Florida Atlantic breaks away from C. Florida 75-64
BOCA RATON, Fla. -- Pablo Bertone scored a career-high 31 points and powered a breakaway run in the second half as Florida Atlantic defeated Central Florida 75-64 on Tuesday night.
Bertone's 31 matched the most by an FAU player since Greg Gantt scored 31 last February. Bertone scored 10 of his points in a 13-2 run in the second half to break open a game that had seen three ties and eight lead changes to that point.
Bertone hit a jumper to give the Owls (2-6) the lead back at 39-38, scored three more baskets and a pair of free throws wrapped around a Javier Lacunza 3-pointer as FAU took a 50-41 lead in about three minutes. Jackson Trapp added 13 points for the Owls and Marquan Botley 11.
Isaiah Sykes scored a season-high 23 points for Central Florida (3-3), and Calvin Newell added 18.
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2021-22 American Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston | 15-3 | - | 32-6 |
| SMU | 13-4 | 1.5 | 24-9 |
| Memphis | 13-5 | 2 | 22-11 |
| Temple | 10-7 | 4.5 | 17-12 |
| Tulane | 10-8 | 5 | 14-15 |
| UCF | 9-9 | 6 | 18-12 |
| Wichita State | 6-9 | 7.5 | 15-13 |
| Cincinnati | 7-11 | 8 | 18-15 |
| East Carolina | 6-11 | 8.5 | 15-15 |
| Tulsa | 4-14 | 11 | 11-20 |
| South Florida | 3-15 | 12 | 8-23 |
2021-22 Conference USA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Tennessee | 13-5 | - | 26-11 |
| Western Kentucky | 11-7 | 2 | 19-13 |
| Florida Atlantic | 11-7 | 2 | 19-15 |
| Charlotte | 10-8 | 3 | 17-14 |
| Old Dominion | 8-10 | 5 | 13-19 |
| Florida International | 5-13 | 8 | 15-17 |
| Marshall | 4-14 | 9 | 12-21 |
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
| North Texas | 16-2 | - | 25-7 |
| UAB | 14-4 | 2 | 27-8 |
| Louisiana Tech | 12-6 | 4 | 24-10 |
| UTEP | 11-7 | 5 | 20-14 |
| Rice | 7-11 | 9 | 16-17 |
| UTSA | 3-15 | 13 | 10-22 |
| Southern Miss | 1-17 | 15 | 7-26 |