Box Score  TROY, Ala. (Feb. 14, 2013) – The FIU men's basketball team (13-12, 8-8 SBC) suffered a 69-61 loss to the Troy Trojans (11-15, 6-9 SBC) on Thursday night at the Trojan Arena.
 
FIU was led by senior Cameron Bell, who posted 12 points on 4-of-7 shooting. Also scoring in double-figures were freshman Jerome Frink (11 pts.) and junior Tymell Murphy (10 pts.). Bell led the squad in rebounds with five, while Murphy recorded a team-high five assists.
 
For the game, FIU shot 38.7 percent from the floor (24-of-62) and converted 26.7 percent from 3-point range (8-of-30). Troy shot 49.0 percent (25-of-51) from the field and out-rebounded the Panthers, 37-32.
 
FIU entered halftime trialing the Trojans, 29-23, shooting 35.7 percent (10-of-28) from the field and 16.7 percent (2-of-12) from 3-point range. Three Panthers scored a team-high six points in the first stanza (Frink, Murphy and sophomore Juan Ferrales).
 
The Panthers, who trailed by as many as 10 points in the second half, tied the game with 12:03 left in the contest, following a 3-pointer by redshirt sophomore Marco Porcher Jimenez. FIU hit two more treys to take a 48-42 lead with 9:50 on the clock. However, the Trojans erased the Panthers' lead with a layup by Deonata Jethroe with 3:50 left in the game to take a 55-54 advantage. Troy would hold onto its lead to go on for the 69-61 win
 
The loss marked the second-straight for the Panthers and third-consecutive on the road.
 
FIU will next host the WKU Hilltoppers on Saturday, Feb. 16, at U.S. Century Bank Arena. The game will be broadcast on ESPN3 and is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET.
 
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About FIU Athletics: FIU Athletics is home to more than 400 student-athletes in 18 different sports. