Johnson free throws help Western Kentucky escape FIU, 69-66
Justin Johnson converted a pair of free throws with 13 seconds left and Western Kentucky escaped Florida International with a 69-66 victory in a Conference USA battle Monday night.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
69
Florida International Panthers
66
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| WKU | 32 | 37 | 69 |
| FIU | 30 | 36 | 66 |
Ocean Bank Convocation Center
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/8/26 | @ Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles | L 94-97 | NCAAM |
| 11/5/26 | vs Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers | W 82-48 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | vs Morehead State Eagles | W 83-58 | NCAAM |
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Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:13 69-66
Justin Johnson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:13 68-66
Justin Johnson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:13 67-66
Foul on Michael Kessens.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:20 67-66
Donte McGill made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:20 67-65
Donte McGill made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:20 67-64
Foul on Junior Lomomba.
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PersonalFoul 0:41 67-64
Foul on Eric Nottage.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:57 67-64
Que Johnson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:57 66-64
Que Johnson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:57 65-64
Foul on Kimar Williams.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:08 65-64
Michael Kessens made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:08 65-63
Foul on Anton Waters.
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JumpShot 2:24 65-63
Anton Waters made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 3:19 63-63
Justin Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Anton Waters.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:07 61-63
Justin Johnson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:07 60-63
Foul on Elmo Stephen.
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JumpShot 4:26 60-63
Donte McGill made Jumper. Assisted by Eric Nottage.
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LayUpShot 4:50 60-61
Justin Johnson made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 4:52 58-61
Foul on Kimar Williams.
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PersonalFoul 5:36 58-61
Foul on Cameron Smith.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:58 58-61
Kimar Williams made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:58 58-60
Kimar Williams made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:58 58-59
Foul on Jabari McGhee.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:18 58-59
Junior Lomomba made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anton Waters.
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PersonalFoul 6:44 55-59
Foul on Jabari McGhee.
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JumpShot 7:18 55-59
Anton Waters made Jumper. Assisted by Junior Lomomba.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:14 53-59
Cameron Smith made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:14 53-58
Cameron Smith made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:15 53-57
Foul on Jabari McGhee.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:34 53-57
Jabari McGhee made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:34 52-57
Jabari McGhee made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:37 51-57
Foul on Eric Nottage.
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Three Point Jump Shot 9:06 51-57
Donte McGill made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Eric Nottage.
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Three Point Jump Shot 10:03 51-54
Damari Parris made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Pancake Thomas.
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Three Point Jump Shot 10:53 48-54
Pancake Thomas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Damari Parris.
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JumpShot 11:02 45-54
Donte McGill made Jumper. Assisted by Michael Kessens.
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PersonalFoul 11:29 45-52
Foul on Pancake Thomas.
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JumpShot 11:53 45-52
Michael Kessens made Jumper. Assisted by Eric Lockett.
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LayUpShot 12:07 45-50
Anton Waters made Layup. Assisted by Justin Johnson.
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LayUpShot 12:29 43-50
Michael Kessens made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 12:57 43-48
Foul on Junior Lomomba.
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JumpShot 13:26 43-48
Elmo Stephen made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 13:58 43-46
Foul on Anthony Boswell.
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LayUpShot 14:13 43-46
Michael Kessens made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 14:53 43-44
Foul on Kimar Williams.
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LayUpShot 15:10 43-44
Pancake Thomas made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 15:27 41-44
Michael Kessens made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 15:27 41-43
Foul on Ben Lawson.
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LayUpShot 15:50 41-43
Justin Johnson made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 15:56 39-43
Foul on Donte McGill.
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JumpShot 16:29 39-43
Pancake Thomas made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 16:53 37-43
Donte McGill made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 16:53 37-42
Foul on Que Johnson.
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LayUpShot 16:53 37-42
Donte McGill made Layup. Assisted by Michael Kessens.
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LayUpShot 17:25 37-40
Michael Kessens made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 17:40 37-38
Foul on Ben Lawson.
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LayUpShot 18:09 37-38
Anthony Boswell made Layup. Assisted by Kimar Williams.
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LayUpShot 18:17 37-36
Donte McGill made Layup. Assisted by Michael Kessens.
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MadeFreeThrow 18:33 37-34
Ben Lawson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 18:33 36-34
Ben Lawson made Free Throw.
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End Game 0:00 69-66
End of Game
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Defensive Rebound 0:03 69-66
Western Kentucky Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:03 69-66
Eric Nottage missed Three Point Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 0:13 69-66
Western Kentucky Timeout
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MadeFreeThrow 0:13 69-66
Justin Johnson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:13 68-66
Justin Johnson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:13 67-66
Foul on Michael Kessens.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:14 67-66
Eric Nottage Turnover.
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Steal 0:14 67-66
Eric Nottage Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:14 67-66
Junior Lomomba Turnover.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:20 67-66
Donte McGill made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:20 67-65
Donte McGill made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:20 67-64
Foul on Junior Lomomba.
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Offensive Rebound 0:22 67-64
Donte McGill Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:22 67-64
Eric Nottage missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 0:41 67-64
Donte McGill Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:41 67-64
Pancake Thomas missed Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:41 67-64
Western Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:41 67-64
Pancake Thomas missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:41 67-64
Foul on Eric Nottage.
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Defensive Rebound 0:45 67-64
Pancake Thomas Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:45 67-64
Donte McGill missed Three Point Jumper.
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RegularTimeOut 0:57 67-64
Western Kentucky Timeout
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MadeFreeThrow 0:57 67-64
Que Johnson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:57 66-64
Que Johnson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:57 65-64
Foul on Kimar Williams.
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Defensive Rebound 1:19 65-64
Pancake Thomas Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 1:19 65-64
Michael Kessens missed Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 1:21 65-64
Michael Kessens Offensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 1:21 65-64
Kimar Williams missed Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 1:34 65-64
Donte McGill Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:34 65-64
Anton Waters missed Three Point Jumper.
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Steal 2:03 65-64
Junior Lomomba Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 2:03 65-64
Cameron Smith Turnover.
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Offensive Rebound 2:08 65-64
Cameron Smith Offensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:08 65-64
Michael Kessens missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:08 65-64
Michael Kessens made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:08 65-63
Foul on Anton Waters.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 2:21 65-63
Official TV Timeout
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JumpShot 2:24 65-63
Anton Waters made Jumper.
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Team Stats
WKU
FIU
25-45
FG
24-54
56
Field Goal %
44
7-15
3PT
4-17
47
Three Point %
24
12-23
FT
14-17
52
Free Throw %
82
29
Rebounds
30
7
Offensive Rebounds
11
22
Defensive Rebounds
19
16
Assists
13
4
Steals
6
3
Blocks
3
13
Turnovers
11
0
Team Turnovers
0
13
Total Turnovers
11
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
10
Points Off Turnovers
13
2
Fast Break Points
6
18
Points in Paint
26
17
Fouls
17
6
Largest Lead
7
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