Scores

Final

West Georgia 57

 

Florida Int 54

(3-2, 3-1 home)

8:00 PM ET, November 25, 2008

U.S. Century Bank Arena, Miami, FL

1 2 T
WGA 28 2957
FIU 29 2554

Top Performers

West Georgia: D. Daniels 13 Pts, 2 Reb, 2 Ast, 7 Stl, 1 Blk

Florida International: N. Gacesa 17 Pts, 7 Reb, 1 Ast, 3 Stl, 2 Blk

West Georgia 57, Fla. International 54

Associated Press

MIAMI -- Jeremy Smith scored six of his eight points in a 1:12 span late in the game to help Division II West Georgia stun Florida International 57-54 on Tuesday night.

Smith's scoring streak started after Freddy Asprilla put Florida International (3-2) ahead 48-46 on a layup with 2:54 remaining.

West Georgia (2-3) then took over the lead 49-48 as Smith made a three-point play. Smith then hit a free throw, and drove the court for a layup after a steal to go ahead 52-48 with 1:16 left.

Florida International had a chance to tie the game with 8.7 seconds left, but a Nick Taylor 3-pointer bounced off the rim.

Doug Daniels scored 13 points for West Georgia, and Chris Miller-Williams added 10 in the O'Reilly Auto Parts CBC Classic.

Nikola Gacesa scored a game-high 17 points for the Golden Panthers, followed by 14 points and nine rebounds from Asprilla.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
WGA
FIU
Points 57 54
FG Made-Attempted 19-48 (.396) 19-44 (.432)
3P Made-Attempted 2-10 (.200) 1-8 (.125)
FT Made-Attempted 17-24 (.708) 15-25 (.600)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 23 (0/0) 19 (0/0)
Largest Lead 5 4

Game Leaders

 
WGA
FIU
PointsD. Daniels 13N. Gacesa 17
ReboundsJ. Pringle 6F. Asprilla 9
AssistsD. Daniels 2T. Russell 5
StealsD. Daniels 7N. Gacesa 3
BlocksJ. Pringle 3R. Hicks 4
Team Stats: Florida International

2008-09 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
» Nov 25, 2008 WGA 57, @FIU 54Recap

Next 5 Games

WGA
FIU
11/26 @TOL 5:00pm
01/05 @AUB 8:00pm
 11/26 CLEV 7:30pm
11/29 @UCLA 7:30pm
12/03 FM 7:00pm
12/06 @BUFF 3:00pm
12/12 @MIA 7:30pm
Complete Schedule: Florida International