Newell scores 23 as Western Kentucky knocks off Florida International 80-70
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) Grant Newell's 23 points helped Western Kentucky Hilltoppers defeat Florida International Panthers 80-70 on Saturday.
Newell shot 8 for 15, including 5 for 8 from beyond the arc for the Hilltoppers (13-11, 6-7 Conference USA). Cameron Haffner scored 16 points while going 5 of 12 (4 for 9 from 3-point range). Blaise Keita finished 5 of 5 from the floor to finish with 12 points.
Zawdie Jackson finished with 17 points and two steals for the Panthers (11-12, 4-8). Eric Dibami added 14 points and six rebounds for Florida International. Corey Stephenson also had 14 points.
Newell scored 13 points in the first half and Western Kentucky went into halftime trailing 38-30. Ryan Myers led Western Kentucky with 11 points in the second half.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 | (Panthers gains possession) | |||
| 19:48 | Corey Stephenson turnover (lost ball) | |||
| 19:30 | +2 | Grant Newell makes two point jump shot | 0-2 | |
| 19:12 | Hamed Olayinka turnover (bad pass) (Armelo Boone steals) | |||
| 19:07 | Armelo Boone misses two point layup | |||
| 19:05 | Panthers defensive rebound | |||
| 18:59 | LJ Hackman personal foul | |||
| 18:50 | +2 | Zawdie Jackson makes two point layup | 2-2 | |
| 18:27 | Grant Newell misses two point layup | |||
| 18:25 | Corey Stephenson defensive rebound | |||
| 18:16 | Grant Newell blocks Hamed Olayinka's two point layup | |||
| 18:14 | Grant Newell defensive rebound | |||
| 18:02 | LJ Hackman misses two point layup | |||
| 18:00 | Hilltoppers offensive rebound | |||
| 17:47 | LJ Hackman misses three point jump shot | |||
| 17:45 | Panthers defensive rebound | |||
| 17:30 | +3 | Ashton Williamson makes three point jump shot (Zawdie Jackson assists) | 5-2 | |
| 17:01 | Hamed Olayinka blocks Ryan Myers's two point jump shot | |||
| 16:59 | Hilltoppers offensive rebound | |||
| 16:56 | Ryan Myers misses three point jump shot | |||
| 16:54 | Kade Unseld offensive rebound | |||
| 16:44 | Kade Unseld misses three point jump shot | |||
| 16:42 | Eric Dibami defensive rebound | |||
| 16:42 | Terrion Murdix personal foul | |||
| 16:23 | Terrion Murdix shooting foul (Zawdie Jackson draws the foul) | |||
| 16:23 | +1 | Zawdie Jackson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 6-2 | |
| 16:23 | +1 | Zawdie Jackson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 7-2 | |
| 16:10 | +3 | Kade Unseld makes three point jump shot (LJ Hackman assists) | 7-5 | |
| 15:55 | +2 | Brit Harris makes two point layup | 9-5 | |
| 15:21 | Kade Unseld misses three point jump shot | |||
| 15:19 | Ibrahim Olajuwon defensive rebound | |||
| 15:05 | Corey Stephenson misses two point jump shot | |||
| 15:03 | Kade Unseld defensive rebound | |||
| 14:57 | Kade Unseld turnover (bad pass) (Ibrahim Olajuwon steals) | |||
| 14:52 | Brit Harris misses three point jump shot | |||
| 14:50 | LJ Hackman defensive rebound | |||
| 14:26 | Leeroy Odiahi misses two point dunk | |||
| 14:24 | Brit Harris defensive rebound | |||
| 14:17 | Brit Harris turnover (bad pass) (Leeroy Odiahi steals) | |||
| 14:03 | TV timeout | |||
| 13:55 | +3 | Grant Newell makes three point jump shot (Armelo Boone assists) | 9-8 | |
| 13:34 | Ibrahim Olajuwon misses two point jump shot | |||
| 13:32 | Blaise Keita defensive rebound | |||
| 13:24 | +3 | Grant Newell makes three point jump shot (Jack Edelen assists) | 9-11 | |
| 13:10 | Hamed Olayinka misses two point jump shot | |||
| 13:08 | Ibrahim Olajuwon offensive rebound | |||
| 13:07 | Ibrahim Olajuwon misses two point layup | |||
