MIAMI (AP) - Malik Smith scored 17 points, including a go-ahead three-point play with 19 seconds left, as Florida International snapped a two-game skid and handed Louisiana-Monroe its seventh straight defeat in a 76-73 Sun Belt Conference decision Saturday night.
Smith's three-point play gave FIU (12-10, 7-6) a 74-73 lead. Deric Hill stole the ball off R.J. McCray on the ensuing possession and made both free throws for the final score.
Smith hit four of the Panther's eight 3-pointers.
Amos Olatayo set career-highs for the second consecutive game with 30 points and 12 field goals in 18 attempts for the Warhawks (3-15, 2-10). The junior is averaging 25.3 points over his last three games. Trent Mackey added 21 points, including 5-of-8 3-point shooting.
Louisiana-Monroe knocked down 58 percent (29 of 50) from the floor.
FIU had 18 steals, including six by Hill, and turned 24 Louisiana-Monroe turnovers into 33 points.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| Louisiana-Monroe (3-15) | 29 | 44 | 73 |
| Florida International (12-10) « | 35 | 41 | 76 |
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| Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks | |||||||
| M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS | |
| J. James, F | 40 | 5-9 | 1-4 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 11 |
| T. Mackey, G | 40 | 7-11 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 21 |
| A. Olatayo, G | 40 | 12-18 | 5-6 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 30 |
| R. McCray, G | 34 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| M. Hansberry, G | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| M. Brown, F | 24 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| K. Koszuta, G | 12 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| T. Lindsey, F | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 29-50 | 8-12 | 31 | 20 | 17 | 73 | |
| 58.0% | 66.7% | ||||||
| Florida International Golden Panthers | |||||||
| M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS | |
| J. Frink, F | 29 | 5-6 | 3-4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
| T. Murphy, F | 25 | 6-8 | 2-3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 14 |
| M. Smith, G | 35 | 5-13 | 3-3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 17 |
| D. Hill, G | 32 | 1-5 | 3-4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| M. Porcher Jimenez, G | 23 | 4-11 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| T. Akomolafe, F | 21 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| C. Bell, G | 14 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| I. Jurkovic, C | 8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| J. Ferrales, G | 7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| G. Belardo, G | 6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 27-56 | 14-19 | 23 | 15 | 11 | 76 | |
| 48.2% | 73.7% | ||||||
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