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Gray scores 15 off the bench, Florida International knocks off Utah Tech 80-66

AP
Dec 30, 2024

MIAMI (AP) Travis Gray scored 15 points to help Florida International beat Utah Tech 80-66 on Monday.

Gray added five rebounds and three steals for the Panthers (6-7). Asim Jones added 14 points while going 5 of 9 and 3 of 4 from the free-throw line while he also had seven assists. Jonathan Aybar had 13 points and shot 5 of 9 from the field and 3 of 6 from the free-throw line.

Beon Riley led the way for the Trailblazers (4-11) with 19 points, eight rebounds and three steals. Noa Gonsalves added 18 points. Samuel Ariyibi also had 10 points, four steals and two blocks.

Jones led FIU with 11 points in the first half to help put them up 47-19 at the break. Aybar led the way with a team-high 11 second-half points.

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1st Half
UTU
Trailblazers
19
FIU
Panthers
47

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Samuel Ariyibi vs. Vianney Salatchoum (Ashton Williamson gains possession)
19:45		Jonathan Aybar misses three point jump shot
19:43		Vianney Salatchoum offensive rebound
19:36		Vianney Salatchoum turnover (bad pass) (Beon Riley steals)
19:15		Beon Riley misses two point jump shot
19:13		Ashton Williamson defensive rebound
18:55	+2	Vianney Salatchoum makes two point layup (Ashton Williamson assists)	0-2
18:32		Hakim Byrd misses two point jump shot
18:32		Panthers defensive rebound
18:31		Beon Riley personal foul
18:19		Vianney Salatchoum turnover (offensive goaltending)
18:09		Vianney Salatchoum blocks Hakim Byrd's two point layup
18:07		Trailblazers offensive rebound
18:00		Justin Bieker misses three point jump shot
17:58		Panthers defensive rebound
17:44		Jump ball. Vianney Salatchoum vs. Samuel Ariyibi (Samuel Ariyibi gains possession)
17:44		Vianney Salatchoum turnover (lost ball) (Samuel Ariyibi steals)
17:33	+2	Beon Riley makes two point layup	2-2
17:07		Vianney Salatchoum misses two point layup
17:05		Vianney Salatchoum offensive rebound
17:02		Vianney Salatchoum misses two point layup
17:00		Jonathan Aybar offensive rebound
16:54		Jonathan Aybar misses two point dunk
16:52		Hakim Byrd defensive rebound
16:41		Noa Gonsalves misses three point jump shot
16:39		Panthers defensive rebound
16:21	+2	Ashton Williamson makes two point jump shot (Asim Jones assists)	2-4
15:58		Beon Riley turnover (bad pass) (Asim Jones steals)
15:51	+2	Ashton Williamson makes two point layup (Asim Jones assists)	2-6
15:50		TV timeout
15:32	+2	Beon Riley makes two point layup	4-6
15:20		Dashon Gittens misses two point jump shot
15:18		Beon Riley defensive rebound
15:07		Samuel Ariyibi turnover (bad pass)
14:56	+2	Vianney Salatchoum makes two point jump shot	4-8
14:26		Beon Riley misses two point jump shot
14:24		Jaden Grant defensive rebound
14:17		Travis Gray turnover (bad pass)
14:11		Hakim Byrd turnover (bad pass) (Travis Gray steals)
14:04	+2	Travis Gray makes two point layup	4-10
13:41	+2	Noa Gonsalves makes two point layup	6-10
13:26		Samuel Ariyibi shooting foul (Vianney Salatchoum draws the foul)
13:26	+1	Vianney Salatchoum makes regular free throw 1 of 2	6-11
13:26	+1	Vianney Salatchoum makes regular free throw 2 of 2	6-12
13:20		Dante Wilcox personal foul
13:05		Hakim Byrd misses two point jump shot
13:03		Travis Gray defensive rebound
12:49		Jaden Grant misses three point jump shot
12:47		Noa Gonsalves defensive rebound
12:39	+2	Noa Gonsalves makes two point layup	8-12
12:24		Jaden Grant turnover (bad pass)
