Scores

Final

Florida Int 61

(13-12, 8-8 Sun Belt)

Troy 69

(11-15, 6-9 Sun Belt)

8:30 PM ET, February 14, 2013

Trojan Arena, Troy, AL

1 2 T
FIU 23 3861
TROY 29 4069

Top Performers

Florida International: C. Bell 12 Pts, 5 Reb, 1 Blk

Troy: H. Williams 20 Pts, 2 Reb, 3 Ast

Troy 69, FIU 61

Associated Press

TROY, Ala. -- Hunter Williams scored 20 points, hitting four 3-pointers, as Troy used a late rally to hold off Florida International 69-61 Thursday night, snapping a two-game skid and giving coach Don Maestri his 499th career win.

The Trojans (11-15, 6-9 Sun Belt Conference) led by 10 in the second half, but the Panthers used an 18-2 run to pull ahead 48-42 with 9:50 left.

A 3-pointer by Jeff Mullahey then sparked an 8-1 Troy rally. The lead went back and forth until the Trojans moved in front for good on Deonata Jethroe's layup, making it 55-54 with 3:50 left. From that point Troy hit 10 of 12 free throws and made both of its field goal attempts.

Emil Jones added 17 points with nine rebounds and Jethroe had 11 points for the Trojans.

Cameron Bell led FIU (13-12, 8-8) with 12 points, while Jerome Frink scored 11 and Tymell Murphy 10.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
FIU
TROY
Points 61 69
FG Made-Attempted 24-62 (.387) 25-51 (.490)
3P Made-Attempted 8-30 (.267) 6-19 (.316)
FT Made-Attempted 5-9 (.556) 13-17 (.765)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 19 (0/0) 9 (0/0)
Largest Lead 6 10

Game Leaders

 
FIU
TROY
PointsC. Bell 12H. Williams 20
ReboundsC. Bell 5E. Jones 9
AssistsT. Murphy 5A. Myers 6
StealsM. Smith 1J. Mullahey 1
BlocksT. Murphy 2W. Hinton 1
Team Stats: Florida International | Troy

2012-13 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
Jan 19, 2013 @FIU 61, TROY 55Recap
» Feb 14, 2013 @TROY 69, FIU 61Recap

Next 5 Games

FIU
TROY
02/16 WKU 8:00pm
02/21 UALR 7:45pm
02/28 @ULM 8:30pm
03/02 @FAU 7:00pm
03/09 UALR 7:00pm
 02/16 UNT 8:30pm
02/21 @ULL 8:00pm
02/23 @ARST 8:05pm
02/28 MTU 8:30pm
03/02 USA 8:30pm
Complete Schedule: Florida International | Troy

Sun Belt - East Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
Middle Tennessee19-128-5
South Alabama14-617-12
Western Kentucky10-1020-15
Florida International11-918-14
Florida Atlantic9-1114-18
Troy6-1412-21
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