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Western Kentucky Hilltoppers vs. Florida International Panthers

Mar 2, 2024
FINAL

Box Score

12T
WKU315283
FIU444185

Game Recap

Game Highlights Video

Hawkins scores 27, hits winning jumper as Florida International defeats Western Kentucky 85-83. Javaunte Hawkins scored 27 points and his jumper with five seconds remaining lifted Florida International to an 85-83 victory over Western Kentucky on Saturday night.

Player Stats

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logoWESTERN KENTUCKYMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
24Tyrone Marshall Jr.265-80-22-2101202112
5Babacar Faye176-80-02-562000314
30Teagan Moore142-30-02-22001106
2Don McHenry232-70-20-00110224
10Brandon Newman355-103-60-170203113
0Rodney Howard225-90-02-510001212
23Enoch Kalambay214-100-01-37100019
15Jack Edelen180-20-10-03420120
4Khristian Lander40-30-10-00000120
11Dontaie Allen204-123-62-240100113
TOTAL-33-7245.8%6-1833.3%11-2055.0%40981111583
Florida International Panthers logoFLORIDA INTERNATIONALMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
12Dante Wilcox153-40-00-01100056
4Seth Pinkney172-50-02-23103256
5Jaidon Lipscomb325-95-90-134001215
23Petar Krivokapic302-71-40-02110425
3Javaunte Hawkins379-216-103-455102027
0Okechukwu Okeke172-30-02-46004226
24Jaden Grant150-10-10-04220110
11Jayden Brewer276-91-22-493012115
31George Pridgett Jr.102-31-20-01100105
TOTAL-31-6250.0%14-2850.0%9-1560.0%341848151885

