Tandy scores 19 as Florida Atlantic takes down East Carolina 81-53, teams tie for fifth in AAC
AP
Mar 09, 2025
BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) KyKy Tandy had 19 points in Florida Atlantic Owls's 81-53 win over East Carolina Pirates on Sunday, putting the teams in a tie for fifth as the AAC regular season ended.
Tandy shot 6 for 13, including 5 for 11 from beyond the arc for the Owls (17-14, 10-8 American Athletic Conference). Tre Carroll scored 17 points while shooting 5 of 8 from the field and 7 for 7 from the line and added 11 rebounds and three blocks. Baba finished 6 of 10 from the field to finish with 14 points, while adding 12 rebounds and five assists.
The Pirates (18-13, 10-8) were led by Joran Riley, who recorded 18 points and three steals. RJ Felton added 11 points and six rebounds for East Carolina. C.J. Walker also put up eight points.
The AAC tourney starts Wednesday in Denton, Texas, with the bottom two seeds, Rice and Charlotte facing off, before moving to Fort Worth on Thursday for the next round. The top four seeds have a bye to Friday's quarterfinals.
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1st Half
ECU
Pirates
23
FAU
Owls
41
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Pirates gains possession)
19:58
+2
Jordan Riley makes two point layup
2-0
19:33
Matas Vokietaitis misses two point layup
19:31
Owls offensive rebound
19:25
+3
KyKy Tandy makes three point jump shot (Niccolo Moretti assists)
2-3
18:52
Cam Hayes misses three point jump shot
18:50
Owls defensive rebound
18:38
Matas Vokietaitis misses two point layup
18:36
Jordan Riley defensive rebound
18:31
Cam Hayes turnover (bad pass)
18:20
Matas Vokietaitis turnover (lost ball)
17:57
Matas Vokietaitis shooting foul (C.J. Walker draws the foul)
17:57
+1
C.J. Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 2
3-3
17:57
C.J. Walker misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:57
Matas Vokietaitis defensive rebound
17:45
KyKy Tandy turnover (Jordan Riley steals)
17:45
C.J. Walker misses two point layup
17:43
Baba Miller defensive rebound
17:34
Baba Miller misses two point layup
17:32
RJ Felton defensive rebound
17:11
Cam Hayes misses three point jump shot
17:09
C.J. Walker offensive rebound
17:02
RJ Felton misses two point jump shot
17:00
Baba Miller defensive rebound
16:50
KyKy Tandy misses three point jump shot
16:48
Tre Carroll offensive rebound
16:32
Baba Miller misses two point jump shot
16:30
Tre Carroll offensive rebound
16:24
Niccolo Moretti misses three point jump shot
16:22
Baba Miller offensive rebound
16:21
Trevion LaBeaux blocks KyKy Tandy's two point layup
16:19
Owls offensive rebound
16:18
Yann Farell personal foul
16:03
C.J. Walker blocks Ken Evans Jr.'s three point jump shot
16:01
RJ Felton defensive rebound
15:55
Jayshayne Woodard misses two point layup
15:53
Tre Carroll defensive rebound
15:46
Ken Evans Jr. misses three point jump shot
15:44
RJ Felton defensive rebound
15:33
Jayshayne Woodard misses two point jump shot
15:31
Ken Evans Jr. defensive rebound
15:09
+2
Tre Carroll makes two point layup (Baba Miller assists)
3-5
14:46
+2
Jordan Riley makes two point dunk (Jayshayne Woodard assists)
5-5
14:24
Niccolo Moretti turnover (bad pass)
14:24
TV timeout
14:10
+2
RJ Felton makes two point jump shot (Yann Farell assists)
7-5
13:54
Matas Vokietaitis misses two point layup
13:52
Yann Farell defensive rebound
13:34
RJ Felton misses two point jump shot
13:32
Matas Vokietaitis defensive rebound
13:10
Reid Cason shooting foul (Matas Vokietaitis draws the foul)
13:10
+1
Matas Vokietaitis makes regular free throw 1 of 2
7-6
13:10
+1
Matas Vokietaitis makes regular free throw 2 of 2
7-7
12:55
+2
Reid Cason makes two point layup (Jayshayne Woodard assists)
9-7
12:23
+2
Kaleb Glenn makes two point jump shot
9-9
12:13
Yann Farell misses three point jump shot
12:11
Kaleb Glenn defensive rebound
11:57
Devin Vanterpool misses two point jump shot
11:55
Matas Vokietaitis offensive rebound
11:54
Reid Cason shooting foul (Matas Vokietaitis draws the foul)
