Florida International Panthers at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
77 - 76
Beard's winning layup caps Florida International rally
Beard's layup came after Western Kentucky's Josh Anderson tipped in an offensive rebound to give the Hilltoppers a 76-75 lead with 16 seconds remaining.
The Panthers trailed 60-44 with 11:29 left but quickly cut their deficit to six points just three minutes later and first took the lead, 73-72, on a dunk by Osasumwen Osaghae with 1:34 to go. Osaghae's dunk was the first of five lead changes in the final two minutes.
Osaghae led FIU (12-8, 3-2 Conference USA) with 16 points and 10 rebounds and Antonio Daye added 15 points. They scored 13 and 12, respectively, in the second half. Beard finished with 14 points.
Jared Savage had 19 points and nine rebounds for Western Kentucky (8-9, 1-3), Josh Anderson had 17 points and Taveion Hollingsworth scored 14. Freshman standout Charles Bassey picked up four fouls and was held to eight points and seven rebounds.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 77 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Devon Andrews Defensive Rebound. | 77 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Taveion Hollingsworth missed Three Point Jumper. | 77 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Brian Beard Jr. made Layup. | 77 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Josh Anderson made Two Point Tip Shot. | 75 - 76 |
Statistics
 FIU |
 WKU |
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|---|---|---|
| 24-56 | FG | 28-55 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 51 |
| 5-22 | 3PT | 7-17 |
| 23 | Three Point % | 41 |
| 24-40 | FT | 13-24 |
| 60 | Free Throw % | 54 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 13 | Assists | 18 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 14 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 38 |
| 21 | Fouls | 22 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 16 |
Game Information
Location: Bowling Green, KY
Attendance: 5,102 | Capacity:
2025-26 Conference USA Standings
| 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 |