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Western Kentucky Hilltoppers vs. Florida International Panthers

Jan 2, 2017
FINAL

Box Score

12T
WKU323769
FIU303666

Game Recap

Johnson free throws help Western Kentucky escape FIU, 69-66. stin Johnson converted a pair of free throws with 13 seconds left and Western Kentucky escaped Florida International with a 69-66 victory in a Conference USA battle Monday night.

Player Stats

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logoWESTERN KENTUCKYMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
23Justin Johnson284-70-13-832111111
14Ben Lawson100-00-02-22001132
5Junior Lomomba292-52-21-22210537
32Que Johnson333-81-54-754001211
12Pancake Thomas336-112-40-273002214
42Anton Waters237-90-10-012001214
00Jabari McGhee191-10-02-25021144
3Damari Parris122-42-20-00300006
43Marty Leahy100-00-00-00000000
1Tobias Howard30-00-00-00000100
TOTAL-25-4555.6%7-1546.7%12-2352.2%251643131769
Florida International Panthers logoFLORIDA INTERNATIONALMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
24Cameron Smith180-00-02-23002142
0Michael Kessens307-110-23-683112317
4Kimar Williams301-50-22-25320334
2Donte McGill379-161-37-771101126
11Anthony Boswell111-40-20-01100012
31Michael Douglas50-10-00-00000100
1Elmo Stephen233-82-50-00100018
10Hassan Hussein82-30-00-01000014
12Eric Nottage281-41-30-02320233
5Eric Lockett100-20-00-01100100
TOTAL-24-5444.4%4-1723.5%14-1782.4%281363111766

