Stephenson scores 17, Florida International downs UTEP 76-64
AP
Jan 04, 2026
MIAMI (AP) Corey Stephenson's 17 points helped Florida International Panthers defeat UTEP 76-64 on Sunday.
Stephenson had six rebounds for the Panthers (9-5, 2-1 Conference USA). Eric Dibami added 15 points while going 7 of 8 and 1 of 3 from the free-throw line while they also had 10 rebounds. Larry Olayinka had 11 points and shot 5 of 9 from the field.
Kaseem Watson led the Miners (4-10, 0-3) in scoring, finishing with 25 points. UTEP also got nine points and three steals from Trey Horton. Jamal West also recorded eight points and eight rebounds.
Dibami scored seven points in the first half and Florida International went into the break trailing 30-29. Florida International pulled off the victory after a 13-1 second-half run erased a two-point deficit and gave the Panthers the lead at 57-47 with 9:03 left in the half. Stephenson scored 13 second-half points.
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1st Half
UTEP
Miners
30
FIU
Panthers
29
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Elijah Jones vs. Eric Dibami (Panthers gains possession)
19:49
Zawdie Jackson turnover (back court violation)
19:41
KJ Thomas turnover (bad pass)
19:25
Ashton Williamson misses three point jump shot
19:23
Trey Horton III defensive rebound
19:01
Elijah Jones misses three point jump shot
18:48
Hamed Olayinka defensive rebound
18:48
Ashton Williamson turnover (lost ball)
18:20
Miners turnover (shot clock violation)
17:56
Hamed Olayinka turnover (lost ball)
17:44
Jamal West Jr. misses two point layup
17:42
Eric Dibami defensive rebound
17:19
Jamal West Jr. shooting foul (Ashton Williamson draws the foul)
17:16
+1
Ashton Williamson makes regular free throw 1 of 2
0-1
17:16
+1
Ashton Williamson makes regular free throw 2 of 2
0-2
16:58
Trey Horton III misses three point jump shot
16:56
Corey Stephenson defensive rebound
16:47
Hamed Olayinka misses two point layup
16:45
Jamal West Jr. defensive rebound
16:37
+3
Elijah Jones makes three point jump shot (Kaseem Watson assists)
3-2
16:15
Zawdie Jackson misses three point jump shot
16:13
Elijah Jones defensive rebound
16:02
Zawdie Jackson personal foul (KJ Thomas draws the foul)
15:47
+3
Elijah Jones makes three point jump shot (KJ Thomas assists)
6-2
15:22
Julian Mackey misses three point jump shot
15:20
Trey Horton III defensive rebound
14:54
+3
Kaseem Watson makes three point jump shot (KJ Thomas assists)
9-2
14:47
+2
Hamed Olayinka makes two point dunk (Zawdie Jackson assists)
9-4
14:24
Elijah Jones misses three point jump shot
14:22
Hamed Olayinka defensive rebound
14:08
Julian Mackey misses two point layup
14:06
Hamed Olayinka offensive rebound
14:03
+2
Hamed Olayinka makes two point layup
9-6
13:45
Ibrahim Olajuwon blocks Elijah Jones's two point layup
13:43
Elijah Jones offensive rebound
13:34
Elijah Jones misses two point jump shot
13:34
Ibrahim Olajuwon defensive rebound
13:34
Mouhamed Mbaye personal foul (Ibrahim Olajuwon draws the foul)
13:34
TV timeout
13:27
Hamed Olayinka misses two point layup
13:25
C.J. Smith defensive rebound
13:15
Hamed Olayinka blocks Kaseem Watson's two point layup
13:13
Brit Harris defensive rebound
13:06
Thiago Sucatzky misses three point jump shot
13:04
Jamal West Jr. defensive rebound
12:40
Cassius Brooks misses two point jump shot
12:38
Jamal West Jr. offensive rebound
12:33
+3
Kaseem Watson makes three point jump shot
12-6
12:20
Julian Mackey misses two point layup
12:12
Hamed Olayinka offensive rebound
12:12
C.J. Smith personal foul (Hamed Olayinka draws the foul)
12:05
KJ Thomas shooting foul (Julian Mackey draws the foul)
12:05
+1
Julian Mackey makes regular free throw 1 of 3
12-7
12:05
+1
Julian Mackey makes regular free throw 2 of 3
12-8
12:05
+1
Julian Mackey makes regular free throw 3 of 3
12-9
11:46
Trey Horton III misses three point jump shot
