Hartford Hawks at Florida International Panthers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
79 - 72
Late Lynch free throws seal Hartford's 79-72 win over FIU
Five players reached double figures for Hartford (6-7), which is 1/3 in away games. John Carroll scored 17 points with 10 rebounds and six assists, Jason Dunne and Travis Weatherington added 15 each and George Blagojevic scored 10.
The game was tied 10 times and became a nail-biter at the end as a 10-point Hartford lead nearly vanished in the final three minutes, beginning when Isaiah Banks nailed a 3-pointer after a turnover to spark a 10-2 run and FIU came as close as 74-72 when Trejon Jacobs made a 3 with 36 seconds left.
But the Panthers fouled Lynch, who was 7 of 8 at the free throw line, including five of his last six. FIU missed its last two shots and turned the ball over once in the last 14 seconds.
Jacobs scored 20 for FIU (6-7), Brian Beard Jr. 17 with six steals and Eric Lockett 16 before fouling out.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:05 | John Carroll Defensive Rebound. | 79 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Trejon Jacob missed Three Point Jumper. | 79 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:08 | J.R. Lynch made Free Throw. | 79 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:08 | J.R. Lynch made Free Throw. | 78 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Foul on Hassan Hussein. | 77 - 72 |
Statistics
 HART |
 FIU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 31-50 | FG | 27-58 |
| 62 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 7-19 | 3PT | 7-17 |
| 37 | Three Point % | 41 |
| 10-15 | FT | 11-17 |
| 67 | Free Throw % | 65 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 28 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 17 |
| 15 | Assists | 11 |
| 3 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 20 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 18 |
| 42 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 14 | Fouls | 18 |
| 11 | Largest Lead | 6 |
Game Information
Location: Miami, FL
Attendance: 497 | Capacity:
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| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 17-3 | - | 26-8 |
| Sam Houston | 13-7 | 4 | 22-12 |
| Louisiana Tech | 11-9 | 6 | 20-14 |
| Western Kentucky | 11-9 | 6 | 18-14 |
| Middle Tennessee | 11-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Kennesaw State | 10-10 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Jacksonville State | 10-10 | 7 | 15-17 |
| New Mexico State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-16 |
| Missouri State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-18 |
| Florida International | 8-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
| UTEP | 7-13 | 8 | 11-20 |
| Delaware | 6-14 | 11 | 10-21 |