11:54
TV timeout
11:54
+1
Matas Vokietaitis makes regular free throw 1 of 2
9-10
11:54
+1
Matas Vokietaitis makes regular free throw 2 of 2
9-11
11:25
RJ Felton misses three point jump shot
11:23
Tre Carroll defensive rebound
10:58
+3
Kaleb Glenn makes three point jump shot (Devin Vanterpool assists)
9-14
10:41
+2
C.J. Walker makes two point jump shot
11-14
10:16
Devin Vanterpool misses two point layup
10:14
Devin Vanterpool offensive rebound
10:10
+2
Devin Vanterpool makes two point layup
11-16
9:55
Matas Vokietaitis blocks C.J. Walker's two point layup
9:53
Matas Vokietaitis defensive rebound
9:34
+2
Matas Vokietaitis makes two point layup (Ken Evans Jr. assists)
11-18
9:33
Pirates 30 second timeout
9:12
+3
C.J. Walker makes three point jump shot (RJ Felton assists)
14-18
8:58
Niccolo Moretti turnover (RJ Felton steals)
8:50
RJ Felton misses three point jump shot
8:48
Matas Vokietaitis defensive rebound
8:20
+3
KyKy Tandy makes three point jump shot (Baba Miller assists)
14-21
7:56
RJ Felton misses three point jump shot
7:54
Niccolo Moretti defensive rebound
7:43
+3
KyKy Tandy makes three point jump shot (Baba Miller assists)
14-24
7:33
Baba Miller blocks Cam Hayes's two point layup
7:31
Cam Hayes offensive rebound
7:27
C.J. Walker misses three point jump shot
7:25
Cam Hayes offensive rebound
7:20
Matas Vokietaitis personal foul
7:20
TV timeout
7:10
Jordan Riley misses two point layup
7:08
Baba Miller defensive rebound
7:06
Cam Hayes shooting foul (Baba Miller draws the foul)
7:06
Baba Miller misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:06
+1
Baba Miller makes regular free throw 2 of 2
14-25
6:40
Jordan Riley misses two point jump shot
6:38
Kaleb Glenn defensive rebound
6:27
Yann Farell shooting foul (Tre Carroll draws the foul)
6:27
+1
Tre Carroll makes regular free throw 1 of 2
14-26
6:27
+1
Tre Carroll makes regular free throw 2 of 2
14-27
6:05
Jayshayne Woodard turnover (Baba Miller steals)
5:49
KyKy Tandy misses three point jump shot
5:47
Cam Hayes defensive rebound
5:38
C.J. Walker turnover (bad pass)
5:26
+3
Baba Miller makes three point jump shot (Tre Carroll assists)
14-30
5:08
Tre Carroll blocks RJ Felton's two point layup
5:06
KyKy Tandy defensive rebound
4:56
+3
Niccolo Moretti makes three point jump shot (Baba Miller assists)
14-33
4:53
Pirates 30 second timeout
4:41
RJ Felton turnover (Niccolo Moretti steals)
4:37
Niccolo Moretti misses two point layup
4:35
Yann Farell defensive rebound
4:22
+2
Cam Hayes makes two point jump shot
16-33
3:56
+3
Devin Vanterpool makes three point jump shot (Ken Evans Jr. assists)
16-36
3:33
Cam Hayes misses two point jump shot
3:31
Baba Miller defensive rebound
3:16
Devin Vanterpool misses two point jump shot
3:14
RJ Felton defensive rebound
2:59
+3
RJ Felton makes three point jump shot
19-36
2:43
+3
Niccolo Moretti makes three point jump shot
19-39
2:23
Devin Vanterpool personal foul
2:23
TV timeout
2:15
Kaleb Glenn shooting foul (RJ Felton draws the foul)
2:15
+1
RJ Felton makes regular free throw 1 of 2
20-39
2:15
+1
RJ Felton makes regular free throw 2 of 2
21-39
2:01
KyKy Tandy turnover (Jordan Riley steals)
1:55
Jordan Riley misses two point dunk
1:53
Tre Carroll defensive rebound
1:47
Niccolo Moretti misses three point jump shot
1:45
Tre Carroll offensive rebound
1:31
Tre Carroll misses three point jump shot
1:29
Cam Hayes defensive rebound
1:24
Jayshayne Woodard turnover (lost ball)
1:08
Ken Evans Jr. misses three point jump shot
1:06
Cam Hayes defensive rebound
1:00
+2
Jordan Riley makes two point dunk
23-39
0:58
Owls 30 second timeout
0:32
Cam Hayes shooting foul (KyKy Tandy draws the foul)
0:32
+1
KyKy Tandy makes regular free throw 1 of 2
23-40
0:32
+1
KyKy Tandy makes regular free throw 2 of 2
23-41
0:02
RJ Felton misses two point jump shot
0:00
Baba Miller defensive rebound
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
ECU
Pirates
30
FAU
Owls
40
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:39
Baba Miller turnover (Jordan Riley steals)
19:33
RJ Felton misses two point layup
