JONESBORO, Ark. (AP) - Tymell Murphy and Jerome Frink each scored 12 points and had key plays down the stretch to lead FIU over Arkansas State 66-64 on Thursday night.
FIU (8-7, 3-3 Sun Belt) trailed 55-49 with 5:39 remaining in the game after Kelvin Downs hit a lay-up for the Red Wolves but went on a 17-9 run to close out the game and earn the victory. Murphy tied it at 55 with a lay-in for the Panthers, then Frink hit a pair of free throws to give FIU a 57-55 lead with 3:09 to play and the Panthers never trailed again.
Deric Hill had 11 points and six rebounds for FIU and Malik Smith scored 10 points including three 3-pointers.
Arkansas State (10-6, 4-3) shot only 34.5 percent from the field and was 8 for 33 from beyond the arc. Ed Townsel scored 20 points but was 4 of 15 from 3-point range.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| Florida International (8-7) « | 36 | 30 | 66 |
| Arkansas State (10-6) | 33 | 31 | 64 |
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| Florida International Golden Panthers | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| J. Frink, F | 34 | 3-5 | 5-7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| T. Murphy, F | 25 | 5-7 | 2-2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| T. Akomolafe, F | 17 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| M. Smith, G | 34 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| D. Hill, G | 24 | 3-5 | 4-6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| C. Bell | 19 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| J. Ferrales | 19 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| M. Porcher Jimenez | 17 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| I. Jurkovic | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| G. Belardo | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 21-41 | 16-23 | 27 | 9 | 22 | 66 | |
| 51.2% | 69.6% | ||||||
| Arkansas State Red Wolves | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| B. Peterson, F | 24 | 4-7 | 1-3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| R. Worsham, F | 21 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| E. Townsel, G | 39 | 6-18 | 4-5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 20 |
| T. Finn, G | 38 | 4-12 | 2-2 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 13 |
| R. Dickerson, G | 16 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| C. Golden | 23 | 1-7 | 0-1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| K. Downs | 19 | 2-5 | 3-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| K. Washington | 17 | 2-5 | 4-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| M. Hooten | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 20-58 | 16-23 | 39 | 11 | 17 | 64 | |
| 34.5% | 69.6% | ||||||
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