Overview
- Florida International took the lead with 9:50 left in the first half and never trailed after decisive 18-2 and 9-0 runs.
- Corey Stephenson led FIU with 21 points and seven rebounds, while Eric Dibami added 16 points, 10 boards and four steals.
- Hamed Olayinka scored 14 for the Panthers as they closed out the Conference USA home win in Miami at Ocean Bank Convocation Center.
- Anthony Wrzeszcz paced New Mexico State with 15 points on four three-pointers, with Elijah Elliott contributing 14 off the bench.
- SportsLine’s model projected a lower-scoring game and leaned Aggies at -1.5, but the 163-point total soared past the 153.5 over/under as both teams moved to 1-1 in CUSA.