Florida International 85-66 Western Kentucky (Jan 4, 2025) Play-by-Play

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

10-5, 1-1 Conference

	1	2	T
WKU	29	37	66
FIU	52	33	85

Florida International Panthers

7-8, 1-1 Conference

TIME		WKU	FIU
19:43	Dashon Gittens missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
19:40	Julius Thedford Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:27	Enoch Kalambay Turnover.	0	0
19:02	Jonathan Aybar Turnover.	0	0
19:02	Julius Thedford Steal.	0	0
18:58	Foul on Asim Jones.	0	0
18:58	Julius Thedford missed Free Throw.	0	0
18:58	Western Kentucky Offensive Rebound.	0	0
18:58	Julius Thedford made Free Throw.	1	0
18:51	Jayden Brewer made Jumper. Assisted by Asim Jones.	1	2
18:34	Don McHenry Turnover.	1	2
18:25	Dashon Gittens missed Jumper.	1	2
18:21	Jonathan Aybar Offensive Rebound.	1	2
18:20	Jonathan Aybar missed Layup.	1	2
18:20	Leeroy Odiahi Block.	1	2
18:15	Jayden Brewer Offensive Rebound.	1	2
18:14	Jonathan Aybar missed Three Point Jumper.	1	2
18:08	Dashon Gittens Offensive Rebound.	1	2
18:08	Vianney Salatchoum made Jumper.	1	4
17:57	Foul on Jonathan Aybar.	1	4
17:45	Enoch Kalambay missed Three Point Jumper.	1	4
17:41	Asim Jones Defensive Rebound.	1	4
17:27	Foul on Julius Thedford.	1	4
17:27	Jonathan Aybar made Free Throw.	1	5
17:27	Jonathan Aybar made Free Throw.	1	6
17:22	Enoch Kalambay missed Three Point Jumper.	1	6
17:17	Braxton Bayless Offensive Rebound.	1	6
17:16	Don McHenry missed Three Point Jumper.	1	6
17:10	Florida International Defensive Rebound.	1	6
16:56	Jonathan Aybar made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Asim Jones.	1	9
16:53	Western Kentucky Timeout	1	9
16:44	Enoch Kalambay Turnover.	1	9
16:44	Dashon Gittens Steal.	1	9
16:41	Foul on Enoch Kalambay.	1	9
16:38	Asim Jones made Free Throw.	1	10
16:38	Asim Jones made Free Throw.	1	11
16:23	Julius Thedford made Layup.	3	11
16:09	Vianney Salatchoum missed Jumper.	3	11
16:04	Tyrone Marshall Jr. Defensive Rebound.	3	11
15:58	Official TV Timeout	3	11
15:55	Khristian Lander made Jumper.	5	11
15:34	Foul on Julius Thedford.	5	11
15:21	Vianney Salatchoum made Jumper.	5	13
15:09	Braxton Bayless missed Three Point Jumper.	5	13
15:05	Travis Gray Defensive Rebound.	5	13
14:56	Travis Gray made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dashon Gittens.	5	16
14:43	Khristian Lander missed Jumper.	5	16
14:39	Travis Gray Defensive Rebound.	5	16
14:22	Dashon Gittens made Jumper.	5	18
13:56	Don McHenry missed Jumper.	5	18
13:52	Florida International Defensive Rebound.	5	18
13:30	Vianney Salatchoum made Jumper. Assisted by Travis Gray.	5	20
13:12	Jalen Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Braxton Bayless.	7	20
12:58	Ashton Williamson Turnover.	7	20
12:58	Braxton Bayless Steal.	7	20
12:42	Don McHenry missed Three Point Jumper.	7	20
12:39	Florida International Defensive Rebound.	7	20
12:39	Foul on Enoch Kalambay.	7	20
12:18	Dante Wilcox made Jumper.	7	22
12:02	Enoch Kalambay missed Jumper.	7	22
11:57	Jayden Brewer Defensive Rebound.	7	22
11:50	Jayden Brewer missed Jumper.	7	22
11:45	Jaden Grant Offensive Rebound.	7	22
