Florida International Panthers at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
· CUSA Championship - 1st Round
Final
64 - 61
64 - 61
Brewer, Jones lead Florida International over Western Kentucky 64-61 in Conference USA Tournament
The 10th-seeded Panthers advance to play No. 2-seed Jackson State on Wednesday. FIU ended a three-game losing streak and losers of six of seven entering the tournament.
Brewer also had eight rebounds and three steals for the Panthers (10-22). Jones scored 17 points while shooting 4 of 6 from the field and 8 for 9 from the line and added five rebounds. Ashton Williamson scored 11 points and grabbed six rebounds.
The seventh-seed Hilltoppers (17-15) were led by Braxton Bayless, who posted 12 points. Enoch Kalambay added 11 points for Western Kentucky.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 64 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 64 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Florida International Defensive Rebound. | 64 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Don McHenry missed Three Point Jumper. | 64 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Ashton Williamson made Free Throw. | 64 - 61 |
Statistics
FIU |
WKU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 18-57 | FG | 23-64 |
| 31.6 | Field Goal % | 35.9 |
| 4-21 | 3PT | 1-18 |
| 19.0 | Three Point % | 5.6 |
| 24-32 | FT | 14-20 |
| 75.0 | Free Throw % | 70.0 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 8 | Assists | 5 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 8 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 18 | Fast Break Points | 11 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 40 |
| 17 | Fouls | 23 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 13 |
Game Information
Venue: Propst Arena
Location: Huntsville, AL
Attendance: 1,244 | Capacity:
Location: Huntsville, AL
Attendance: 1,244 | 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 |


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