Corey Stephenson's 21 points lead Florida International over New Mexico State 89-74
AP
Jan 02, 2026
MIAMI (AP) Corey Stephenson's 21 points helped Florida International Panthers defeat New Mexico State 89-74 on Friday.
Stephenson added seven rebounds for the Panthers (8-5, 1-1 Conference USA). Eric Dibami scored 16 points and added 10 rebounds and four steals. Hamed Olayinka had 14 points and shot 6 of 10 from the field and 2 of 3 from the free-throw line.
The Aggies (8-4, 1-1) were led in scoring by Anthony Wrzeszcz, who finished with 15 points. Elijah Elliott added 14 points and two steals for New Mexico State. Jae'Coby Osborne also recorded 10 points and two steals.
Florida International took the lead with 9:50 left in the first half and did not trail again. Stephenson led their team in scoring with 13 points in the first half to help put them up 44-39 at the break. Florida International extended its lead to 53-39 during the second half, fueled by a 9-0 scoring run. Ashton Williamson scored a team-high nine points in the second half as their team closed out the win.
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1st Half
NMST
Aggies
39
FIU
Panthers
44
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Panthers gains possession)
19:32
Zawdie Jackson misses three point jump shot
19:30
Eric Dibami offensive rebound
19:22
+2
Zawdie Jackson makes two point layup (Eric Dibami assists)
0-2
18:58
Julius Mims misses two point layup
18:56
Cyr Malonga offensive rebound
18:54
Jemel Jones misses two point layup
18:52
Corey Stephenson defensive rebound
18:21
+2
Hamed Olayinka makes two point dunk (Corey Stephenson assists)
0-4
18:14
+2
Jemel Jones makes two point jump shot
2-4
18:12
Jemel Jones shooting foul (Corey Stephenson draws the foul)
18:12
+1
Corey Stephenson makes regular free throw 1 of 2
2-5
18:12
Corey Stephenson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:12
Jayland Randall defensive rebound
17:59
Gabe Pickens turnover (back court violation)
17:43
Eric Dibami misses two point jump shot
17:41
Eric Dibami offensive rebound
17:28
+2
Eric Dibami makes two point layup
2-7
17:19
Gabe Pickens turnover (Eric Dibami steals)
17:03
Corey Stephenson misses two point jump shot
17:01
Jemel Jones defensive rebound
16:48
+3
Anthony Wrzeszcz makes three point jump shot (Jemel Jones assists)
5-7
16:39
Hamed Olayinka misses two point jump shot
16:37
Jemel Jones defensive rebound
16:36
Eric Dibami shooting foul (Jemel Jones draws the foul)
16:36
+1
Jemel Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2
6-7
16:36
+1
Jemel Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2
7-7
16:26
+3
Ashton Williamson makes three point jump shot (Zawdie Jackson assists)
7-10
15:51
Ibrahim Olajuwon shooting foul (Jae'Coby Osborne draws the foul)
15:51
TV timeout
15:51
Jae'Coby Osborne misses regular free throw 1 of 3
15:51
+1
Jae'Coby Osborne makes regular free throw 2 of 3
8-10
15:51
+1
Jae'Coby Osborne makes regular free throw 3 of 3
9-10
15:38
Elijah Elliott personal foul
15:28
Ibrahim Olajuwon misses two point jump shot
15:26
Jae'Coby Osborne defensive rebound
15:10
+3
Anthony Wrzeszcz makes three point jump shot (Elijah Elliott assists)
12-10
14:40
Zawdie Jackson turnover (Jemel Jones steals)
14:40
Elijah Elliott misses three point jump shot
14:38
Zawdie Jackson defensive rebound
14:25
+2
Ashton Williamson makes two point layup (Zawdie Jackson assists)
12-12
14:14
+2
Elijah Elliott makes two point layup
14-12
14:01
Hamed Olayinka misses three point jump shot
13:59
Aggies defensive rebound
13:41
Anthony Wrzeszcz turnover (lost ball) (Eric Dibami steals)
13:26
Eric Dibami turnover (Elijah Elliott steals)
13:16
Jayland Randall misses two point layup
13:14
Eric Dibami defensive rebound
13:02
Julius Mims blocks Brit Harris's two point layup
13:00
Julius Mims defensive rebound
12:46
Jayland Randall misses three point jump shot
12:44
Thiago Sucatzky defensive rebound
12:32
+2
Kennedy Brown makes two point jump shot (Thiago Sucatzky assists)
14-14
12:14
+2
Anthony Wrzeszcz makes two point layup
16-14
11:54
+3
Brit Harris makes three point jump shot (Corey Stephenson assists)
16-17
11:34
TV timeout
11:19
+3
Chris Terrell makes three point jump shot
19-17
10:51
Jayland Randall personal foul
10:43
Julius Mims blocks Eric Dibami's two point jump shot
10:41
Eric Dibami offensive rebound
10:29
+2
Eric Dibami makes two point tip layup
19-19
10:08
Eric Dibami blocks Chris Terrell's two point layup
10:06
Aggies turnover (shot clock violation)
9:50
+2
Hamed Olayinka makes two point dunk (Brit Harris assists)
19-21
9:24
Jayland Randall misses two point jump shot
9:22
Aggies offensive rebound
9:09
Julius Mims misses three point jump shot
9:07
Brit Harris defensive rebound
9:00
+2
Corey Stephenson makes two point layup
