Western Kentucky Hilltoppers vs. Florida International Panthers

Mar 7, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
WKU	33	34	67
FIU	45	47	92

Game Recap

Player Stats

WESTERN KENTUCKY	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	TO	PF	PTS
1Blaise Keita	14	1-2	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	1	2	2
8Grant Newell	29	4-10	1-4	8-11	2	1	1	1	3	17
2LJ Hackman	12	0-3	0-1	2-4	2	1	2	1	2	2
30Teagan Moore	16	2-5	2-3	0-0	3	0	1	0	0	6
11Terrion Murdix	25	0-5	0-0	2-4	3	5	2	0	2	2
7Noah Boyde	7	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	1	1	0
21Leeroy Odiahi	13	1-2	0-0	1-2	1	1	1	0	2	3
12Armelo Boone	26	4-9	0-1	5-8	8	1	0	2	0	13
10Cade Stinnett	13	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2
6Kade Unseld	8	1-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	2
5Jack Edelen	7	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	1	0	2	0	3
3Cam Haffner	7	0-4	0-4	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0
4Ryan Myers	23	6-11	3-5	0-0	3	2	1	3	1	15
TOTAL	-	21-5736.8%	7-2133.3%	18-2962.1%	26	12	9	12	13	67

FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
9Eric Dibami	26	3-6	0-0	4-7	8	3	2	4	0	4	10
5Hamed Olayinka	23	5-12	0-0	0-0	10	1	0	0	0	3	10
2Zawdie Jackson	29	5-5	1-1	0-0	3	2	0	0	1	2	11
3Corey Stephenson	28	7-17	1-5	3-4	8	1	3	2	3	3	18
10Julian Mackey	28	6-13	3-7	2-2	4	2	0	0	2	1	17
34Ibrahim Olajuwon	17	3-4	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	2	1	6
23Aydan Clinton	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
25Kennedy Brown	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
6Thiago Sucatzky	15	4-4	1-1	0-0	1	4	2	0	1	2	9
1Brit Harris	27	3-8	2-6	1-1	6	4	1	0	3	3	9
15Renato Ruiz	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0


TOTAL	-	37-7052.9%	8-2040.0%	10-1471.4%	43	18	8	6	12	19	92

Play-by-Play

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1st halfWKUFIU

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

2nd half

Team Stats

WKU

FIU

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