| 13:05 | Hamed Olayinka offensive rebound | |||
| 13:05 | +2 | Hamed Olayinka makes two point layup | 11-11 | |
| 12:47 | +3 | Grant Newell makes three point jump shot (Cam Haffner assists) | 11-14 | |
| 12:32 | +2 | Ashton Williamson makes two point jump shot | 13-14 | |
| 12:14 | Armelo Boone turnover (bad pass) (Thiago Sucatzky steals) | |||
| 12:09 | +2 | Hamed Olayinka makes two point dunk (Brit Harris assists) | 15-14 | |
| 12:09 | Hilltoppers 30 second timeout | |||
| 12:09 | TV timeout | |||
| 11:48 | Armelo Boone misses three point jump shot | |||
| 11:46 | Kade Unseld offensive rebound | |||
| 11:44 | Ibrahim Olajuwon blocks Kade Unseld's two point layup | |||
| 11:42 | Kade Unseld offensive rebound | |||
| 11:40 | +3 | Cam Haffner makes three point jump shot (Kade Unseld assists) | 15-17 | |
| 11:35 | Brit Harris misses three point jump shot | |||
| 11:33 | Thiago Sucatzky offensive rebound | |||
| 11:18 | Ibrahim Olajuwon misses two point hook shot | |||
| 11:16 | Armelo Boone defensive rebound | |||
| 11:13 | Armelo Boone turnover (bad pass) (Ibrahim Olajuwon steals) | |||
| 11:05 | +2 | Brit Harris makes two point layup (Ashton Williamson assists) | 17-17 | |
| 10:43 | Kade Unseld misses three point jump shot | |||
| 10:41 | Panthers defensive rebound | |||
| 10:19 | +2 | Eric Dibami makes two point layup (Thiago Sucatzky assists) | 19-17 | |
| 9:55 | Cam Haffner misses two point layup | |||
| 9:53 | Blaise Keita offensive rebound | |||
| 9:48 | Cam Haffner turnover (out of bounds) | |||
| 9:36 | +2 | Eric Dibami makes two point layup (Thiago Sucatzky assists) | 21-17 | |
| 9:17 | LJ Hackman misses two point jump shot | |||
| 9:15 | Blaise Keita offensive rebound | |||
| 9:11 | +2 | Blaise Keita makes two point layup | 21-19 | |
| 8:52 | +2 | Eric Dibami makes two point dunk (Thiago Sucatzky assists) | 23-19 | |
| 8:32 | Cam Haffner misses three point jump shot | |||
| 8:30 | Eric Dibami defensive rebound | |||
| 8:23 | Thiago Sucatzky misses three point jump shot | |||
| 8:21 | Terrion Murdix defensive rebound | |||
| 8:15 | LJ Hackman misses three point jump shot | |||
| 8:13 | Eric Dibami defensive rebound | |||
| 7:57 | Eric Dibami misses two point jump shot | |||
| 7:55 | Terrion Murdix defensive rebound | |||
| 7:45 | +3 | Cam Haffner makes three point jump shot (Terrion Murdix assists) | 23-22 | |
| 7:21 | +2 | Hamed Olayinka makes two point layup (Eric Dibami assists) | 25-22 | |
| 6:59 | Grant Newell misses three point jump shot | |||
| 6:57 | Corey Stephenson defensive rebound | |||
| 6:39 | +2 | Hamed Olayinka makes two point layup (Eric Dibami assists) | 27-22 | |
| 6:20 | Eric Dibami shooting foul (Leeroy Odiahi draws the foul) | |||
| 6:20 | TV timeout | |||
| 6:20 | Leeroy Odiahi misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 6:20 | +1 | Leeroy Odiahi makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 27-23 | |
| 6:01 | +3 | Corey Stephenson makes three point jump shot (Zawdie Jackson assists) | 30-23 | |
| 5:35 | Hamed Olayinka personal foul | |||
| 5:25 | Ryan Myers misses two point jump shot | |||
| 5:23 | Hamed Olayinka defensive rebound | |||
| 5:03 | Eric Dibami misses two point layup | |||
| 5:01 | Panthers offensive rebound | |||
| 4:54 | Corey Stephenson misses two point jump shot | |||
| 4:54 | Leeroy Odiahi defensive rebound | |||
| 4:54 | Ryan Myers misses three point jump shot | |||
| 4:52 | Armelo Boone offensive rebound | |||
| 4:52 | Armelo Boone misses two point layup | |||
| 4:50 | Ibrahim Olajuwon defensive rebound | |||
| 4:29 | Eric Dibami turnover (3-second violation) | |||
| 3:46 | Cam Haffner misses three point jump shot | |||
| 3:44 | Blaise Keita offensive rebound | |||
