2023 C-USA Men's Basketball Tournament Capsule

FAU Awaits Victor of Hilltoppers vs Miners to Begin 2023 C-USA Tournament

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The Hilltoppers are -2.5 favorites against UTEP in tonight's opener.

For tomorrow MTSU is a one point favorite against Charlotte.

HALFTIME:

WKU 28  UTEP 34

Toppers trail 34-20 late in the first but close the period with a 8-0 run.

Owls vs Toppers Part III Tomorrow night! LET'S GO! 🦉

🚨SCHEDULE UPDATE🚨 #1 @FAUMBB will take on #8 @WKUBasketball tomorrow night at 6:30 PM to kick-off @ConferenceUSA 🏆 Quarterfinal play as the Toppers overcome 14 PT deficit to take down #UTEP. #FAU won both meetings vs #WKU in the Regular Season (76-62 A, 70-63 H) #GoOwls! 🦉🏀 pic.twitter.com/oQoNar3ic8

— FAU Owls Nest (@FAU_Owls_Nest) March 9, 2023

UPDATED SCHEDULE: HERE

Joining UTEP in the early trip home is FIU, who loses to La Tech 81-76 in OT after being down 20 points to force the extra frame.

Also departing is UTSA, who drops a 72-71 affair with Rice. The Roadrunners put in a would be winning shot but it is .001 seconds too late

The C-USA Elite 8 after day one are:

FAU
UAB
UNT
Charlotte
La Tech
Rice
MTSU
WKU

After tomorrow, we'll be down to 4.

The Owls are 10.5 point favorite for tonight.

Looking forward to watching this later! Go Owls

Nice to have some "home presence" on the road:

Pre-game signage creation underway at the hotel...keep an 👀 out for it tonight 👌🦉👌 pic.twitter.com/uro62mcSa8

— FAU Owls Nest (@FAU_Owls_Nest) March 9, 2023

THE C-USA QUARTERFINALS HAVE BEGUN with FAU taking on Western Kentucky for a spot in the Semifinals! The starting 5 for The Owls!

G Davis
G Greenlee
G Boyd
G Martin
C Goldin

Go Owls! 🦉🏀

WKU missing all their shots, and we can't stop handing it over - perfect matchup!