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	FIU Golden Panthers (2-3)

Florida International defeats NC Central 83-73

MIAMI (AP) Marvin Roberts finished with 21 points and 10 rebounds to lead Florida International to an 83-73 win over North Carolina Central on Friday night.

Phil Gary added 18 points and six assists for the Golden Panthers (2-3), while Antoine Watson contributed 14 points and six assists.

FIU used a 6-0 run late in the first half to break a 30-all tie, and went into halftime with a 36-30 lead after a jumper by Gary with 2 seconds remaining. (MORE)

Golden Panthers Headlines

Final	1	2	T
NCCent	30	43	73
FIU	36	47	83

Boxscore | Recap

Leaders	NCCent	FIU
Points	V. Davis 23	M. Roberts 21
Rebounds	V. Davis 9	M. Roberts 10
Assists	2 tied with 4	2 tied with 6

Sun Belt
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
East
Troy	0-0	2-1
Florida Atlantic	0-0	2-1
South Alabama	0-0	3-2
Middle Tennessee	0-0	2-2
Western Kentucky	0-0	1-1
FIU	0-0	2-3
West
North Texas	0-0	2-1
Arkansas State	0-0	2-1
New Orleans	0-0	2-1
Denver	0-0	2-1
Louisiana-Monroe	0-0	2-2
Louisiana-Lafayette	0-0	1-1
Arkansas-Little Rock	0-0	1-2
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Leaders
Points:	M. Roberts	18.4
Rebounds:	M. Roberts	7.8
Assists:	A. Watson	3.6
FG%:	M. Bright	53.8%
FT%:	S. Weaver	94.1%
Steals:	P. Gary	2.2
Blocks:	J. Otero	1.0

Offense (Rank)
Points:	72.4 (159)
Rebounds:	12.8 (142)
Assists:	12.6 (211)
FG%:	39.0% (285)
FT%:	73.5% (71)
3P%:	21.7% (331)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	84.6 (333)
Rebounds:	23.6 (205)
Assists:	19.4 (338)
FG%:	49.8% (317)
FT%:	73.5% (288)
3P%:	34.8% (206)

Next 5
Date	Opp.	Record (RPI)
11/22	vs. JMU	0-2 (316)
11/23	vs. Murray	2-1 (231)
11/28	@ EastKy	1-1 (88)
11/30	@ BGSU	1-2 (290)
12/3	@ FlaA&M	0-3 (328)

Last 10
Date	Opp.	Final
11/20	vs. NCCent	W 83-73
11/17	vs. FloMem	W 88-82
11/15	@ Tulsa	L 49-81
11/13	@ Monm	L 70-99
11/9	@ UNC	L 72-88

AP Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Kansas	3-0
2	Michigan State	3-0
3	Texas	2-0
4	Kentucky	4-0
5	Villanova	4-0
6	North Carolina	4-1
7	Purdue	2-0
8	West Virginia	1-0
9	Duke	4-0
10	Tennessee	3-0
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Coaches Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Kansas	3-0
2	Michigan State	3-0
3	Texas	2-0
4	North Carolina	4-1
5	Kentucky	4-0
6	Villanova	4-0
7	Purdue	2-0
8	Duke	4-0
9	West Virginia	1-0
10	Butler	3-0
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