| 3:40 | +3 | Cam Haffner makes three point jump shot (Terrion Murdix assists) | 30-26 | |
| 3:18 | +3 | Corey Stephenson makes three point jump shot (Brit Harris assists) | 33-26 | |
| 2:57 | Grant Newell misses three point jump shot | |||
| 2:55 | Ibrahim Olajuwon defensive rebound | |||
| 2:54 | TV timeout | |||
| 2:34 | Zawdie Jackson turnover (bad pass) (Cam Haffner steals) | |||
| 2:28 | +2 | Grant Newell makes two point layup (Cam Haffner assists) | 33-28 | |
| 2:15 | Zawdie Jackson misses three point jump shot | |||
| 2:13 | Terrion Murdix defensive rebound | |||
| 2:05 | Cam Haffner misses three point jump shot | |||
| 2:03 | Corey Stephenson defensive rebound | |||
| 2:02 | Hamed Olayinka personal foul | |||
| 1:57 | +2 | Cam Haffner makes two point hook shot | 33-30 | |
| 1:40 | Grant Newell shooting foul (Eric Dibami draws the foul) | |||
| 1:40 | +1 | Eric Dibami makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 34-30 | |
| 1:40 | +1 | Eric Dibami makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 35-30 | |
| 1:23 | Grant Newell misses three point jump shot | |||
| 1:21 | Eric Dibami defensive rebound | |||
| 1:06 | Ashton Williamson misses three point jump shot | |||
| 1:04 | Grant Newell defensive rebound | |||
| 0:51 | Armelo Boone misses three point jump shot | |||
| 0:49 | Corey Stephenson defensive rebound | |||
| 0:39 | +3 | Ashton Williamson makes three point jump shot (Brit Harris assists) | 38-30 | |
| 0:16 | Terrion Murdix misses two point jump shot | |||
| 0:14 | Armelo Boone offensive rebound | |||
| 0:10 | Armelo Boone misses two point dunk | |||
| 0:08 | Eric Dibami defensive rebound | |||
| 0:04 | Thiago Sucatzky misses two point jump shot | |||
| 0:02 | Leeroy Odiahi defensive rebound | |||
| 0:00 | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:46 | +2 | Armelo Boone makes two point layup (Terrion Murdix assists) | 38-32 | |
| 19:31 | Eric Dibami misses two point jump shot | |||
| 19:29 | Blaise Keita defensive rebound | |||
| 19:29 | Hamed Olayinka personal foul | |||
| 19:07 | Armelo Boone misses three point jump shot | |||
| 19:05 | Ashton Williamson defensive rebound | |||
| 18:56 | LJ Hackman personal foul | |||
| 18:44 | Ashton Williamson misses two point layup | |||
| 18:42 | LJ Hackman defensive rebound | |||
| 18:35 | Eric Dibami shooting foul (Armelo Boone draws the foul) | |||
| 18:35 | Armelo Boone misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 18:35 | +1 | Armelo Boone makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 38-33 | |
| 18:21 | LJ Hackman personal foul | |||
| 18:07 | Corey Stephenson misses two point layup | |||
| 18:05 | Armelo Boone defensive rebound | |||
| 18:01 | Grant Newell misses two point layup | |||
| 17:59 | Blaise Keita offensive rebound | |||
| 17:56 | +2 | Blaise Keita makes two point layup | 38-35 | |
| 17:42 | +2 | Corey Stephenson makes two point jump shot (Zawdie Jackson assists) | 40-35 | |
| 17:20 | Ryan Myers misses two point jump shot | |||
| 17:18 | Hilltoppers offensive rebound | |||
| 16:56 | Armelo Boone misses two point jump shot | |||
| 16:54 | Leeroy Odiahi offensive rebound | |||
| 16:52 | Ryan Myers misses three point jump shot | |||
| 16:50 | Ibrahim Olajuwon defensive rebound | |||
| 16:41 | Kade Unseld personal foul | |||
| 16:35 | Corey Stephenson misses three point jump shot | |||
| 16:33 | Armelo Boone defensive rebound | |||
| 16:21 | +2 | Terrion Murdix makes two point layup | 40-37 | |
| 16:05 | Brit Harris misses two point jump shot | |||
| 16:03 | Terrion Murdix defensive rebound | |||
| 15:59 | Corey Stephenson blocks Terrion Murdix's two point layup | |||
| 15:57 | Kade Unseld offensive rebound | |||
