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Florida International-UAB

Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2014 8:02 am
by BYUfan1
Rakeem Buckles scored 21 points and collected 11 rebounds to rally the Florida International Panthers from a 32-27 halftime deficit to defeat the UAB Blazers 78-73. Along with obtaining his 10th double-double of the season, Buckles blocked five shots and had three steals. The Panthers shot 49.1% from the field (27-55) and made half of their 14 attempts from long distance. To assist Buckles, Tymell Murphy scored 16 points on 6-of-9 shooting from the floor. UAB entered the game as the leading rebounding team in Division but was outrebounded 36-34 by Florida International. Chad Frazier led the way for the Blazers with 23 points. Florida International improves to 12-11 and 4-4 in conference play while UAB falls to 14-8 and 3-5 in Conference USA.