{"id":120249,"date":"2026-01-16T06:25:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T06:25:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/120249\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T06:25:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T06:25:10","slug":"florida-atlantic-wins-85-67-against-wichita-state-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/120249\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida Atlantic wins 85-67 against Wichita State"},"content":{"rendered":"

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BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) Kanaan Carlyle scored 18 points as Florida Atlantic<\/a> beat Wichita State<\/a> 85-67 on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Carlyle went 7 of 14 from the field (3 for 7 from 3-point range) for the Owls (12-6, 4-1 American Athletic Conference). Isaiah Elohim scored 18 points, going 7 of 8 and 3 of 5 from the free-throw line. Devin Williams finished 6 of 8 from the field to finish with 14 points, while adding 10 rebounds and three blocks.<\/p>\n

Will Berg led the way for the Shockers (10-8, 2-3) with 14 points, eight rebounds and two blocks. Wichita State also got 12 points, four assists and three steals from Dre Kindell. Karon Boyd had 10 points.<\/p>\n

Florida Atlantic took the lead for good with 18:54 left in the first half. The score was 37-25 at halftime, with Elohim racking up 15 points. Florida Atlantic pulled away with a 10-0 run in the second half to extend an 18-point lead to 28 points. They outscored Wichita State by six points in the final half, as Xander Pintelon led the way with a team-high 11 second-half points.<\/p>\n

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.<\/p>\n

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