11:44	Ashton Williamson missed Three Point Jumper.	7	22
11:40	Western Kentucky Defensive Rebound.	7	22
11:40	Official TV Timeout	7	22
11:29	Braxton Bayless missed Jumper.	7	22
11:29	Dante Wilcox Block.	7	22
11:23	Enoch Kalambay Offensive Rebound.	7	22
11:16	Tyrone Marshall Jr. made Dunk.	9	22
11:01	Jaden Grant Turnover.	9	22
11:01	Tyrone Marshall Jr. Steal.	9	22
10:46	Foul on Ashton Williamson.	9	22
10:46	Braxton Bayless missed Free Throw.	9	22
10:46	Western Kentucky Offensive Rebound.	9	22
10:46	Braxton Bayless missed Free Throw.	9	22
10:46	Jonathan Aybar Defensive Rebound.	9	22
10:41	Asim Jones missed Layup.	9	22
10:38	Asim Jones Offensive Rebound.	9	22
10:37	Asim Jones made Layup.	9	24
10:19	Don McHenry missed Jumper.	9	24
10:19	Vianney Salatchoum Block.	9	24
10:10	Dante Wilcox Defensive Rebound.	9	24
10:05	Foul on Braxton Bayless.	9	24
9:55	Foul on Braxton Bayless.	9	24
9:55	Asim Jones made Free Throw.	9	25
9:55	Asim Jones made Free Throw.	9	26
9:41	Enoch Kalambay made Layup.	11	26
9:15	Vianney Salatchoum missed Jumper.	11	26
9:09	Dante Wilcox Offensive Rebound.	11	26
9:06	Asim Jones missed Three Point Jumper.	11	26
9:03	Don McHenry Defensive Rebound.	11	26
9:01	Don McHenry made Three Point Jumper.	14	26
8:40	Vianney Salatchoum missed Three Point Jumper.	14	26
8:40	Western Kentucky Defensive Rebound.	14	26
8:35	Tyrone Marshall Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	14	26
8:31	Travis Gray Defensive Rebound.	14	26
8:18	Foul on Enoch Kalambay.	14	26
8:18	Vianney Salatchoum made Free Throw.	14	27
8:18	Vianney Salatchoum made Free Throw.	14	28
8:14	Foul on George Pridgett Jr..	14	28
8:06	Don McHenry missed Three Point Jumper.	14	28
8:02	Jonathan Aybar Defensive Rebound.	14	28
8:01	Foul on Tyrone Marshall Jr..	14	28
8:01	Jonathan Aybar made Free Throw.	14	29
8:01	Jonathan Aybar made Free Throw.	14	30
7:51	Julius Thedford made Jumper. Assisted by Don McHenry.	16	30
7:39	Dashon Gittens made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ashton Williamson.	16	33
7:30	Khristian Lander Turnover.	16	33
7:30	Asim Jones Steal.	16	33
7:18	Asim Jones Turnover.	16	33
7:18	Tyrone Marshall Jr. Steal.	16	33
7:12	Khristian Lander Turnover.	16	33
7:12	Official TV Timeout	16	33
6:54	Jonathan Aybar Turnover.	16	33
6:54	Braxton Bayless Steal.	16	33
6:23	Don McHenry missed Three Point Jumper.	16	33
6:20	Florida International Defensive Rebound.	16	33
6:11	Asim Jones Turnover.	16	33
6:11	Don McHenry Steal.	16	33
6:02	Foul on Travis Gray.	16	33
5:58	Braxton Bayless Turnover.	16	33
5:58	Dashon Gittens Steal.	16	33
5:53	Dashon Gittens missed Layup.	16	33
5:53	Leeroy Odiahi Block.	16	33
5:48	Jonathan Aybar Offensive Rebound.	16	33
5:46	Foul on Leeroy Odiahi.	16	33
5:46	Travis Gray made Free Throw.	16	34
5:46	Travis Gray made Free Throw.	16	35
5:41	Julius Thedford made Layup. Assisted by Jalen Jackson.	18	35
5:24	Dashon Gittens missed Three Point Jumper.	18	35
5:20	Tyrone Marshall Jr. Defensive Rebound.	18	35
5:01	Leeroy Odiahi missed Layup.	18	35
4:58	Julius Thedford Offensive Rebound.	18	35
4:55	Foul on Travis Gray.	18	35
