W Kentucky 69
(23-6, 15-2 Sun Belt)
Florida Int 54
(9-18, 6-11 Sun Belt)
7:30 PM ET, February 27, 2008
U.S. Century Bank Arena, Miami, FL
Top Performers
Western Kentucky: A. Slaughter 12 Pts, 4 Reb, 1 Ast
Florida International: A. Galindo 10 Pts, 5 Reb, 4 Ast, 1 Stl
| Western Kentucky Hilltoppers | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STARTERS | MIN | FGM-A | FTM-A | OFF | REB | AST | PF | PTS |
| D. Magley, F-C | 11 | 4-4 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| J. Evans, F | 29 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| T. Brazelton, G | 23 | 3-8 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| T. Rogers, G | 26 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| C. Lee, G | 27 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
| BENCH | MIN | FGM-A | FTM-A | OFF | REB | AST | PF | PTS |
| A. Slaughter, G | 26 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| O Mendez-Valdez | 21 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| B. Siakam, F | 25 | 3-5 | 3-4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| S. Pettigrew, F | 12 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTALS | FGM-A | FTM-A | OFF | REB | AST | PF | PTS | |
| 25-49 | 13-19 | 7 | 32 | 11 | 24 | 69 | ||
| 51.0% | 68.4% | |||||||
| TEAM REBS: 4 TURNOVERS: 22 (J Evans 5, C Lee 3, T Brazelton 5, T Rogers 3, O Mendez-Valdez 1, D Magley 1, B Siakam 4) BLOCKED SHOTS: 2 (J Evans 1, O Mendez-Valdez 1) STEALS: 10 (J Evans 2, C Lee 1, T Brazelton 3, O Mendez-Valdez 2, D Magley 2) 3-PT FGS: 6-17, .353 (J Evans 1-2, C Lee 1-3, T Brazelton 1-4, T Rogers 1-3, O Mendez-Valdez 2-3, A Slaughter 0-2) | ||||||||
| Florida International Golden Panthers | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STARTERS | MIN | FGM-A | FTM-A | OFF | REB | AST | PF | PTS |
| A. Galindo, F | 30 | 2-7 | 5-6 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| N. Gacesa, F | 37 | 3-8 | 7-8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| R. Hicks, C | 23 | 3-12 | 1-6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| C. Fuller, G | 23 | 2-6 | 2-4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| N. Taylor, G | 18 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| BENCH | MIN | FGM-A | FTM-A | OFF | REB | AST | PF | PTS |
| T. Russell, G | 24 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| E. Nsangou, G | 26 | 3-6 | 3-3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| C. Essola, F | 8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| B. Ndiaye, C | 11 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| TOTALS | FGM-A | FTM-A | OFF | REB | AST | PF | PTS | |
| 17-50 | 18-27 | 9 | 26 | 7 | 20 | 54 | ||
| 34.0% | 66.7% | |||||||
| TEAM REBS: 2 TURNOVERS: 21 (R Hicks 2, N Gacesa 5, T Russell 3, A Galindo 3, C Fuller 2, C Essola 2, E Nsangou 3, N Taylor 1) BLOCKED SHOTS: 4 (R Hicks 2, B Ndiaye 1, C Fuller 1) STEALS: 5 (T Russell 2, A Galindo 1, E Nsangou 1, N Taylor 1) 3-PT FGS: 2-9, .222 (T Russell 0-1, A Galindo 1-5, C Fuller 1-3) | ||||||||
Technicals: 1 FLAINTL ( ) WESTERNKY ( - Team 1 )
Officials: Jackie Sanders, Brian Shey, Kyle Chambers
Attendance: 709
