XENIA, Ohio — Niccolo Moretti helped lead Florida Atlantic past Indiana State on Monday night with 19 points off the bench in a 97-64 season-opening victory.
Moretti had five rebounds for the Owls. Baba Miller scored 13 points and added nine rebounds and four steals. Leland Walker shot 5 of 8 from the field and 3 of 5 from the free-throw line to finish with 13 points.
Samage Teel finished with 21 points and two steals for the Sycamores. Kmani Doughty added eight points.
Florida Atlantic took the lead with 11:07 remaining in the first half and did not give it up. The score was 53-28 at halftime.
FAU 97, Indiana St. 64
FAU (1-0) — Miller 4-4 3-4 13, Vokietaitis 4-4 2-3 10, Evans 3-10 2-2 10, Tandy 3-8 2-4 11, L.Walker 5-8 3-5 13, Glenn 3-6 2-2 9, Moretti 7-9 2-4 19, Carroll 3-8 2-3 8, Vanterpool 1-3 0-0 2, Kocanas 1-1 0-0 2, Johnson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 34-61 18-27 97.
INDIANA ST. (0-1) — Gray 2-7 0-0 6, Harding 2-6 0-1 6, Cook 0-3 0-0 0, Summers 2-7 1-1 6, Teel 8-14 0-0 21, Daughtry 2-8 1-1 5, Vorst 0-3 0-0 0, Doughty 3-8 0-1 8, Alocen 0-2 3-5 3, J.Walker 0-2 2-3 2, Wagner 2-3 0-0 5, LeGree 0-0 0-0 0, Alderink 0-1 2-2 2. Totals: 21-64 9-14 64.
Halftime—FAU 53-28. 3-Point Goals—FAU 11-23 (Moretti 3-4, Tandy 3-6, Miller 2-2, Evans 2-5, Glenn 1-3, Carroll 0-1, Vanterpool 0-1, L.Walker 0-1), Indiana St. 13-37 (Teel 5-10, Gray 2-4, Harding 2-5, Doughty 2-6, Wagner 1-2, Summers 1-4, Alderink 0-1, Vorst 0-1, Alocen 0-2, Daughtry 0-2). Fouled Out—Vanterpool. Rebounds—FAU 43 (Miller 9), Indiana St. 27 (Alocen 7). Assists—FAU 18 (Evans, L.Walker 5), Indiana St. 15 (Vorst 4). Total Fouls—FAU 18, Indiana St. 23. A—1,200 (1,200).