4:55	Jalen Jackson made Free Throw.	19	35
4:55	Jalen Jackson made Free Throw.	20	35
4:39	Ashton Williamson missed Layup.	20	35
4:34	Jonathan Aybar Offensive Rebound.	20	35
4:34	Jonathan Aybar missed Jumper.	20	35
4:33	Dashon Gittens Offensive Rebound.	20	35
4:32	Dashon Gittens missed Layup.	20	35
4:29	Dashon Gittens Offensive Rebound.	20	35
4:28	Dashon Gittens missed Layup.	20	35
4:25	Braxton Bayless Defensive Rebound.	20	35
4:24	Don McHenry Turnover.	20	35
4:24	Dashon Gittens Steal.	20	35
4:19	Jayden Brewer made Dunk. Assisted by Dashon Gittens.	20	37
4:06	Tyrone Marshall Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Don McHenry.	23	37
3:56	Ashton Williamson made Jumper.	23	39
3:43	Foul on Ashton Williamson.	23	39
3:43	Official TV Timeout	23	39
3:43	Braxton Bayless made Free Throw.	24	39
3:43	Braxton Bayless made Free Throw.	25	39
3:24	Foul on Jack Edelen.	25	39
3:24	Jayden Brewer missed Free Throw.	25	39
3:24	Florida International Offensive Rebound.	25	39
3:24	Jayden Brewer made Free Throw.	25	40
3:12	Braxton Bayless Turnover.	25	40
3:12	George Pridgett Jr. Steal.	25	40
2:58	Asim Jones made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jaden Grant.	25	43
2:47	Jack Edelen Turnover.	25	43
2:47	Jonathan Aybar Steal.	25	43
2:47	Foul on Julius Thedford.	25	43
2:47	Asim Jones made Free Throw.	25	44
2:47	Asim Jones missed Free Throw.	25	44
2:47	Don McHenry Defensive Rebound.	25	44
2:41	Don McHenry Turnover.	25	44
2:41	Jonathan Aybar Steal.	25	44
2:33	Asim Jones missed Layup.	25	44
2:31	Jayden Brewer Offensive Rebound.	25	44
2:31	Asim Jones made Layup.	25	46
2:31	Western Kentucky Timeout	25	46
2:18	Tyrone Marshall Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	25	46
2:12	Asim Jones Defensive Rebound.	25	46
2:01	Jaden Grant made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by George Pridgett Jr..	25	49
1:43	Tyrone Marshall Jr. made Layup.	27	49
1:32	Foul on Dante Wilcox.	27	49
1:32	Dante Wilcox Turnover.	27	49
1:12	Khristian Lander missed Jumper.	27	49
1:07	Khristian Lander Offensive Rebound.	27	49
1:07	Khristian Lander made Jumper.	29	49
0:40	George Pridgett Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dante Wilcox.	29	52
0:15	Khristian Lander missed Three Point Jumper.	29	52
0:12	Jaden Grant Defensive Rebound.	29	52
0:01	Asim Jones missed Layup.	29	52
0:00	Leeroy Odiahi Defensive Rebound.	29	52
0:00	End of 1st half	29	52

0:20

Asim Jones drains a nice and-1 bucket

0:20

Dante Wilcox denies Western Kentucky Hilltoppers with swat

0:13

FIU steals on one end, slams on the other

0:17

Ocean Bank Convocation Center

2:00 PM, January 4, 2025Coverage: ESPN+

Miami, FL

Line: WKU -4.5

Over/Under: 154.5

Attendance: 580

Referees:
James Hicks
James Curran
Tim Fitzgerald

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
UTEP	2-0	-	12-3
New Mexico State	2-0	-	9-6
Kennesaw State	1-0	0.5	9-5
Liberty	1-1	1	13-2
Middle Tennessee	1-1	1	10-5
Western Kentucky	1-1	1	10-5
Florida International	1-1	1	7-8
Jacksonville State	0-1	1.5	8-6
Louisiana Tech	0-2	2	11-4
Sam Houston	0-2	2	7-8

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