Scores

Final

Arkansas St 61

(4-2, 0-1 Sun Belt)

Florida Int 80

(2-2, 1-0 Sun Belt)

7:30 PM ET, November 29, 2012

U.S. Century Bank Arena, Miami, FL

1 2 T
ARST 26 3561
FIU 33 4780

Top Performers

Arkansas State: B. Peterson 10 Pts, 9 Reb, 1 Ast, 1 Stl, 2 Blk

Florida International: T. Murphy 22 Pts, 6 Reb, 3 Ast, 2 Stl

FIU 80, Arkansas St. 61

Associated Press

MIAMI -- Tymell Murphy scored 22 points, grabbed five boards and recorded two steals and Florida International snapped Arkansas State's four-game winning streak, beating the Red Wolves 80-61 Thursday in the Sun Belt Conference opener for both teams.

Malik Smith, who entered the contest as the Panthers' (2-2) leading scorer on the season at 17.7 points per game, finished with 11 and Jerome Fink and Juan Ferrales added 10 apiece.

FIU, which leads the Sun Belt in free-throw percentage (74.3) and ranks second in 3-point percentage (36.8), hit 8 of 11 free throws and 8 of 15 3-pointers in the win.

The Panthers took a 33-26 advantage into the break and never led by less than 10 in the second half. Smith 3-pointer with 3:43 left to play put FIU ahead 75-54.

Ed Townsel led Arkansas State (4-2) with 13 points and has hit double figures in all six games this season.

Copyright by STATS LLC and The Associated Press

SPONSORED HEADLINES

Team Stat Comparison

 
ARST
FIU
Points 61 80
FG Made-Attempted 23-63 (.365) 32-53 (.604)
3P Made-Attempted 8-22 (.364) 8-15 (.533)
FT Made-Attempted 7-17 (.412) 8-11 (.727)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 13 (0/0) 17 (0/0)
Largest Lead 3 22

Game Leaders

 
ARST
FIU
PointsE. Townsel 13T. Murphy 22
ReboundsB. Peterson 9J. Frink 7
AssistsK. Washington 2G. Belardo 5
StealsR. Dickerson 3J. Frink 3
BlocksB. Peterson 2J. Frink 1
Team Stats: Arkansas State | Florida International

2012-13 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
» Nov 29, 2012 @FIU 80, ARST 61Recap
Jan 10, 2013 FIU 66, @ARST 64Recap

Next 5 Games

ARST
FIU
12/01 @FAU 8:00pm
12/08 SBON 3:05pm
12/16 PEAY 3:05pm
12/19 MURR 8:35pm
12/22 @KENT 7:00pm
 12/01 USA 7:30pm
12/09 @STET 2:00pm
12/13 @FGCU 7:05pm
12/19 @LOU 7:00pm
12/22 @TXSO 2:00pm
Complete Schedule: Arkansas State | Florida International