19:31
Jordan Riley offensive rebound
19:25
RJ Felton misses two point layup
19:23
C.J. Walker offensive rebound
19:19
C.J. Walker turnover (Ken Evans Jr. steals)
19:02
+3
KyKy Tandy makes three point jump shot (Matas Vokietaitis assists)
23-44
18:48
Matas Vokietaitis blocks C.J. Walker's two point layup
18:46
Pirates offensive rebound
18:40
Jordan Riley misses three point jump shot
18:38
Ken Evans Jr. defensive rebound
18:24
Matas Vokietaitis misses two point jump shot
18:22
RJ Felton defensive rebound
18:19
Matas Vokietaitis personal foul
18:03
KyKy Tandy shooting foul (RJ Felton draws the foul)
18:03
+1
RJ Felton makes regular free throw 1 of 2
24-44
18:03
+1
RJ Felton makes regular free throw 2 of 2
25-44
17:43
KyKy Tandy misses three point jump shot
17:41
Trevion LaBeaux defensive rebound
17:35
Cam Hayes misses three point jump shot
17:33
Baba Miller defensive rebound
17:19
Ken Evans Jr. misses three point jump shot
17:17
Tre Carroll offensive rebound
17:12
+2
Baba Miller makes two point dunk (Tre Carroll assists)
25-46
17:06
Tre Carroll blocks RJ Felton's two point layup
17:04
Baba Miller defensive rebound
16:59
+3
KyKy Tandy makes three point jump shot (Niccolo Moretti assists)
25-49
16:59
Trevion LaBeaux personal foul (Tre Carroll draws the foul)
16:39
Ken Evans Jr. misses two point jump shot
16:37
Owls offensive rebound
16:32
+2
Baba Miller makes two point layup
25-51
16:15
C.J. Walker misses two point jump shot
16:13
Jayshayne Woodard offensive rebound
16:07
Niccolo Moretti shooting foul (Cam Hayes draws the foul)
16:07
+1
Cam Hayes makes regular free throw 1 of 2
26-51
16:07
+1
Cam Hayes makes regular free throw 2 of 2
27-51
15:55
Kaleb Glenn misses two point layup
15:53
Kaleb Glenn offensive rebound
15:52
+2
Kaleb Glenn makes two point layup
27-53
15:52
Jayshayne Woodard shooting foul (Kaleb Glenn draws the foul)
15:52
TV timeout
15:52
+1
Kaleb Glenn makes regular free throw 1 of 1
27-54
15:42
Tre Carroll blocks C.J. Walker's two point layup
15:40
Pirates offensive rebound
15:33
+2
RJ Felton makes two point jump shot
29-54
15:08
Niccolo Moretti turnover (Cam Hayes steals)
14:59
Kaleb Glenn shooting foul (Cam Hayes draws the foul)
14:59
+1
Cam Hayes makes regular free throw 1 of 2
30-54
14:59
+1
Cam Hayes makes regular free throw 2 of 2
31-54
14:48
+2
Matas Vokietaitis makes two point dunk (Devin Vanterpool assists)
31-56
14:38
Matas Vokietaitis shooting foul (Jayshayne Woodard draws the foul)
14:38
+1
Jayshayne Woodard makes regular free throw 1 of 2
32-56
14:38
+1
Jayshayne Woodard makes regular free throw 2 of 2
33-56
14:16
+2
Baba Miller makes two point jump shot
33-58
13:58
Jordan Riley misses three point jump shot
13:56
Bencao Vungo offensive rebound
13:52
+2
Bencao Vungo makes two point dunk
35-58
13:45
+2
Tre Carroll makes two point alley-oop dunk (Baba Miller assists)
35-60
13:29
+2
Jordan Riley makes two point layup
37-60
13:04
+2
Tre Carroll makes two point layup
37-62
13:04
Tybo Bailey shooting foul (Tre Carroll draws the foul)
13:04
+1
Tre Carroll makes regular free throw 1 of 1
37-63
12:55
+2
Jordan Riley makes two point dunk (Jayshayne Woodard assists)
39-63
12:40
Baba Miller misses three point jump shot
12:38
RJ Felton defensive rebound
12:29
+2
Jordan Riley makes two point layup
41-63
12:19
Owls 30 second timeout
12:06
Baba Miller turnover (C.J. Walker steals)
11:57
RJ Felton misses three point jump shot
11:56
Niccolo Moretti defensive rebound
11:56
TV timeout
11:47
Cam Hayes shooting foul (Tre Carroll draws the foul)
11:47
+1
Tre Carroll makes regular free throw 1 of 2
41-64
11:47
+1
Tre Carroll makes regular free throw 2 of 2
41-65
11:39
Jayshayne Woodard misses two point jump shot
11:37
Niccolo Moretti defensive rebound
11:30
Devin Vanterpool misses two point layup
11:29
Tre Carroll offensive rebound
11:29
C.J. Walker shooting foul (Tre Carroll draws the foul)
11:29
+1
Tre Carroll makes regular free throw 1 of 2
41-66
11:29
+1
Tre Carroll makes regular free throw 2 of 2
41-67
11:10
Tre Carroll personal foul (Jayshayne Woodard draws the foul)
