NCAAB

Florida International Panthers at Columbia Lions

· JOHNNY BACH CLASSIC
Florida International Panthers
4-1, 0-1 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
98 - 87
Columbia Lions
0-3, 0-0 Home

Beard scores 26 points, leads FIU past Columbia 98-87

Willy Nunez Jr. scored 15 points, Isaiah Banks had 13, Osasumwen Osaghae 12 and Trejon Jacob 11 for the Golden Panthers (4-1), who shot 49 percent to the Lions' 44 percent.

Antonio Daye Jr.'s free throw capped a 13-5 run for a 54-46 FIU lead early in the second half. Columbia twice closed to within a point, but couldn't overtake FIU. Osaghae's layup with 1:47 left put FIU up 90-85 and the Lions got no closer.

Columbia led 14-5 on Gabe Stefanini's layup, but FIU scored 10 straight and Jacob's free throw put FIU up 43-41 at halftime.

Stefanini scored a career-high 33 points with five 3s and Patrick Tape added 11 points for the Lions (0-3), who face Fordham on Sunday while FIU takes on Youngstown State.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 98 - 87
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 98 - 87
2nd 0:24 Devon Andrews Defensive Rebound. 98 - 87
2nd 0:28 Mike Smith missed Three Point Jumper. 98 - 87
2nd 0:34 Brian Beard Jr. made Free Throw. 98 - 87

Statistics

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34-69 FG 29-66
49 Field Goal % 44
10-27 3PT 11-28
37 Three Point % 39
20-36 FT 18-29
56 Free Throw % 62
42 Rebounds 39
10 Offensive Rebounds 10
32 Defensive Rebounds 29
16 Assists 18
9 Steals 5
4 Blocks 4
15 Turnovers 15
1 Team Turnovers 1
15 Total Turnovers 15
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
21 Points Off Turnovers 12
0 Fast Break Points 0
0 Points in Paint 0
25 Fouls 27
11 Largest Lead 10
0 Lead Changes 0
0 Percent Led 0

Game Information

Venue: Rose Hill Gym

Location: Bronx, NY
Attendance: 1,834 | Capacity:

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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
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Harvard 10-4 1 17-12
Pennsylvania 9-5 2 18-12
Cornell 8-6 3 15-13
Columbia 5-9 6 16-12
Dartmouth 5-9 6 11-16
Princeton 5-9 6 9-20
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