{"id":186777,"date":"2026-03-11T04:40:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T04:40:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/186777\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T04:40:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T04:40:15","slug":"williams-15-lead-missouri-state-past-florida-international-75-72-in-conference-usa-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/186777\/","title":{"rendered":"Williams’ 15 lead Missouri State past Florida International 75-72 in Conference USA Tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"

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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) Kobi Williams had 15 points in Missouri State<\/a>‘s 75-72 victory against Florida International<\/a> on Tuesday night in the first round of the Conference USA Tournament.<\/p>\n

Corey Stephenson missed a 3-pointer for FIU to end it.<\/p>\n

The ninth-seeded Bears (15-17) will move on to face top-seeded Liberty in a Wednesday quarterfinal.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Williams scored seven points in the first half and Missouri State went into halftime trailing 36-31.<\/p>\n

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.<\/p>\n

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