12:13	+3	Noa Gonsalves makes three point jump shot (Madiba Owona assists)	11-12
12:06		Asim Jones misses two point layup
12:04		Trailblazers defensive rebound
12:04		Madiba Owona turnover (out of bounds)
11:50		Dashon Gittens misses three point jump shot
11:48		Trailblazers defensive rebound
11:48		TV timeout
11:35		Noa Gonsalves misses three point jump shot
11:33		Panthers defensive rebound
11:16		Vianney Salatchoum misses two point hook shot
11:14		Dashon Gittens offensive rebound
11:03	+2	Jonathan Aybar makes two point layup	11-14
10:37		Tennessee Rainwater turnover (bad pass) (Dashon Gittens steals)
10:33	+2	Dashon Gittens makes two point layup	11-16
10:33		Tennessee Rainwater shooting foul (Dashon Gittens draws the foul)
10:32		Dashon Gittens misses regular free throw 1 of 1
10:32		Madiba Owona defensive rebound
10:13		Jonathan Aybar blocks Beon Riley's two point layup
10:12		Beon Riley offensive rebound
10:07		Beon Riley misses two point layup
10:05		Ashton Williamson defensive rebound
10:05	+2	Asim Jones makes two point layup (Ashton Williamson assists)	11-18
9:48		Hakim Byrd turnover (bad pass) (Ashton Williamson steals)
9:38	+2	Dashon Gittens makes two point layup	11-20
9:38		Justin Bieker shooting foul (Dashon Gittens draws the foul)
9:38		Dashon Gittens misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:38		Beon Riley defensive rebound
9:16	+2	Beon Riley makes two point layup	13-20
9:05	+2	Ashton Williamson makes two point layup	13-22
8:46		Justin Bieker misses three point jump shot
8:44		Justin Bieker offensive rebound
8:37		Justin Bieker turnover (lost ball) (Jaden Grant steals)
8:37		Asim Jones misses two point layup
8:36		Panthers offensive rebound
8:36		Beon Riley shooting foul (Asim Jones draws the foul)
8:36	+1	Asim Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	13-23
8:36	+1	Asim Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	13-24
8:17		Madiba Owona misses three point jump shot
8:15		Tennessee Rainwater offensive rebound
8:02		Madiba Owona misses three point jump shot
8:00		Panthers defensive rebound
7:59		TV timeout
7:41	+3	Travis Gray makes three point jump shot (Jaden Grant assists)	13-27
7:23		Jaden Grant personal foul
7:06		Hakim Byrd turnover (lost ball) (Vianney Salatchoum steals)
6:58		Vianney Salatchoum turnover (bad pass) (Justin Bieker steals)
6:47		Vianney Salatchoum shooting foul (Tennessee Rainwater draws the foul)
6:47		Tennessee Rainwater misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:47		Tennessee Rainwater misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:47		Dante Wilcox defensive rebound
6:30	+3	Asim Jones makes three point jump shot (Travis Gray assists)	13-30
5:54		Unisa Turay misses two point jump shot
5:52		Asim Jones defensive rebound
5:37	+3	George Pridgett Jr. makes three point jump shot (Dante Wilcox assists)	13-33
5:36		Trailblazers 30 second timeout
5:21		Justin Bieker turnover (bad pass) (Travis Gray steals)
5:13	+2	Dante Wilcox makes two point layup (Asim Jones assists)	13-35
5:12		Justin Bieker shooting foul (Dante Wilcox draws the foul)
5:12		Dante Wilcox misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:12		Samuel Ariyibi defensive rebound
4:51		Travis Gray shooting foul (Unisa Turay draws the foul)
4:51	+1	Unisa Turay makes regular free throw 1 of 2	14-35
4:51	+1	Unisa Turay makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-35
4:32	+2	Travis Gray makes two point layup	15-37
4:19		Stone Hutchings misses three point jump shot
4:17		Travis Gray defensive rebound
4:07	+3	Travis Gray makes three point jump shot	15-40
3:45		Travis Gray blocks Beon Riley's two point layup