Play-by-Play

1st halfWKUFIU
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (19:41) Foul on Petar Krivokapic.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (19:37) Babacar Faye missed Layup.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (19:37) Seth Pinkney Block.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (19:32) Javaunte Hawkins Defensive Rebound.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    +3 (19:22) Jaidon Lipscomb made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Javaunte Hawkins.
    03
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (19:05) Babacar Faye made Layup.
    23
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (18:50) Dante Wilcox missed Layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (18:47) Tyrone Marshall Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (18:45) Tyrone Marshall Jr. Turnover.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (18:45) Javaunte Hawkins Steal.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    +3 (18:30) Javaunte Hawkins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Petar Krivokapic.
    26
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (18:23) Teagan Moore made Layup.
    46
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (18:00) Petar Krivokapic missed Layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (17:56) Tyrone Marshall Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (17:52) Brandon Newman missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (17:49) Seth Pinkney Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (17:49) Foul on Babacar Faye.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (17:33) Foul on Seth Pinkney.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (17:33) Seth Pinkney Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (17:18) Rodney Howard Turnover.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    +3 (17:05) Javaunte Hawkins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Seth Pinkney.
    49
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (16:55) Foul on Seth Pinkney.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (16:55) Foul on Dante Wilcox.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (16:50) Brandon Newman Turnover.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (16:50) Jaden Grant Steal.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (16:41) Petar Krivokapic missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (16:37) Jaden Grant Offensive Rebound.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (16:22) Jaidon Lipscomb missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (16:19) Tyrone Marshall Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (16:09) Brandon Newman Turnover.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (15:42) Javaunte Hawkins missed Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (15:39) Teagan Moore Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +3 (15:24) Brandon Newman made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jack Edelen.
    79
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (15:09) Javaunte Hawkins missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (15:06) Brandon Newman Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (15:00) Brandon Newman made Jumper.
    99
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    +3 (14:38) Jaidon Lipscomb made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jayden Brewer.
    912
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (14:27) Foul on Okechukwu Okeke.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (14:27) Enoch Kalambay missed Free Throw.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (14:27) Western Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +1 (14:27) Enoch Kalambay made Free Throw.
    1012
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (14:07) Jaden Grant Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (14:07) Brandon Newman Steal.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (13:55) Rodney Howard missed Jumper.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (13:51) Jayden Brewer Defensive Rebound.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    +2 (13:41) George Pridgett Jr. made Jumper.
    1014
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (13:15) Dontaie Allen missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (13:12) Jayden Brewer Defensive Rebound.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (13:02) Javaunte Hawkins missed Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (12:58) Brandon Newman Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +3 (12:54) Brandon Newman made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jack Edelen.
    1314
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (12:27) Jayden Brewer Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (12:27) Brandon Newman Steal.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (12:16) Dontaie Allen missed Jumper.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (12:12) Jaden Grant Defensive Rebound.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (12:03) Javaunte Hawkins missed Layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (12:00) Enoch Kalambay Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (11:53) Dontaie Allen missed Jumper.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (11:48) Okechukwu Okeke Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (11:43) Foul on Jack Edelen.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    +2 (11:33) Jayden Brewer made Layup.
    1316
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (11:14) Don McHenry Turnover.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (11:14) Jaden Grant Steal.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    +2 (11:10) Dante Wilcox made Layup. Assisted by Jayden Brewer.
    1318
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (10:57) Enoch Kalambay made Layup.
    1518
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (10:57) Foul on Dante Wilcox.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (10:57) Enoch Kalambay missed Free Throw.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (10:55) Jayden Brewer Defensive Rebound.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (10:44) George Pridgett Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (10:42) Jayden Brewer Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (10:42) Foul on Don McHenry.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (10:36) Foul on Babacar Faye.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    +2 (10:28) Jayden Brewer made Layup.
    1520
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (10:22) Khristian Lander missed Jumper.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (10:18) Jayden Brewer Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (10:15) Foul on Khristian Lander.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    +1 (10:15) Jayden Brewer made Free Throw.
    1521
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (10:15) Jayden Brewer missed Free Throw.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (10:15) Tyrone Marshall Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (10:08) Khristian Lander Turnover.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (9:50) Seth Pinkney missed Dunk.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (9:47) Tyrone Marshall Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (9:40) Rodney Howard missed Jumper.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (9:39) Petar Krivokapic Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (9:39) Foul on Rodney Howard.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (9:20) Okechukwu Okeke missed Layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (9:11) Tyrone Marshall Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (9:02) Jack Edelen missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (8:57) Jaidon Lipscomb Defensive Rebound.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (8:54) Jayden Brewer missed Layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (8:50) Dontaie Allen Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (8:46) Rodney Howard made Layup. Assisted by Jack Edelen.
    1721
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (8:30) Javaunte Hawkins missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (8:23) Jayden Brewer Offensive Rebound.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    +3 (8:17) Petar Krivokapic made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Javaunte Hawkins.
    1724
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (8:07) Dontaie Allen missed Layup.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (8:04) Okechukwu Okeke Defensive Rebound.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    +3 (7:56) Jaidon Lipscomb made Three Point Jumper.
    1727
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (7:45) Rodney Howard missed Layup.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (7:45) Okechukwu Okeke Block.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (7:40) Rodney Howard Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (7:39) Rodney Howard made Layup.
    1927
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (7:20) Okechukwu Okeke Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (7:20) Jack Edelen Steal.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (7:14) Dontaie Allen missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (7:13) Florida International Defensive Rebound.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    +2 (6:56) Dante Wilcox made Layup.
    1929
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (6:36) Brandon Newman missed Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (6:33) Brandon Newman Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (6:33) Brandon Newman made Jumper.
    2129
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (6:00) Petar Krivokapic missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (5:56) Brandon Newman Defensive Rebound.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (5:56) Foul on Jaidon Lipscomb.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (5:56) Brandon Newman missed Free Throw.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (5:55) Dante Wilcox Defensive Rebound.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (5:40) Javaunte Hawkins Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (5:40) Tyrone Marshall Jr. Steal.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (5:36) Tyrone Marshall Jr. made Layup.
    2329
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    +2 (5:09) Javaunte Hawkins made Jumper. Assisted by Jaidon Lipscomb.
    2331
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (4:59) Don McHenry missed Layup.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (4:56) Javaunte Hawkins Defensive Rebound.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    +3 (4:54) Jaidon Lipscomb made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by George Pridgett Jr..
    2334
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (4:38) Don McHenry missed Layup.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (4:38) Seth Pinkney Block.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (4:38) Western Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (4:33) Brandon Newman missed Layup.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (4:33) Seth Pinkney Block.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (4:26) Javaunte Hawkins Defensive Rebound.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (4:21) Jaidon Lipscomb missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (4:19) Tyrone Marshall Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (4:16) Tyrone Marshall Jr. Turnover.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (3:57) Jayden Brewer missed Layup.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (3:54) Seth Pinkney Offensive Rebound.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (3:53) Seth Pinkney missed Layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (3:50) Jack Edelen Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (3:47) Teagan Moore made Layup.
    2534
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    +2 (3:32) Petar Krivokapic made Layup.
    2536
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (3:03) Enoch Kalambay missed Jumper.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (2:57) Seth Pinkney Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (2:53) Foul on Khristian Lander.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (2:53) Jaidon Lipscomb missed Free Throw.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (2:53) Brandon Newman Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (2:38) Khristian Lander missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (2:36) Florida International Defensive Rebound.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (2:22) Jaidon Lipscomb missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (2:18) Jack Edelen Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (2:14) Khristian Lander missed Layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (2:10) Enoch Kalambay Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (2:10) Enoch Kalambay made Layup.
    2736
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (1:58) Jaidon Lipscomb Turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (1:46) Rodney Howard made Jumper.
    2936
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (1:31) Foul on Enoch Kalambay.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    +1 (1:31) Seth Pinkney made Free Throw.
    2937
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    +1 (1:31) Seth Pinkney made Free Throw.
    2938
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (1:20) Enoch Kalambay missed Layup.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (1:20) Jayden Brewer Block.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (1:16) Javaunte Hawkins Defensive Rebound.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    +2 (1:07) Okechukwu Okeke made Jumper.
    2940
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (0:56) Jack Edelen missed Layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (0:56) Western Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (0:56) Foul on Okechukwu Okeke.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (0:55) Rodney Howard missed Free Throw.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (0:54) Okechukwu Okeke Defensive Rebound.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (0:37) Javaunte Hawkins missed Jumper.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (0:31) Okechukwu Okeke Offensive Rebound.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    +2 (0:31) Okechukwu Okeke made Dunk.
    2942
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (0:18) Rodney Howard missed Jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (0:15) Enoch Kalambay Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (0:15) Enoch Kalambay made Layup.
    3142
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    +2 (0:05) Javaunte Hawkins made Layup.
    3144
2nd half

Team Stats

83Points85
33-72(45.8%)Field Goal(%)31-62(50.0%)
6-18(33.3%)3-Point(%)14-28(50.0%)
11-20(55.0%)Free Throw(%)9-15(60.0%)
43(16)Rebounds(Offensive)37(8)
9Assists18
8Steals4
1Blocks8
11Turnovers15
15(0)Fouls(Technical)18(0)
4Largest Lead16

Game Details

Saturday, March 2, 2024 · 6:00 PM
Ocean Bank Convocation Center · Miami, FL
attendance: 990 (19.8%)