
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Florida International Panthers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Final
83 - 85
83 - 85
Hawkins scores 27, hits winning jumper as Florida International defeats Western Kentucky 85-83

Hawkins also had five rebounds and five assists for the Panthers (10-19, 5-9 Conference USA). Jayden Brewer added 15 points while going 6 of 9 and 2 of 4 from the free throw line, and also had nine rebounds. Jaidon Lipscomb finished 5 of 9 from 3-point range to finish with 15 points.
Babacar Faye led the Hilltoppers (19-10, 8-7) in scoring, finishing with 14 points and six rebounds. Western Kentucky also got 13 points, seven rebounds and two steals from Brandon Newman. Dontaie Allen also put up 13 points.
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Statistics
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33-72 | FG | 31-62 |
45.8 | Field Goal % | 50.0 |
6-18 | 3PT | 14-28 |
33.3 | Three Point % | 50.0 |
11-20 | FT | 9-15 |
55.0 | Free Throw % | 60.0 |
43 | Rebounds | 37 |
16 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
27 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
9 | Assists | 18 |
8 | Steals | 4 |
1 | Blocks | 8 |
11 | Turnovers | 15 |
0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
11 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
20 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
6 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
50 | Points in Paint | 28 |
15 | Fouls | 18 |
4 | Largest Lead | 16 |
Game Information
Venue: Ocean Bank Convocation Center
Location: Miami, FL
Attendance: 990 | Capacity:
Location: Miami, FL
Attendance: 990 | Capacity:
2024-25 Conference USA Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
---|---|---|---|
Liberty | 13-5 | - | 28-7 |
Middle Tennessee | 12-6 | 1 | 22-12 |
Jacksonville State | 12-6 | 1 | 23-13 |
Kennesaw State | 10-8 | 3 | 19-14 |
New Mexico State | 10-8 | 3 | 17-15 |
Louisiana Tech | 9-9 | 4 | 20-12 |
Western Kentucky | 8-10 | 5 | 17-15 |
UTEP | 7-11 | 6 | 18-15 |
Sam Houston | 6-12 | 7 | 13-19 |
Florida International | 3-15 | 10 | 10-23 |