| 15:55 | Kade Unseld turnover (bad pass) (Zawdie Jackson steals) | |||
| 15:51 | +2 | Zawdie Jackson makes two point layup | 42-37 | |
| 15:51 | Panthers 30 second timeout | |||
| 15:51 | TV timeout | |||
| 15:30 | Cam Haffner misses two point layup | |||
| 15:28 | Brit Harris defensive rebound | |||
| 15:03 | Corey Stephenson misses three point jump shot | |||
| 15:01 | Cam Haffner defensive rebound | |||
| 14:36 | +3 | Ryan Myers makes three point jump shot (Terrion Murdix assists) | 42-40 | |
| 14:23 | Leeroy Odiahi shooting foul (Eric Dibami draws the foul) | |||
| 14:23 | TV timeout | |||
| 14:23 | +1 | Eric Dibami makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 43-40 | |
| 14:23 | +1 | Eric Dibami makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 44-40 | |
| 14:09 | Cam Haffner misses three point jump shot | |||
| 14:07 | Brit Harris defensive rebound | |||
| 13:50 | Eric Dibami misses two point layup | |||
| 13:48 | Hamed Olayinka offensive rebound | |||
| 13:46 | Kade Unseld blocks Hamed Olayinka's two point layup | |||
| 13:44 | Cam Haffner defensive rebound | |||
| 13:29 | Ryan Myers misses two point layup | |||
| 13:27 | Hilltoppers offensive rebound | |||
| 13:25 | +3 | Kade Unseld makes three point jump shot (Ryan Myers assists) | 44-43 | |
| 13:16 | Brit Harris turnover (bad pass) | |||
| 12:53 | Ryan Myers misses three point jump shot | |||
| 12:51 | Blaise Keita offensive rebound | |||
| 12:47 | +3 | Grant Newell makes three point jump shot (Blaise Keita assists) | 44-46 | |
| 12:35 | Thiago Sucatzky misses two point jump shot | |||
| 12:33 | Ashton Williamson offensive rebound | |||
| 12:25 | +2 | Eric Dibami makes two point jump shot (Ashton Williamson assists) | 46-46 | |
| 12:17 | +3 | Grant Newell makes three point jump shot (Armelo Boone assists) | 46-49 | |
| 12:07 | Ashton Williamson misses three point jump shot | |||
| 12:05 | Ashton Williamson offensive rebound | |||
| 12:02 | +3 | Corey Stephenson makes three point jump shot (Ashton Williamson assists) | 49-49 | |
| 11:38 | +2 | Blaise Keita makes two point layup | 49-51 | |
| 11:30 | Ashton Williamson turnover (lost ball) (Ryan Myers steals) | |||
| 11:30 | TV timeout | |||
| 11:14 | Ryan Myers misses two point jump shot | |||
| 11:12 | Armelo Boone offensive rebound | |||
| 10:59 | Armelo Boone misses two point layup | |||
| 10:57 | Ashton Williamson defensive rebound | |||
| 10:51 | Zawdie Jackson turnover (lost ball) | |||
| 10:24 | Grant Newell misses two point jump shot | |||
| 10:22 | Blaise Keita offensive rebound | |||
| 10:22 | Eric Dibami personal foul | |||
| 10:12 | Terrion Murdix misses two point layup | |||
| 10:10 | Blaise Keita offensive rebound | |||
| 10:10 | Ibrahim Olajuwon personal foul | |||
| 9:56 | Kade Unseld misses three point jump shot | |||
| 9:54 | Zawdie Jackson defensive rebound | |||
| 9:32 | Corey Stephenson misses two point jump shot | |||
| 9:30 | Ibrahim Olajuwon offensive rebound | |||
| 9:16 | Zawdie Jackson misses two point jump shot | |||
| 9:14 | Blaise Keita defensive rebound | |||
| 8:52 | Ibrahim Olajuwon shooting foul (Grant Newell draws the foul) | |||
| 8:52 | +1 | Grant Newell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 49-52 | |
| 8:52 | +1 | Grant Newell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 49-53 | |
| 8:31 | Ashton Williamson turnover (bad pass) (Terrion Murdix steals) | |||
| 8:28 | +2 | Terrion Murdix makes two point layup | 49-55 | |
| 8:14 | Ryan Myers shooting foul (Zawdie Jackson draws the foul) | |||
| 8:14 | +1 | Zawdie Jackson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 50-55 | |
