DENTON, Texas – No. 5 Florida Atlantic advanced to the semifinals of the 2025 American Men’s Basketball Championship with a 64-59 win over No. 13 seed Charlotte on Thursday, March 13 at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas.
With the win, the Owls (18-14) will face the No. 4 seed Tulane in the quarterfinals on Friday, March 14 at 3 p.m. ET/2 p.m. CT on ESPN2 and ESPN+.
After Florida Atlantic led most of the second half and led by as many as eight, the 49ers (11-22) cut the lead to one at 51-50 on a 3-pointer by Kylan Blackmon with 5:23 remaining, but that was as close as Charlotte would get.