MIAMI – Big buckets down the stretch proved to be the distinction as FIU girls’s basketball (8-6, 1-2 CUSA) earned a victory over Kennesaw State (8-7, 1-3 CUSA) at the Ocean Bank Convocation Center on Saturday afternoon, 76-65.
The contest began quick, with each groups pulling down pictures in the opening quarter, which ended with a 19–17 benefit for the Panthers. FIU carried that momentum into the second quarter, which was dominated by protection, as the Panthers allowed simply six factors to the Owls. FIU went into halftime holding a 33–23 lead.
Adama Badjie Coly led the Panthers in scoring in the opening 20 minutes and went on to ship her greatest efficiency as a Panther. The junior completed with 16 factors on 6-of-7 taking pictures from the area and an ideal 2-of-2 from past the arc. The Spain native added six rebounds and a steal to spherical out her afternoon.
Kennesaw State got here out of the break with vitality, utilizing a 13–2 run to climb again into the contest and shutting the third quarter trailing by only one level heading into the closing 10 minutes.
FIU’s stars emerged in the fourth quarter, as senior Parris Atkins and junior Rhema Collins every scored eight factors in the closing body. Atkins completed with 23 factors, going an ideal 12-12 from the free-throw line whereas including a triple, marking her sixth 20-point efficiency of the season.
Collins additionally ended the sport with 16 factors, together with eight rebounds and three steals in her second Conference USA sport. The Bahamas native has now scored in double figures in 10 of her 11 video games performed as a Panther.
FIU dominated the paint, outrebounding the Owls 34–25 and put again 10 second-chance factors, to Kennesaw State’s 5. The Panthers additionally compelled 29 turnovers, changing them into 29 factors, and scored 36 factors in the paint.
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