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Western Kentucky Hilltoppers vs. Florida International Panthers

ESPN+Mar 7, 2026
FINAL

Box Score

12T
WKU333467
FIU454792

Game Recap

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers vs Florida International Panthers game highlights

Player Stats

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logoWESTERN KENTUCKYMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
1Blaise Keita141-20-00-02000122
8Grant Newell294-101-48-1121101317
2LJ Hackman120-30-12-42120122
30Teagan Moore162-52-30-03010006
11Terrion Murdix250-50-02-43520022
21Leeroy Odiahi131-20-01-21110023
7Noah Boyde70-10-00-01000110
12Armelo Boone264-90-15-881002013
10Cade Stinnett131-10-00-01000002
6Kade Unseld81-20-10-00000102
5Jack Edelen71-21-20-00100203
3Cam Haffner70-40-40-00010000
4Ryan Myers236-113-50-032103115
TOTAL-21-5736.8%7-2133.3%18-2962.1%261290121367
Florida International Panthers logoFLORIDA INTERNATIONALMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
5Hamed Olayinka235-120-00-0101000310
9Eric Dibami263-60-04-783240410
2Zawdie Jackson295-51-10-032001211
3Corey Stephenson287-171-53-481323318
10Julian Mackey286-133-72-242002117
23Aydan Clinton21-10-00-00000002
25Kennedy Brown30-00-00-00100000
34Ibrahim Olajuwon173-40-00-03000216
6Thiago Sucatzky154-41-10-01420129
1Brit Harris273-82-61-16410339
15Renato Ruiz20-00-00-00000000
TOTAL-37-7052.9%8-2040.0%10-1471.4%431886121992

