The Owls now trail the 49ers by one win for 10th place in Conference USA.
Five Owls scored at least 11 points to lead Florida Atlantic men’s basketball over Charlotte for its second straight victory on the road 77-75.
Charlotte (4-6, 10-11 Conference USA) jumped out to a 16-point lead seven minutes into the game, and led by as many by 11 in the second half. But the Owls (7-13, 3-6 Conference USA) went on a 16-2 run to take their first lead of the game with 12:30 remaining.
Leading 69-63 with a little over five minutes left, sophomore Justin Massey scored seven straight points for FAU, which made up seven of his team’s final nine.