Florida International Panthers vs. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

Mar 11, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
FIU	22	42	64
WKU	27	34	61

Game Recap

Brewer, Jones lead Florida International over Western Kentucky 64-61 in Conference USA Tournament. Jayden Brewer led Florida International with 17 points and Asim Jones sealed the victory with a free throw with 49 seconds left as the Panthers defeated Western Kentucky 64-61 on Tuesday in a Conference USA Tournament opener.

Player Stats

FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
21Jonathan Aybar	17	1-4	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	1	1	5	2
23Vianney Salatchoum	35	3-9	0-1	2-5	10	1	0	1	1	2	8
3Ashton Williamson	33	3-15	1-8	4-4	6	4	1	0	2	2	11
11Jayden Brewer	25	4-11	1-3	8-11	8	0	3	1	2	1	17
1Dashon Gittens	29	1-6	0-3	2-2	4	2	2	1	1	2	4
12Dante Wilcox	9	1-3	0-0	0-1	4	0	0	0	1	0	2
25Kole Williams	8	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0
2Asim Jones	28	4-6	1-1	8-9	5	1	0	0	0	2	17
24Jaden Grant	16	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3
TOTAL	-	18-5731.6%	4-2119.0%	24-3275.0%	38	8	7	4	8	17	64

WESTERN KENTUCKY	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
24Tyrone Marshall Jr.	28	3-15	0-3	2-4	8	0	1	1	3	3	8
1Blaise Keita	24	2-2	0-0	3-5	4	0	1	0	0	4	7
0Braxton Bayless	25	5-8	0-1	2-2	4	2	0	0	4	2	12
2Don McHenry	33	2-12	1-7	4-6	6	0	1	0	1	1	9
3Jalen Jackson	22	2-5	0-2	0-0	4	1	0	1	1	5	4
21Leeroy Odiahi	14	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	1	0	0	2	2
23Enoch Kalambay	19	5-9	0-2	1-1	4	1	0	0	0	1	11
15Jack Edelen	11	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
4Khristian Lander	24	3-11	0-2	2-2	7	1	2	0	2	4	8
TOTAL	-	23-6435.9%	1-185.6%	14-2070.0%	39	5	6	2	11	23	61