Play-by-Play

1st halfWKUFIU
  • (20:00) Start game.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (19:56) Jump Ball won by Western Kentucky.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (19:56) Jump Ball lost by Florida International.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (19:43) Foul on Julian Mackey.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +1 (19:43) LJ Hackman makes free throw 1 of 2.
    10
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (19:42) LJ Hackman misses free throw 2 of 2.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (19:41) Eric Dibami Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (19:21) Foul on Blaise Keita.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    +2 (19:11) Hamed Olayinka makes driving layup.
    12
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (18:47) Blaise Keita makes 2-foot jumper (Terrion Murdix assists).
    32
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (18:37) Hamed Olayinka misses layup.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (18:36) Hamed Olayinka Offensive Rebound.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (18:33) Corey Stephenson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (18:29) LJ Hackman Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +3 (18:21) Teagan Moore makes 24-foot three point jumper (Terrion Murdix assists).
    62
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (18:07) Hamed Olayinka misses 4-foot jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (18:05) Blaise Keita Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (18:00) Grant Newell misses 29-foot three point jumper.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (17:58) Corey Stephenson Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (17:46) Foul on LJ Hackman.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    +1 (17:46) Eric Dibami makes free throw 1 of 2.
    63
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (17:46) Eric Dibami misses free throw 2 of 2.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (17:45) Grant Newell Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (17:29) Teagan Moore misses layup.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (17:29) Eric Dibami Block.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (17:26) Eric Dibami Defensive Rebound.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    +2 (17:15) Hamed Olayinka makes 6-foot alley oop dunk (Julian Mackey assists).
    65
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (16:52) Blaise Keita bad pass turnover.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (16:52) Corey Stephenson Steal.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (16:46) Corey Stephenson misses 15-foot jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (16:43) Terrion Murdix Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +3 (16:37) Teagan Moore makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ryan Myers assists).
    95
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (16:20) Foul on Blaise Keita.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (16:20) Corey Stephenson misses free throw 1 of 2.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    +1 (16:20) Corey Stephenson makes free throw 2 of 2.
    96
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (16:20) Florida International Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +3 (16:05) Ryan Myers makes 29-foot three point jumper (Terrion Murdix assists).
    126
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    +2 (15:55) Corey Stephenson makes driving layup (Eric Dibami assists).
    128
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (15:42) Noah Boyde bad pass turnover.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (15:42) Brit Harris Steal.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (15:36) Zawdie Jackson bad pass turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (15:36) Teagan Moore Steal.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (15:08) Teagan Moore misses 28-foot three point jumper.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (15:04) Ibrahim Olajuwon Defensive Rebound.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    +2 (14:51) Eric Dibami makes driving layup.
    1210
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (14:29) Foul on Brit Harris.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (14:29) Terrion Murdix misses free throw 1 of 2.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (14:29) Western Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (14:29) Terrion Murdix misses free throw 2 of 2.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (14:29) Corey Stephenson Defensive Rebound.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    +2 (14:22) Zawdie Jackson makes driving layup.
    1212
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (13:57) Ryan Myers bad pass turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (13:40) Foul on Noah Boyde.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    +1 (13:40) Eric Dibami makes free throw 1 of 2.
    1213
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (13:39) Eric Dibami misses free throw 2 of 2.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (13:38) Armelo Boone Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (13:35) Ryan Myers misses 26-foot three point jumper.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (13:32) Florida International Defensive Rebound.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (13:15) Brit Harris misses 14-foot jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (13:13) Armelo Boone Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (13:07) LJ Hackman bad pass turnover.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (13:07) Eric Dibami Steal.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    +2 (13:00) Ibrahim Olajuwon makes 4-foot dunk (Eric Dibami assists).
    1215
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (12:33) Jack Edelen misses 24-foot three point jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (12:33) Western Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (12:33) Foul on Zawdie Jackson.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +3 (12:25) Jack Edelen makes 25-foot three point jumper (Leeroy Odiahi assists).
    1515
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (12:07) Brit Harris bad pass turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (12:07) Ryan Myers Steal.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (11:56) Armelo Boone makes driving layup.
    1715
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (11:42) Julian Mackey misses layup.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (11:38) Eric Dibami Offensive Rebound.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (11:38) Eric Dibami misses tip in layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (11:37) Leeroy Odiahi Defensive Rebound.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (11:37) Foul on Hamed Olayinka.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (11:33) Grant Newell misses layup.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (11:30) Corey Stephenson Defensive Rebound.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (11:15) Corey Stephenson bad pass turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (11:15) Leeroy Odiahi Steal.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (11:03) Grant Newell misses layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (11:01) Terrion Murdix Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (11:00) Terrion Murdix misses layup.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (11:00) Julian Mackey Defensive Rebound.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (10:42) Corey Stephenson misses 13-foot jumper.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (10:35) Hamed Olayinka Offensive Rebound.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    +2 (10:35) Hamed Olayinka makes 0-foot tip in dunk.
    1717
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (10:28) Jack Edelen bad pass turnover.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (10:28) Thiago Sucatzky Steal.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (10:23) Hamed Olayinka misses layup.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (10:20) Hamed Olayinka Offensive Rebound.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    +2 (10:19) Hamed Olayinka makes layup.
    1719
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (10:03) Terrion Murdix misses layup.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (10:02) Thiago Sucatzky Defensive Rebound.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    +2 (9:59) Brit Harris makes layup (Thiago Sucatzky assists).
    1721
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (9:36) Terrion Murdix misses layup.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (9:36) Corey Stephenson Block.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (9:33) Hamed Olayinka Defensive Rebound.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (9:31) Julian Mackey misses 28-foot three point jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (9:29) Teagan Moore Defensive Rebound.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (9:23) Foul on Hamed Olayinka.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (9:23) Leeroy Odiahi misses free throw 1 of 2.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (9:23) Western Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +1 (9:23) Leeroy Odiahi makes free throw 2 of 2.
