Atlantic Owls took down the Owls of Temple on Sunday afternoon, coming away with the 83-81 victory.

FAU (15-10, 8-4 AAC) battled back from double digits to pass Temple (14-12, 6-7) in the closing minutes. The Owls of Florida Atlantic have now won five straight games, their longest streak since January of 2024, and take sole possession for fourth place in the conference standings.

FIRST HALF

Junior guard Leland Walker got going early for the FAU Owls, scoring the first five points. Florida Atlantic took the lead and held Temple without a field goal for over four minutes.

The team's leading scorer, sophomore Kaleb Glenn, once again provided a spark plug off the bench with nine points on 4-for-5 shooting.

FAU leaned on their inside game, with 19 of their 35 points coming from the paint. Redshirt junior forward Tre Carroll was active on the defensive end, with five rebounds and three blocks coming in the opening frame. Florida Atlantic entered the locker room trailing 38-35.

SECOND HALF

Temple built a 10-point lead with just 11 minutes remaining. The FAU Owls clawed their way back by working their way inside once again, getting to the line, and scoring in the paint before back-to-back three-pointers from Glenn in a span of 40 seconds cut the deficit to three.

Florida Atlantic's comeback came full circle when Walker drove to the hoop and drew the foul for the three-point play to bring the score to one point. He then intercepted an errant Temple pass and drove to the hoop to give the team a 76-75 lead with under two minutes remaining. A driving layup by Glenn and five free throws from FAU sealed the win, not allowing a shot on their final defensive possession.

POSTGAME PRESSER

STATS & NOTES

Five FAU Owls scored in double digits, led by Glenn with 17
41 points from Florida Atlantic came off the bench, as Glenn, freshman center Matas Vokietaitis (11), and redshirt sophomore guard Niccolo Moretti (11) each scored in double figures
Carroll has eight blocks in the first half of FAU's last two road games. Florida Atlantic as a team tied their season high with seven on the afternoon
The Owls of FAU converted 28 of their 35 free throw attempts

UP NEXT

Florida Atlantic returns to Boca Raton to host Wichita State (14-10, 4-7 AAC) on Thursday, Feb. 20 at 9 p.m., nationally televised on ESPN2. The evening will mark an unforgettable Seinfeld Night that fans will not want to miss out on.

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