| 8:14 | +1 | Zawdie Jackson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 51-55 | |
| 7:50 | +2 | Terrion Murdix makes two point layup | 51-57 | |
| 7:39 | +2 | Corey Stephenson makes two point jump shot | 53-57 | |
| 7:07 | Eric Dibami blocks Cam Haffner's three point jump shot | |||
| 7:05 | Corey Stephenson defensive rebound | |||
| 7:00 | Brit Harris misses three point jump shot | |||
| 6:58 | Eric Dibami offensive rebound | |||
| 6:58 | Cam Haffner personal foul | |||
| 6:58 | TV timeout | |||
| 6:49 | Brit Harris turnover (lost ball) | |||
| 6:20 | Armelo Boone misses three point jump shot | |||
| 6:18 | Hilltoppers offensive rebound | |||
| 6:13 | Hamed Olayinka personal foul | |||
| 6:11 | +3 | Cam Haffner makes three point jump shot (Ryan Myers assists) | 53-60 | |
| 5:55 | Zawdie Jackson misses two point layup | |||
| 5:53 | Zawdie Jackson offensive rebound | |||
| 5:53 | Cam Haffner shooting foul (Zawdie Jackson draws the foul) | |||
| 5:53 | +1 | Zawdie Jackson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 54-60 | |
| 5:53 | +1 | Zawdie Jackson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 55-60 | |
| 5:47 | +3 | Ryan Myers makes three point jump shot (Armelo Boone assists) | 55-63 | |
| 5:34 | +3 | Zawdie Jackson makes three point jump shot (Brit Harris assists) | 58-63 | |
| 5:06 | Grant Newell misses two point layup | |||
| 5:04 | Panthers defensive rebound | |||
| 4:58 | +3 | Brit Harris makes three point jump shot (Corey Stephenson assists) | 61-63 | |
| 4:30 | +2 | Grant Newell makes two point layup | 61-65 | |
| 4:30 | Hilltoppers 30 second timeout | |||
| 4:30 | TV timeout | |||
| 4:13 | Armelo Boone shooting foul (Brit Harris draws the foul) | |||
| 4:13 | Brit Harris misses regular free throw 1 of 3 | |||
| 4:13 | +1 | Brit Harris makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 62-65 | |
| 4:13 | +1 | Brit Harris makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 63-65 | |
| 3:50 | Thiago Sucatzky shooting foul (Ryan Myers draws the foul) | |||
| 3:50 | +1 | Ryan Myers makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 63-66 | |
| 3:50 | +1 | Ryan Myers makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 63-67 | |
| 3:50 | +1 | Ryan Myers makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 63-68 | |
| 3:36 | Eric Dibami turnover (lost ball) (Blaise Keita steals) | |||
| 3:14 | +2 | Blaise Keita makes two point layup (Terrion Murdix assists) | 63-70 | |
| 3:03 | Zawdie Jackson turnover (lost ball) | |||
| 2:58 | Ryan Myers turnover (lost ball) (Thiago Sucatzky steals) | |||
| 2:58 | Panthers 30 second timeout | |||
| 2:49 | Blaise Keita shooting foul (Zawdie Jackson draws the foul) | |||
| 2:49 | Zawdie Jackson misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 2:49 | +1 | Zawdie Jackson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 64-70 | |
| 2:34 | +2 | Ryan Myers makes two point layup | 64-72 | |
| 2:24 | Corey Stephenson misses two point jump shot | |||
| 2:22 | Armelo Boone defensive rebound | |||
| 2:15 | Armelo Boone turnover (lost ball) (Zawdie Jackson steals) | |||
| 2:11 | +2 | Zawdie Jackson makes two point layup (Brit Harris assists) | 66-72 | |
| 1:50 | Hamed Olayinka shooting foul (Blaise Keita draws the foul) | |||
| 1:50 | +1 | Blaise Keita makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 66-73 | |
| 1:50 | +1 | Blaise Keita makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 66-74 | |
| 1:39 | Terrion Murdix personal foul (Zawdie Jackson draws the foul) | |||
| 1:39 | Zawdie Jackson misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 1:39 | +1 | Zawdie Jackson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 67-74 | |