Play-by-Play

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1st halfFIUWKU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Western Kentucky.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Florida International.
(19:49) Tyrone Marshall Jr. missed Jumper.
(19:45) Ashton Williamson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (19:28) Ashton Williamson made Jumper. Assisted by Vianney Salatchoum.
20
+2 (19:03) Jalen Jackson made Layup.
22
(18:40) Jonathan Aybar Turnover.
+2 (18:09) Braxton Bayless made Jumper.
24
(17:58) Foul on Tyrone Marshall Jr..
(17:54) Vianney Salatchoum missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:50) Tyrone Marshall Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(17:26) Braxton Bayless Turnover.
(17:26) Jayden Brewer Steal.
+2 (17:19) Jayden Brewer made Layup.
44
(16:46) Jalen Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:41) Tyrone Marshall Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(16:39) Tyrone Marshall Jr. missed Jumper.
(16:39) Jonathan Aybar Block.
(16:34) Jayden Brewer Defensive Rebound.
(16:31) Jonathan Aybar missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:27) Vianney Salatchoum Offensive Rebound.
(16:25) Jayden Brewer missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:20) Tyrone Marshall Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(16:11) Foul on Vianney Salatchoum.
+1 (16:11) Blaise Keita made Free Throw.
45
+1 (16:11) Blaise Keita made Free Throw.
46
+2 (15:58) Jonathan Aybar made Jumper. Assisted by Ashton Williamson.
66
(15:48) Don McHenry Turnover.
(15:48) Dashon Gittens Steal.
(15:41) Dashon Gittens Turnover.
(15:41) Leeroy Odiahi Steal.
(15:37) Foul on Jonathan Aybar.
+2 (15:13) Braxton Bayless made Layup.
68
(14:40) Ashton Williamson missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:35) Don McHenry Defensive Rebound.
(14:33) Don McHenry missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:30) Khristian Lander Offensive Rebound.
+2 (14:17) Don McHenry made Jumper. Assisted by Enoch Kalambay.
610
(14:00) Jayden Brewer missed Jumper.
(13:57) Khristian Lander Defensive Rebound.
(13:55) Braxton Bayless missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:48) Dante Wilcox Defensive Rebound.
(13:45) Foul on Braxton Bayless.
(13:45) Asim Jones missed Free Throw.
(13:45) Florida International Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (13:45) Asim Jones made Free Throw.
710
(13:33) Khristian Lander Turnover.
(13:17) Jayden Brewer missed Layup.
(13:17) Florida International Offensive Rebound.
(13:04) Foul on Leeroy Odiahi.
+1 (13:04) Jayden Brewer made Free Throw.
810
(13:04) Jayden Brewer missed Free Throw.
(13:03) Enoch Kalambay Defensive Rebound.
(12:52) Tyrone Marshall Jr. Turnover.
(12:42) Vianney Salatchoum missed Layup.
(12:42) Tyrone Marshall Jr. Block.
(12:36) Jayden Brewer Offensive Rebound.
(12:33) Jayden Brewer Turnover.
(12:33) Tyrone Marshall Jr. Steal.
(12:17) Enoch Kalambay missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:13) Jayden Brewer Defensive Rebound.
(12:00) Jonathan Aybar missed Jumper.
(11:59) Florida International Offensive Rebound.
(11:56) Dashon Gittens missed Layup.
(11:56) Jalen Jackson Block.
(11:47) Vianney Salatchoum Offensive Rebound.
(11:47) Asim Jones missed Layup.
(11:47) Vianney Salatchoum Offensive Rebound.
(11:47) Foul on Blaise Keita.
(11:34) Dashon Gittens missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:29) Jalen Jackson Defensive Rebound.
(11:24) Khristian Lander missed Jumper.
(11:18) Khristian Lander Offensive Rebound.
+2 (11:18) Khristian Lander made Two Point Tip Shot.
812
(10:58) Vianney Salatchoum missed Layup.
(10:54) Jalen Jackson Defensive Rebound.
(10:40) Khristian Lander missed Layup.
(10:37) Asim Jones Defensive Rebound.
(10:29) Dashon Gittens missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:28) Khristian Lander Defensive Rebound.
(10:28) Foul on Kole Williams.
(10:05) Braxton Bayless missed Jumper.
(10:01) Jayden Brewer Defensive Rebound.
(9:48) Jayden Brewer missed Layup.
(9:41) Tyrone Marshall Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(9:36) Jack Edelen missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:31) Tyrone Marshall Jr. Offensive Rebound.
+2 (9:29) Tyrone Marshall Jr. made Layup.
814
(9:09) Kole Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:05) Don McHenry Defensive Rebound.
(8:58) Don McHenry missed Layup.
(8:53) Kole Williams Defensive Rebound.
(8:47) Ashton Williamson missed Jumper.
(8:42) Don McHenry Defensive Rebound.
(8:38) Don McHenry missed Layup.
(8:38) Ashton Williamson Defensive Rebound.
(8:38) Foul on Jack Edelen.
(8:22) Ashton Williamson missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:22) Western Kentucky Defensive Rebound.
(8:12) Braxton Bayless Turnover.
(8:12) Ashton Williamson Steal.
(8:00) Dante Wilcox missed Layup.
(7:52) Braxton Bayless Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:49) Enoch Kalambay made Jumper.
816
(7:18) Ashton Williamson missed Jumper.
(7:13) Dante Wilcox Offensive Rebound.
(7:11) Dante Wilcox missed Layup.
(7:05) Leeroy Odiahi Defensive Rebound.
(6:57) Foul on Jaden Grant.
(6:57) Don McHenry missed Free Throw.
(6:57) Western Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (6:57) Don McHenry made Free Throw.
817
+1 (6:57) Don McHenry made Free Throw.
818
(6:28) Jayden Brewer missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:25) Dante Wilcox Offensive Rebound.
+2 (6:25) Dante Wilcox made Layup.
1018
(6:25) Foul on Khristian Lander.
(6:25) Dante Wilcox missed Free Throw.
(6:24) Braxton Bayless Defensive Rebound.
(6:08) Enoch Kalambay missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:04) Vianney Salatchoum Defensive Rebound.
(5:46) Ashton Williamson missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:41) Blaise Keita Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:34) Blaise Keita made Layup. Assisted by Khristian Lander.
1020
(5:17) Jayden Brewer missed Layup.
(5:17) Western Kentucky Defensive Rebound.
(5:02) Foul on Jonathan Aybar.
(5:02) Tyrone Marshall Jr. missed Free Throw.
(5:02) Western Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (5:02) Tyrone Marshall Jr. made Free Throw.
1021
(4:40) Foul on Blaise Keita.
(4:40) Vianney Salatchoum missed Free Throw.
(4:39) Don McHenry Defensive Rebound.
(4:23) Tyrone Marshall Jr. missed Layup.
(4:20) Dante Wilcox Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:12) Ashton Williamson made Layup.
1221
+2 (3:53) Jalen Jackson made Layup.
1223
(3:37) Ashton Williamson missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:31) Don McHenry Defensive Rebound.
(3:29) Don McHenry missed Layup.
(3:28) Khristian Lander Offensive Rebound.
+2 (3:28) Khristian Lander made Two Point Tip Shot.
1225
(2:59) Dashon Gittens missed Layup.
(2:51) Vianney Salatchoum Offensive Rebound.
+2 (2:51) Vianney Salatchoum made Two Point Tip Shot.
1425
(2:39) Tyrone Marshall Jr. missed Layup.
(2:35) Jalen Jackson Offensive Rebound.
(2:28) Khristian Lander missed Layup.
(2:28) Western Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
(2:28) Dashon Gittens Block.
(2:14) Khristian Lander missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:09) Jayden Brewer Defensive Rebound.
(1:54) Vianney Salatchoum Turnover.
(1:54) Khristian Lander Steal.
(1:47) Tyrone Marshall Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:43) Asim Jones Defensive Rebound.
(1:23) Dante Wilcox Turnover.
(1:23) Khristian Lander Steal.
+2 (1:19) Khristian Lander made Layup.
1427
+3 (1:01) Asim Jones made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ashton Williamson.
1727
(0:39) Tyrone Marshall Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:34) Vianney Salatchoum Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:05) Asim Jones made Jumper.
1927
(0:00) Tyrone Marshall Jr. Turnover.
(0:00) Jayden Brewer Steal.
+3 (0:00) Jayden Brewer made Three Point Jumper.
2227

2nd half

Team Stats

FIU

WKU

64Points61

18-57(31.6%)Field Goal(%)23-64(35.9%)

4-21(19.0%)3-Point(%)1-18(5.6%)

24-32(75.0%)Free Throw(%)14-20(70.0%)

42(13)Rebounds(Offensive)46(15)

8Assists5

7Steals6

4Blocks2

8Turnovers11

17(0)Fouls(Technical)23(0)

6Largest Lead13

Game Details

Tuesday, March 11, 2025 · 9:00 PM

E. A. Diddle Arena · Bowling Green, KY

attendance: 1,244 (16.5%)

tv: ESPN+