MIAMI (AP) - 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.
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| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| Arkansas State (4-2) | 26 | 35 | 61 |
| Florida International (2-2) « | 33 | 47 | 80 |
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| Arkansas State Red Wolves | |||||||
| M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS | |
| B. Peterson, F | 32 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| K. Washington, F | 31 | 3-10 | 3-4 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| T. Finn, G | 36 | 4-10 | 1-3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| C. Golden, G | 14 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| M. Hooten, G | 14 | 2-8 | 1-4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| E. Townsel, G | 32 | 5-15 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| R. Dickerson, G | 21 | 1-3 | 2-4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| R. Worsham, G | 11 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| K. Downs, F | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| J. Weaver, G | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 23-63 | 7-17 | 33 | 10 | 13 | 61 | |
| 36.5% | 41.2% | ||||||
| Florida International Golden Panthers | |||||||
| M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS | |
| T. Murphy, F | 30 | 9-10 | 3-3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 22 |
| T. Akomolafe, F | 24 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| J. De La Rosa, C | 14 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| M. Smith, G | 28 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| G. Belardo, G | 18 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| J. Frink, F | 28 | 4-8 | 2-4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| J. Ferrales, G | 20 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| D. Hill, G | 17 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| I. Jurkovic, C | 11 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| M. Porcher Jimenez, G | 10 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| D. Lewis, G | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Nunez, G | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 32-53 | 8-11 | 34 | 19 | 17 | 80 | |
| 60.4% | 72.7% | ||||||
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