| 1:32 | +2 | Armelo Boone makes two point dunk (Terrion Murdix assists) | 67-76 | |
| 1:23 | Corey Stephenson misses three point jump shot | |||
| 1:21 | Hilltoppers defensive rebound | |||
| 1:11 | +2 | Blaise Keita makes two point dunk (Armelo Boone assists) | 67-78 | |
| 0:56 | Corey Stephenson misses two point jump shot | |||
| 0:54 | Terrion Murdix defensive rebound | |||
| 0:48 | Armelo Boone misses three point jump shot | |||
| 0:46 | Ryan Myers offensive rebound | |||
| 0:42 | Ryan Myers misses two point layup | |||
| 0:40 | Ashton Williamson defensive rebound | |||
| 0:38 | Ashton Williamson turnover (bad pass) (Terrion Murdix steals) | |||
| 0:22 | Ryan Myers misses three point jump shot | |||
| 0:20 | Thiago Sucatzky defensive rebound | |||
| 0:14 | Grant Newell shooting foul (Corey Stephenson draws the foul) | |||
| 0:14 | +1 | Corey Stephenson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 68-78 | |
| 0:14 | Corey Stephenson misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 0:14 | Kade Unseld defensive rebound | |||
| 0:10 | Corey Stephenson personal foul (Cam Haffner draws the foul) | |||
| 0:10 | +1 | Cam Haffner makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 68-79 | |
| 0:10 | +1 | Cam Haffner makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 68-80 | |
| 0:01 | +2 | Eric Dibami makes two point hook shot (Thiago Sucatzky assists) | 70-80 | |
| 0:00 | End of period |
| Min. Per Game | ||
| Pts. Per Game | ||
| Ast. Per Game | ||
| Reb. Per Game | ||
| Field Goal % | ||
| Three Point % | ||
| Free Throw % |
| |
+ 2 | Eric Dibami makes two point hook shot (Thiago Sucatzky assists) | 0:01 |
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+ 1 | Cam Haffner makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0:10 |
| |
+ 1 | Cam Haffner makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0:10 |
| Corey Stephenson personal foul (Cam Haffner draws the foul) | 0:10 |
| Kade Unseld defensive rebound | 0:14 |
| Corey Stephenson misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0:14 |
| |
+ 1 | Corey Stephenson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0:14 |
| Grant Newell shooting foul (Corey Stephenson draws the foul) | 0:14 |
| Thiago Sucatzky defensive rebound | 0:20 |
| Ryan Myers misses three point jump shot | 0:22 |
| Ashton Williamson turnover (bad pass) (Terrion Murdix steals) | 0:38 |
| Team Stats | ||
|---|---|---|
| Points | 70 | 80 |
| Field Goals | 24-56 (42.9%) | 28-76 (36.8%) |
| 3-Pointers | 7-17 (41.2%) | 13-37 (35.1%) |
| Free Throws | 15-19 (78.9%) | 11-13 (84.6%) |
| Total Rebounds | 37 | 44 |
| Offensive | 9 | 16 |
| Defensive | 23 | 22 |
| Team | 5 | 6 |
| Assists | 18 | 18 |
| Steals | 6 | 7 |
| Blocks | 4 | 2 |
| Turnovers | 13 | 7 |
| Fouls | 12 | 15 |
| Technicals | 0 | 0 |
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| Team Stats | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| FIU 11-12 | 83.0 PPG | 42.7 RPG | 15.5 APG |
| W. Kentucky 13-11 | 77.2 PPG | 45.4 RPG | 12.7 APG |
| Top Scorers | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z. Jackson G | 17 PTS | 2 REB | 3 AST | ||
| G. Newell F | 23 PTS | 2 REB | 0 AST | ||