19-23
8:51
Gabe Pickens turnover (Zawdie Jackson steals)
8:45
+2
Corey Stephenson makes two point layup (Zawdie Jackson assists)
19-25
8:45
Aggies 30 second timeout
8:26
Eric Dibami blocks Julius Mims's two point layup
8:24
Eric Dibami defensive rebound
8:20
Zawdie Jackson misses three point jump shot
8:18
Jayland Randall defensive rebound
8:02
Corey Stephenson personal foul
7:52
Anthony Wrzeszcz misses three point jump shot
7:50
Eric Dibami defensive rebound
7:44
Gabe Pickens personal foul
7:44
TV timeout
7:38
+3
Corey Stephenson makes three point jump shot (Hamed Olayinka assists)
19-28
7:14
Elijah Elliott turnover (3-second violation)
6:55
Eric Dibami misses two point layup
6:53
Eric Dibami offensive rebound
6:45
+2
Eric Dibami makes two point layup
19-30
6:40
Elijah Elliott turnover (Eric Dibami steals)
6:30
+3
Corey Stephenson makes three point jump shot (Eric Dibami assists)
19-33
6:30
Aggies 30 second timeout
6:22
Jemel Jones misses three point jump shot
6:20
Elijah Elliott offensive rebound
6:16
Hamed Olayinka blocks Elijah Elliott's three point jump shot
6:14
Aggies offensive rebound
5:59
+2
Julius Mims makes two point jump shot (Anthony Wrzeszcz assists)
21-33
5:42
+2
Corey Stephenson makes two point dunk
21-35
5:15
Anthony Wrzeszcz misses three point jump shot
5:13
Corey Stephenson defensive rebound
5:02
+2
Eric Dibami makes two point dunk (Ashton Williamson assists)
21-37
4:42
+3
Julius Mims makes three point jump shot (Jemel Jones assists)
24-37
4:27
Anthony Wrzeszcz personal foul
4:27
Zawdie Jackson turnover (Chris Terrell steals)
4:18
+3
Jayland Randall makes three point jump shot (Jae'Coby Osborne assists)
27-37
3:52
Ashton Williamson misses two point layup
3:50
Chris Terrell defensive rebound
3:40
+3
Gabe Pickens makes three point jump shot (Jayland Randall assists)
30-37
3:15
Jae'Coby Osborne personal foul (Ashton Williamson draws the foul)
3:15
TV timeout
3:05
Corey Stephenson misses two point jump shot
3:03
Augustine Ekwe defensive rebound
3:03
Kennedy Brown personal foul
2:53
+2
Gabe Pickens makes two point layup
32-37
2:35
Gabe Pickens shooting foul (Zawdie Jackson draws the foul)
2:35
+1
Zawdie Jackson makes regular free throw 1 of 2
32-38
2:35
+1
Zawdie Jackson makes regular free throw 2 of 2
32-39
2:23
Ashton Williamson personal foul
2:15
Chris Terrell misses two point jump shot
2:13
Jae'Coby Osborne offensive rebound
2:05
+2
Jae'Coby Osborne makes two point jump shot
34-39
2:00
Jae'Coby Osborne shooting foul (Zawdie Jackson draws the foul)
2:00
+1
Zawdie Jackson makes regular free throw 1 of 2
34-40
2:00
+1
Zawdie Jackson makes regular free throw 2 of 2
34-41
1:48
Eric Dibami personal foul
1:28
Jayland Randall misses three point jump shot
1:26
Hamed Olayinka defensive rebound
1:13
Corey Stephenson misses three point jump shot
1:11
Hamed Olayinka offensive rebound
1:11
+2
Hamed Olayinka makes two point tip layup
34-43
1:11
Chris Terrell shooting foul (Hamed Olayinka draws the foul)
1:11
+1
Hamed Olayinka makes regular free throw 1 of 1
34-44
0:41
+2
Augustine Ekwe makes two point layup (Anthony Wrzeszcz assists)
36-44
0:31
Ashton Williamson misses three point jump shot
0:29
Anthony Wrzeszcz defensive rebound
0:02
+3
Anthony Wrzeszcz makes three point jump shot (Chris Terrell assists)
39-44
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
NMST
Aggies
35
FIU
Panthers
45
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:43
Jemel Jones turnover (Ashton Williamson steals)
19:30
+2
Ashton Williamson makes two point layup
39-46
19:25
Gabe Pickens turnover (Ashton Williamson steals)
19:16
+2
Hamed Olayinka makes two point layup (Ashton Williamson assists)
39-48
18:57
Cyr Malonga turnover (Zawdie Jackson steals)
18:57
Anthony Wrzeszcz shooting foul (Hamed Olayinka draws the foul)
18:57
+1
Hamed Olayinka makes regular free throw 1 of 2
39-49
18:57
Hamed Olayinka misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:57
Julius Mims defensive rebound
18:49
Gabe Pickens turnover (bad pass)
18:37
Anthony Wrzeszcz personal foul
18:36
Zawdie Jackson turnover (lost ball)
18:15
Chris Terrell turnover (out of bounds)
18:01
Julius Mims personal foul
17:59
Chris Terrell shooting foul (Eric Dibami draws the foul)
17:59
+1
Eric Dibami makes regular free throw 1 of 2
39-50
17:59
Eric Dibami misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:59
Corey Stephenson offensive rebound
17:58
Corey Stephenson misses two point layup
17:56
Corey Stephenson offensive rebound
17:56
Jayland Randall shooting foul (Corey Stephenson draws the foul)
17:56
+1
Corey Stephenson makes regular free throw 1 of 2
39-51
17:56
Corey Stephenson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:56
Hamed Olayinka offensive rebound
17:41
Augustine Ekwe blocks Ashton Williamson's two point layup