    1821
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    +2 (9:08) Julian Mackey makes layup (Eric Dibami assists).
    1823
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (8:47) Armelo Boone misses 27-foot three point jumper.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (8:46) Florida International Defensive Rebound.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    +2 (8:35) Eric Dibami makes layup.
    1825
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (8:35) Foul on Grant Newell.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (8:35) Eric Dibami misses free throw 1 of 1.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (8:35) Brit Harris Offensive Rebound.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    +3 (8:28) Julian Mackey makes 27-foot three point jumper (Brit Harris assists).
    1828
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (8:07) Foul on Corey Stephenson.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (8:07) Grant Newell misses free throw 1 of 2.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +1 (8:07) Grant Newell makes free throw 2 of 2.
    1928
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (8:07) Western Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (7:50) Eric Dibami misses layup.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (7:44) Corey Stephenson Offensive Rebound.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (7:44) Corey Stephenson misses tip in layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (7:43) Grant Newell Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (7:42) Grant Newell makes layup.
    2128
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    +3 (7:38) Corey Stephenson makes 27-foot three point jumper.
    2131
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (7:28) Foul on Thiago Sucatzky.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +1 (7:28) Grant Newell makes free throw 1 of 2.
    2231
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +1 (7:28) Grant Newell makes free throw 2 of 2.
    2331
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (7:09) Julian Mackey misses 9-foot jumper.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (7:07) Eric Dibami Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (7:00) Foul on Terrion Murdix.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (6:58) Corey Stephenson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (6:55) Ryan Myers Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (6:49) Grant Newell makes 2-foot dunk (Ryan Myers assists).
    2531
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    +2 (6:38) Julian Mackey makes 8-foot jumper.
    2533
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (6:09) Foul on Corey Stephenson.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +1 (6:09) Grant Newell makes free throw 1 of 3.
    2633
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +1 (6:09) Grant Newell makes free throw 2 of 3.
    2733
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +1 (6:09) Grant Newell makes free throw 3 of 3.
    2833
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (5:43) Corey Stephenson misses 9-foot jumper.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (5:38) Ibrahim Olajuwon Offensive Rebound.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    +2 (5:34) Ibrahim Olajuwon makes layup.
    2835
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (5:17) Cam Haffner misses 29-foot three point jumper.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (5:16) Eric Dibami Defensive Rebound.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    +2 (4:57) Eric Dibami makes layup (Julian Mackey assists).
    2837
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (4:37) Grant Newell makes 19-foot jumper.
    3037
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (4:20) Julian Mackey bad pass turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (4:20) Cam Haffner Steal.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (4:10) Terrion Murdix misses layup.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (4:10) Eric Dibami Block.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (4:08) Brit Harris Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (4:08) Foul on Leeroy Odiahi.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    +1 (4:08) Julian Mackey makes free throw 1 of 2.
    3038
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    +1 (4:08) Julian Mackey makes free throw 2 of 2.
    3039
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (3:56) Jack Edelen bad pass turnover.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (3:25) Ibrahim Olajuwon misses 10-foot jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (3:23) Teagan Moore Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (3:17) Armelo Boone offensive goaltending turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (3:17) Armelo Boone misses layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (3:17) Western Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (2:56) Brit Harris misses 25-foot three point jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (2:54) Teagan Moore Defensive Rebound.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (2:50) Foul on Zawdie Jackson.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (2:50) Armelo Boone misses free throw 1 of 2.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (2:50) Western Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (2:49) Armelo Boone misses free throw 2 of 2.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (2:49) Eric Dibami Defensive Rebound.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (2:39) Julian Mackey misses 24-foot three point jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (2:36) Armelo Boone Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (2:28) Armelo Boone misses layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (2:27) Armelo Boone Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (2:26) Cam Haffner misses 26-foot three point jumper.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (2:24) Zawdie Jackson Defensive Rebound.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (2:20) Brit Harris misses 25-foot three point jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (2:16) Noah Boyde Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (1:59) Cam Haffner misses 30-foot three point jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (1:55) Western Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (1:55) Western Kentucky Coach's Challenge (Overturned) Western Kentucky retains its timeout.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (1:55) Florida International Coach's Challenge (Upheld) Florida International charged with a timeout.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +3 (1:49) Grant Newell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Terrion Murdix assists).
    3339
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    +3 (1:39) Brit Harris makes 25-foot three point jumper (Thiago Sucatzky assists).
    3342
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (1:39) Foul on Terrion Murdix.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    +1 (1:39) Brit Harris makes free throw 1 of 1.
    3343
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (1:27) Cam Haffner misses 25-foot three point jumper.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (1:25) Brit Harris Defensive Rebound.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    +2 (1:17) Thiago Sucatzky makes 10-foot floating jump shot.
    3345
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (1:05) Ryan Myers misses 14-foot jumper.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (1:03) Julian Mackey Defensive Rebound.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (0:41) Julian Mackey misses layup.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (0:38) Florida International Offensive Rebound.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (0:37) Ibrahim Olajuwon bad pass turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (0:37) LJ Hackman Steal.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (0:27) Noah Boyde misses layup.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (0:27) Eric Dibami Block.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (0:23) Brit Harris Defensive Rebound.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (0:01) Eric Dibami misses layup.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (0:01) Florida International Offensive Rebound.
  • Florida International Panthers logo
    (0:00) Corey Stephenson misses 12-foot jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (0:00) Western Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
2nd half

Team Stats

67Points92
21-57(36.8%)Field Goal(%)37-70(52.9%)
7-21(33.3%)3-Point(%)8-20(40.0%)
18-29(62.1%)Free Throw(%)10-14(71.4%)
28(9)Rebounds(Offensive)48(16)
12Assists18
9Steals8
0Blocks6
12Turnovers12
13(0)Fouls(Technical)19(0)
6Largest Lead27

Game Details

Saturday, March 7, 2026 · 2:00 PM
Ocean Bank Convocation Center · Miami, FL
attendance: 804 (16.1%)
tv: ESPN+
spread: WKU -1.5
over/under: 160.5