11:44
Miners offensive rebound
11:44
Elijah Jones personal foul (Julian Mackey draws the foul)
11:44
TV timeout
11:33
Thiago Sucatzky turnover (bad pass) (Trey Horton III steals)
11:27
+2
Elijah Jones makes two point layup
14-9
11:20
+2
Eric Dibami makes two point layup
14-11
11:04
Julian Mackey personal foul (Miners draws the foul)
10:51
Jamal West Jr. offensive foul (Thiago Sucatzky draws the foul)
10:51
Jamal West Jr. turnover (offensive foul)
10:33
+2
Eric Dibami makes two point jump shot (Thiago Sucatzky assists)
14-13
10:04
Elijah Jones misses two point layup
10:02
Eric Dibami defensive rebound
10:01
Elijah Jones personal foul (Eric Dibami draws the foul)
10:01
+1
Eric Dibami makes regular free throw 1 of 2
14-14
10:01
Eric Dibami misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:01
C.J. Smith defensive rebound
9:42
+2
Trey Horton III makes two point layup
16-14
9:32
+2
Corey Stephenson makes two point alley-oop dunk (Thiago Sucatzky assists)
16-16
9:01
+2
Trey Horton III makes two point jump shot (KJ Thomas assists)
18-16
8:40
Julian Mackey misses three point jump shot
8:38
Jamal West Jr. defensive rebound
8:31
Julian Mackey blocks Jamal West Jr.'s two point layup
8:29
Miners offensive rebound
8:07
Kaseem Watson misses two point jump shot
8:05
Hamed Olayinka defensive rebound
7:57
Corey Stephenson misses three point jump shot
7:55
Kaseem Watson defensive rebound
7:33
Zawdie Jackson personal foul (Miners draws the foul)
7:33
TV timeout
7:24
KJ Thomas misses three point jump shot
7:22
KJ Thomas offensive rebound
7:14
Trey Horton III misses two point jump shot
7:12
Elijah Jones offensive rebound
7:04
Trey Horton III misses three point jump shot
7:02
Zawdie Jackson defensive rebound
6:55
+3
Ashton Williamson makes three point jump shot (Corey Stephenson assists)
18-19
6:35
Elijah Jones misses three point jump shot
6:33
Eric Dibami defensive rebound
6:23
Corey Stephenson misses two point jump shot
6:21
Elijah Jones defensive rebound
5:53
+2
Jamal West Jr. makes two point layup
20-19
5:42
+2
Hamed Olayinka makes two point layup
20-21
5:07
Miners turnover (shot clock violation)
4:52
Eric Dibami offensive foul (Miners draws the foul)
4:52
Eric Dibami turnover (offensive foul)
4:39
Kaseem Watson misses two point jump shot
4:37
Panthers defensive rebound
4:26
Julian Mackey misses two point jump shot
4:24
Ibrahim Olajuwon offensive rebound
4:24
C.J. Smith shooting foul (Ibrahim Olajuwon draws the foul)
4:24
+1
Ibrahim Olajuwon makes regular free throw 1 of 2
20-22
4:24
Ibrahim Olajuwon misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:24
Miners defensive rebound
4:06
+3
Kaseem Watson makes three point jump shot (Trey Horton III assists)
23-22
3:58
Brit Harris misses three point jump shot
3:56
Eric Dibami offensive rebound
3:53
+2
Eric Dibami makes two point layup
23-24
3:53
Elijah Jones shooting foul (Eric Dibami draws the foul)
3:53
TV timeout
3:53
Eric Dibami misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:53
Kaseem Watson defensive rebound
3:24
Trey Horton III turnover (bad pass) (Brit Harris steals)
3:11
Ashton Williamson misses three point jump shot
3:09
KJ Thomas defensive rebound
2:43
+3
Kaseem Watson makes three point jump shot (KJ Thomas assists)
26-24
2:31
KJ Thomas shooting foul (Julian Mackey draws the foul)
2:31
Julian Mackey misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:31
+1
Julian Mackey makes regular free throw 2 of 2
26-25
2:09
C.J. Smith misses two point layup
2:07
C.J. Smith offensive rebound
2:04
+2
C.J. Smith makes two point layup
28-25
1:56
+2
Julian Mackey makes two point layup (Hamed Olayinka assists)
28-27
1:41
Bobby Montgomery Jr. turnover (bad pass)
1:26
+2
Corey Stephenson makes two point layup
28-29
1:13
Hamed Olayinka personal foul (C.J. Smith draws the foul)
0:57
Corey Stephenson shooting foul (Kaseem Watson draws the foul)
