Kanaan Carlyle scored a team-high 19 points to lead the host Florida Atlantic Owls to an 83-78 overtime win on Monday night in Boca Raton, Fla.

Carlyle was one of five scorers in double figures for the Owls (1-0), who rallied from a nine-point deficit with 5:12 to go in regulation to win their season opener for the fourth consecutive season. Boston College (0-1) lost its 12th consecutive road game.

Trailing 81-78, Boston College's Donald Hand Jr.'s three-point attempt with seven seconds left in overtime bounced off the back of the rim and into FAU's Yohann Sissoko's grasp. Sissoko proceeded to hit a pair of free throws to seal the outcome and finish with 15 points.

Sissoko helped the Owls come back in the second half and send the game to overtime when he hit a three-pointer that tied th

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