Recap - Louisiana-Monroe Defeats Florida International 54-50
Recap - Louisiana-Monroe Defeats Florida International 54-50
Fred Brown scored 16 points leading Louisiana-Monroe to a 54-50 victory over Florida International at U.S. Century Bank Arena on Saturday.
Louisiana-Monroe was a 7.5-point underdog in the win, and managed to turn a profit for their supporters.
Charles Winborne had 10 points for Louisiana-Monroe and Steven McClellan chipped in with 10 points. Trent Mackey had 7 assists for them, while Hugh Mingo was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 12 boards.
Florida International got 19 points from Phil Taylor in a losing cause and another 12 points from Dominique Ferguson. Phil Taylor contributed 2 assists for them, while Brandon Moore had 9 rebounds.
First-half bettors who backed Louisiana-Monroe were victorious, as the score was 31-21 at the break.
The rebound battle favored Louisiana-Monroe as they grabbed 40 boards, while Florida International only had 38.