Play-by-Play

1st halfWKUFIU
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (19:51) Foul on Michael Kessens.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (19:48) Foul on Cameron Smith.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (19:46) Que Johnson made Jumper. Assisted by Justin Johnson.
    20
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (19:25) Donte McGill missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (19:25) Ben Lawson Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (19:11) Justin Johnson missed Jumper.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (19:11) Michael Kessens Defensive Rebound.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (18:48) Anthony Boswell missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (18:48) Pancake Thomas Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (18:36) Que Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (18:36) Kimar Williams Defensive Rebound.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (18:24) Kimar Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (18:24) Anthony Boswell Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (18:18) Foul on Ben Lawson.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    +1 (18:18) Donte McGill made Free Throw.
    21
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    +1 (18:18) Donte McGill made Free Throw.
    22
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (18:04) Pancake Thomas missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (18:04) Kimar Williams Defensive Rebound.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (17:38) Michael Kessens missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (17:38) Pancake Thomas Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (17:27) Junior Lomomba missed Jumper.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (17:27) Cameron Smith Defensive Rebound.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (16:55) Kimar Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (16:55) Que Johnson Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (16:37) Ben Lawson Turnover.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (16:22) Anthony Boswell missed Layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (16:22) Ben Lawson Defensive Rebound.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (16:15) Foul on Cameron Smith.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (16:15) Que Johnson missed Free Throw.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (16:15) Western Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +1 (16:15) Que Johnson made Free Throw.
    32
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (16:02) Donte McGill missed Layup.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (16:02) Donte McGill Offensive Rebound.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    +2 (15:57) Donte McGill made Layup.
    34
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (15:44) Que Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (15:44) Eric Nottage Defensive Rebound.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    +2 (15:31) Michael Kessens made Layup. Assisted by Kimar Williams.
    36
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (15:02) Pancake Thomas missed Jumper.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (15:02) Cameron Smith Block.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (15:02) Western Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (14:56) Anton Waters made Jumper.
    56
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (14:39) Donte McGill missed Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (14:39) Pancake Thomas Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (14:10) Pancake Thomas Turnover.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (14:09) Kimar Williams Steal.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    +2 (14:07) Donte McGill made Layup. Assisted by Kimar Williams.
    58
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +3 (13:51) Damari Parris made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Que Johnson.
    88
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    +3 (13:32) Eric Nottage made Three Point Jumper.
    811
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (13:07) Anton Waters made Jumper. Assisted by Damari Parris.
    1011
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (12:53) Foul on Que Johnson.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (12:48) Kimar Williams Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (12:30) Anton Waters made Jumper.
    1211
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (12:08) Elmo Stephen missed Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (12:08) Jabari McGhee Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (11:42) Jabari McGhee made Dunk. Assisted by Damari Parris.
    1411
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (11:19) Donte McGill Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (10:52) Tobias Howard Turnover.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    +3 (10:26) Elmo Stephen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Eric Nottage.
    1414
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (10:12) Damari Parris missed Jumper.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (10:12) Donte McGill Defensive Rebound.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    +2 (10:07) Hassan Hussein made Layup. Assisted by Donte McGill.
    1416
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (9:40) Damari Parris missed Layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (9:40) Anton Waters Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (9:35) Anton Waters made Dunk.
    1616
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    +2 (9:27) Hassan Hussein made Jumper.
    1618
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (9:08) Anton Waters missed Jumper.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (9:08) Eric Nottage Defensive Rebound.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (8:48) Eric Lockett Turnover.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (8:22) Foul on Hassan Hussein.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +1 (8:22) Junior Lomomba made Free Throw.
    1718
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (8:22) Junior Lomomba missed Free Throw.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (8:22) Hassan Hussein Defensive Rebound.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (8:04) Eric Lockett missed Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (8:04) Jabari McGhee Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (7:32) Justin Johnson missed Layup.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (7:32) Eric Lockett Defensive Rebound.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    +3 (7:23) Elmo Stephen made Three Point Jumper.
    1721
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +3 (6:45) Que Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Pancake Thomas.
    2021
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (6:32) Hassan Hussein missed Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (6:32) Que Johnson Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (6:00) Pancake Thomas made Jumper.
    2221
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    +2 (5:32) Michael Kessens made Jumper. Assisted by Elmo Stephen.
    2223
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (5:25) Junior Lomomba Turnover.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (5:17) Eric Lockett missed Layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (5:17) Pancake Thomas Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (5:13) Pancake Thomas made Jumper.
    2423
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (4:57) Michael Douglas Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (4:55) Justin Johnson Steal.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (4:54) Justin Johnson made Dunk.
    2623
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (4:31) Michael Douglas missed Jumper.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (4:31) Donte McGill Offensive Rebound.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    +2 (4:26) Donte McGill made Layup.
    2625
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (3:54) Que Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Pancake Thomas.
    2825
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (3:54) Foul on Michael Kessens.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +1 (3:54) Que Johnson made Free Throw.
    2925
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (3:32) Elmo Stephen missed Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (3:32) Jabari McGhee Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (3:05) Que Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (3:05) Kimar Williams Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (2:50) Foul on Jabari McGhee.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    +1 (2:50) Michael Kessens made Free Throw.
    2926
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (2:50) Michael Kessens missed Free Throw.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (2:50) Justin Johnson Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +3 (2:29) Pancake Thomas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Que Johnson.
    3226
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (2:02) Foul on Junior Lomomba.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    +1 (2:02) Donte McGill made Free Throw.
    3227
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    +1 (2:02) Donte McGill made Free Throw.
    3228
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (1:44) Que Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (1:44) Justin Johnson Offensive Rebound.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (1:41) Foul on Eric Nottage.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (1:41) Justin Johnson missed Free Throw.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (1:41) Western Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (1:41) Justin Johnson missed Free Throw.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (1:41) Florida International Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (1:40) Foul on Anton Waters.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    +2 (1:28) Donte McGill made Jumper.
    3230
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (1:16) Donte McGill Steal.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (1:16) Que Johnson Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (1:14) Foul on Pancake Thomas.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (0:55) Michael Kessens Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (0:36) Foul on Justin Johnson.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (0:36) Justin Johnson Turnover.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (0:02) Eric Nottage Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (0:01) Junior Lomomba missed Jumper.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (0:01) Cameron Smith Block.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (0:01) Western Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (0:01) Junior Lomomba Turnover.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (0:01) Eric Nottage Steal.
2nd half

Team Stats

69Points66
25-45(55.6%)Field Goal(%)24-54(44.4%)
7-15(46.7%)3-Point(%)4-17(23.5%)
12-23(52.2%)Free Throw(%)14-17(82.4%)
29(7)Rebounds(Offensive)30(11)
16Assists13
4Steals6
3Blocks3
13Turnovers11
17(0)Fouls(Technical)17(0)
6Largest Lead7

Game Details

Monday, January 2, 2017 · 7:00 PM
Ocean Bank Convocation Center · Miami, FL
capacity: 5,000