3:43		Jaden Grant defensive rebound
3:28	+2	Asim Jones makes two point jump shot	15-42
3:26		Jaden Grant personal foul
3:26		TV timeout
3:13		Samuel Ariyibi turnover (bad pass) (Dashon Gittens steals)
3:11		Samuel Ariyibi blocks Asim Jones's two point layup
3:09		Panthers offensive rebound
2:55		Travis Gray turnover (lost ball) (Unisa Turay steals)
2:44		Asim Jones blocks Beon Riley's two point layup
2:42		Travis Gray defensive rebound
2:35	+2	Asim Jones makes two point layup	15-44
2:20		Dashon Gittens personal foul
2:14		Unisa Turay misses three point jump shot
2:12		Dashon Gittens defensive rebound
2:05		Vianney Salatchoum misses two point jump shot
2:03		Stone Hutchings defensive rebound
1:45		Unisa Turay misses three point jump shot
1:43		Dashon Gittens defensive rebound
1:33		Dashon Gittens misses three point jump shot
1:31		Unisa Turay defensive rebound
1:30		Dashon Gittens shooting foul (Beon Riley draws the foul)
1:30	+1	Beon Riley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-44
1:30	+1	Beon Riley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-44
1:15	+3	Ashton Williamson makes three point jump shot (Asim Jones assists)	17-47
1:01		Hakim Byrd turnover (bad pass)
0:46		Samuel Ariyibi blocks Ashton Williamson's two point layup
0:44		Noa Gonsalves defensive rebound
0:23	+2	Beon Riley makes two point jump shot	19-47
0:04		Ashton Williamson misses two point layup
0:02		Beon Riley defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
UTU
Trailblazers
47
FIU
Panthers
33

Time		Play	Score
19:52		Justin Bieker shooting foul (Dashon Gittens draws the foul)
19:52		Dashon Gittens misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:52	+1	Dashon Gittens makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-48
19:42		Hakim Byrd turnover (bad pass) (Asim Jones steals)
19:33		Asim Jones turnover (bad pass) (Hakim Byrd steals)
19:14		Hakim Byrd misses two point jump shot
19:12		Jonathan Aybar defensive rebound
19:03	+2	Asim Jones makes two point layup (Ashton Williamson assists)	19-50
18:28		Trailblazers turnover (shot clock violation)
17:59		Dashon Gittens misses three point jump shot
17:57		Beon Riley defensive rebound
17:51		Noa Gonsalves misses two point layup
17:49		Asim Jones defensive rebound
17:44	+2	Vianney Salatchoum makes two point layup	19-52
17:14	+3	Hakim Byrd makes three point jump shot (Justin Bieker assists)	22-52
17:04		Justin Bieker personal foul
16:57		Vianney Salatchoum turnover (bad pass) (Beon Riley steals)
16:54		Beon Riley turnover (bad pass)
16:36		Beon Riley personal foul
16:17		Asim Jones misses three point jump shot
16:15		Noa Gonsalves defensive rebound
16:08	+2	Noa Gonsalves makes two point layup	24-52
15:47		Asim Jones turnover (bad pass)
15:47		TV timeout
15:28		Beon Riley turnover (lost ball) (Travis Gray steals)
15:20		Travis Gray misses two point layup
15:18		Jonathan Aybar offensive rebound
15:17	+2	Jonathan Aybar makes two point layup	24-54
15:15		Dashon Gittens shooting foul (Noa Gonsalves draws the foul)
15:15	+1	Noa Gonsalves makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-54
15:15	+1	Noa Gonsalves makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-54
15:00		Madiba Owona personal foul
14:48		Dante Wilcox turnover (lost ball) (Beon Riley steals)
14:44		Jaden Grant shooting foul (Beon Riley draws the foul)
14:44		Beon Riley misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:44	+1	Beon Riley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-54
14:36	+2	Jonathan Aybar makes two point dunk (Asim Jones assists)	27-56
14:23		Noa Gonsalves misses three point jump shot