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| Z. Jackson | 17 | 2 | 3 | 4/7 | 1/2 | 8/10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| C. Stephenson | 14 | 5 | 1 | 5/14 | 3/6 | 1/2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| E. Dibami | 14 | 6 | 2 | 5/9 | 0/0 | 4/4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| H. Olayinka | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4/7 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| A. Williamson | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3/6 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| Z. Jackson | 17 | 2 | 3 | 4/7 | 1/2 | 8/10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| C. Stephenson | 14 | 5 | 1 | 5/14 | 3/6 | 1/2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| E. Dibami | 14 | 6 | 2 | 5/9 | 0/0 | 4/4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| H. Olayinka | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4/7 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| A. Williamson | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3/6 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| B. Harris | 9 | 3 | 5 | 3/7 | 1/4 | 2/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| I. Olajuwon | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| T. Sucatzky | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0/3 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| J. Mackey | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| A. Nimmers | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| K. Brown | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R. Ruiz | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| M. Kelvin II | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| G. Gicevicius | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Santos | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| A. Clinton | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 70 | 32 | 18 | 24/56 | 7/17 | 15/19 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 23 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| G. Newell | 23 | 2 | 0 | 8/15 | 5/8 | 2/2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| B. Keita | 12 | 10 | 1 | 5/5 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| T. Murdix | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3/6 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| A. Boone | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2/12 | 0/5 | 1/2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| L. Hackman | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0/4 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| G. Newell | 23 | 2 | 0 | 8/15 | 5/8 | 2/2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| B. Keita | 12 | 10 | 1 | 5/5 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| T. Murdix | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3/6 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| A. Boone | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2/12 | 0/5 | 1/2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| L. Hackman | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0/4 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| C. Haffner | 16 | 2 | 2 | 5/12 | 4/9 | 2/2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| R. Myers | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3/14 | 2/7 | 3/3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| K. Unseld | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2/7 | 2/6 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| L. Odiahi | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| J. Edelen | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Selebangue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Moore | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L. Semona | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| N. Boyde | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C. Stinnett | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L. Rice | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 80 | 38 | 18 | 28/76 | 13/37 | 11/13 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 22 |