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03/10 20:43 CDT Williams' 15 lead Missouri State past Florida International
75-72 in Conference USA Tournament
Williams' 15 lead Missouri State past Florida International 75-72 in Conference
USA Tournament
By The Associated Press
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) --- Kobi Williams had 15 points in Missouri State's 75-72
victory against Florida International on Tuesday night in the first round of
the Conference USA Tournament.
Corey Stephenson missed a 3-pointer for FIU to end it.
The ninth-seeded Bears (15-17) will move on to face top-seeded Liberty in a
Wednesday quarterfinal.
Williams went 6 of 11 from the field (3 for 7 from 3-point range) for the
Bears. Keith Palek III scored 13 points and added eight assists. Trey Williams
Jr. finished with 13 points.
Stephenson led the No. 8 seed Panthers (15-17) with 24 points and 10 rebounds.
FIU also got 19 points from Zawdie Jackson. Larry Olayinka finished with 10
points, seven rebounds and two steals.
Williams scored seven points in the first half and Missouri State went into
halftime trailing 36-31.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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