14:21		Samuel Ariyibi offensive rebound
14:12		Madiba Owona turnover (bad pass) (Jonathan Aybar steals)
13:55		Dante Wilcox turnover (lost ball) (Samuel Ariyibi steals)
13:48	+2	Samuel Ariyibi makes two point layup (Madiba Owona assists)	29-56
13:48		Dante Wilcox shooting foul (Samuel Ariyibi draws the foul)
13:48	+1	Samuel Ariyibi makes regular free throw 1 of 1	30-56
13:23		Travis Gray misses two point layup
13:21		Samuel Ariyibi defensive rebound
13:10		Vianney Salatchoum blocks Beon Riley's two point layup
13:08		Vianney Salatchoum defensive rebound
13:03		Asim Jones turnover (lost ball)
12:36	+3	Samuel Ariyibi makes three point jump shot (Madiba Owona assists)	33-56
12:18		George Pridgett Jr. misses three point jump shot
12:16		Samuel Ariyibi defensive rebound
11:55	+2	Madiba Owona makes two point dunk (Samuel Ariyibi assists)	35-56
11:43	+3	George Pridgett Jr. makes three point jump shot (Asim Jones assists)	35-59
11:43		Panthers 30 second timeout
11:43		TV timeout
11:41		Beon Riley turnover (bad pass) (Dashon Gittens steals)
11:34		Travis Gray misses three point jump shot
11:32		Beon Riley defensive rebound
11:17		Travis Gray personal foul
11:06	+3	Madiba Owona makes three point jump shot (Beon Riley assists)	38-59
11:03		TV timeout
10:55		Ashton Williamson turnover (bad pass) (Hakim Byrd steals)
10:55		Ashton Williamson personal foul (Madiba Owona draws the foul)
10:55	+1	Madiba Owona makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-59
10:55		Madiba Owona misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:55		Beon Riley offensive rebound
10:49		Vianney Salatchoum blocks Beon Riley's two point layup
10:47		Trailblazers offensive rebound
10:40		Noa Gonsalves misses three point jump shot
10:39		Panthers defensive rebound
10:39		Beon Riley personal foul
10:22	+2	Travis Gray makes two point layup (Ashton Williamson assists)	39-61
10:07	+2	Stone Hutchings makes two point layup	41-61
9:57		Madiba Owona shooting foul (Jonathan Aybar draws the foul)
9:57		Jonathan Aybar misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:57		Jonathan Aybar misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:57		Madiba Owona defensive rebound
9:46		Stone Hutchings misses three point jump shot
9:44		Travis Gray defensive rebound
9:27		Ashton Williamson misses two point jump shot
9:25		Madiba Owona defensive rebound
9:17		Hunter Schenck misses three point jump shot
9:15		Dashon Gittens defensive rebound
9:07	+3	Travis Gray makes three point jump shot (Dashon Gittens assists)	41-64
8:57		Stone Hutchings misses three point jump shot
8:55		Samuel Ariyibi offensive rebound
8:53		Jonathan Aybar shooting foul (Samuel Ariyibi draws the foul)
8:53	+1	Samuel Ariyibi makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-64
8:53		Samuel Ariyibi misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:53		Jonathan Aybar defensive rebound
8:38		Samuel Ariyibi shooting foul (Jonathan Aybar draws the foul)
8:38		Jonathan Aybar misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:38	+1	Jonathan Aybar makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-65
8:26		Dante Wilcox shooting foul (Madiba Owona draws the foul)
8:26		Madiba Owona misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:26	+1	Madiba Owona makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-65
8:20		Dashon Gittens turnover (lost ball) (Britton Berrett steals)
8:16	+2	Britton Berrett makes two point layup	45-65
8:16		Unisa Turay personal foul (Ashton Williamson draws the foul)
8:16		Ashton Williamson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:16		Trailblazers defensive rebound
