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Hilltoppers Down Florida Atlantic 32-31 - Match Report

Austin Reed led the way with 410 passing yards on Saturday as the Hilltoppers picked up a 32-31 victory over the Owls at FAU Stadium.

WKU won on the scoreboard, but lost at the pay window as they failed to cover the -7.5-point spread. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 62.0.

Austin Reed completed 28 of 52 pass attempts for 410 yards for the Hilltoppers in the win.

Larry McCammon III rushed for 127 yards for Florida Atlantic, while N'Kosi Perry added 32 yards. N'Kosi Perry threw for 283 yards for the Owls, while receivers LaJohntay Wester and Larry McCammon III had 64 and 48 yards respectively.

Florida Atlantic was outgained by WKU 571-461 yards in Saturday's match, while the important battle of first downs was won 26-21 by the Hilltoppers.

The time of possession battle favored WKU as their offense was on the field for 31:32, longer than the 28:28 of their opponents.