TROY, Ala. (AP) -- DeJuan Wright notched a double-double, scoring
18 points and pulling down 13 boards, to lead Florida
International over Troy 63-50 Thursday night.



Jeremy Allen added 11 points and Cameron Bell 10 for the Golden
Panthers (6-15, 3-6 Sun Belt Conference), who snapped a two-game
slide with solid free-throw shooting. Bell led the way with a
6-for-6 showing at the stripe.



FIU was 18 of 24 from the foul line overall (75 percent)
compared to just 4 of 12 (33.3 percent) by the Trojans.



The Golden Panthers held just a 28-25 advantage at intermission
but pulled away in the second half, outscoring Troy 35-25 to
seal the victory.



FIU outrebounded Troy 39-35 and forced 12 Trojans turnovers.



Alan Jones scored 13 points to pace the Trojans (7-14, 2-8), who
have lost three consecutive games and five of six.



Phil Taylor, who scored nine points for FIU, had a game-high six
assists.