8:12		Unisa Turay turnover (bad pass)
7:52	+2	Dante Wilcox makes two point hook shot (Ashton Williamson assists)	45-67
7:40		Jaden Grant shooting foul (Unisa Turay draws the foul)
7:40		TV timeout
7:40	+1	Unisa Turay makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-67
7:40	+1	Unisa Turay makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-67
7:28	+2	Jonathan Aybar makes two point jump shot (Asim Jones assists)	47-69
7:09	+3	Beon Riley makes three point jump shot (Hunter Schenck assists)	50-69
6:53	+2	Jonathan Aybar makes two point layup	50-71
6:46		Trailblazers 30 second timeout
6:28		Hunter Schenck misses three point jump shot
6:26		Dashon Gittens defensive rebound
6:07	+2	Dashon Gittens makes two point layup (Ashton Williamson assists)	50-73
5:40	+3	Noa Gonsalves makes three point jump shot (Samuel Ariyibi assists)	53-73
5:16		Samuel Ariyibi shooting foul (Dante Wilcox draws the foul)
5:16	+1	Dante Wilcox makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-74
5:16	+1	Dante Wilcox makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-75
5:01	+3	Beon Riley makes three point jump shot (Unisa Turay assists)	56-75
4:41		Ashton Williamson turnover (bad pass) (Unisa Turay steals)
4:32	+2	Noa Gonsalves makes two point jump shot	58-75
4:02		Ashton Williamson turnover (bad pass) (Samuel Ariyibi steals)
4:01	+2	Beon Riley makes two point layup (Unisa Turay assists)	60-75
3:57		Panthers 30 second timeout
3:57		TV timeout
3:38		Asim Jones turnover (bad pass) (Samuel Ariyibi steals)
3:30		Jaden Grant personal foul (Noa Gonsalves draws the foul)
3:30	+1	Noa Gonsalves makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-75
3:30	+1	Noa Gonsalves makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-75
3:09		Jonathan Aybar misses three point jump shot
3:07		Trailblazers defensive rebound
2:45		Beon Riley misses three point jump shot
2:43		Vianney Salatchoum defensive rebound
2:23		Vianney Salatchoum misses two point jump shot
2:21		Hunter Schenck defensive rebound
2:16		Jonathan Aybar shooting foul (Unisa Turay draws the foul)
2:16		Unisa Turay misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:16	+1	Unisa Turay makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-75
1:57		Samuel Ariyibi shooting foul (Jonathan Aybar draws the foul)
1:57	+1	Jonathan Aybar makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-76
1:57	+1	Jonathan Aybar makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-77
1:37		Asim Jones blocks Unisa Turay's three point jump shot
1:35		Travis Gray defensive rebound
1:26		Jonathan Aybar misses two point jump shot
1:24		Beon Riley defensive rebound
1:17	+2	Samuel Ariyibi makes two point layup (Beon Riley assists)	65-77
1:17		Jonathan Aybar shooting foul (Samuel Ariyibi draws the foul)
1:16		Trailblazers 30 second timeout
1:17	+1	Samuel Ariyibi makes regular free throw 1 of 1	66-77
0:55		Madiba Owona shooting foul (Dashon Gittens draws the foul)
0:55	+1	Dashon Gittens makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-78
0:55	+1	Dashon Gittens makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-79
0:47		Beon Riley turnover (bad pass)
0:25		Beon Riley personal foul (Asim Jones draws the foul)
0:25		Asim Jones misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:25	+1	Asim Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-80
0:19		Noa Gonsalves misses three point jump shot
0:17		Hunter Schenck offensive rebound
0:11		Hunter Schenck misses two point layup
0:09		Dante Wilcox defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Dante Wilcox defensive rebound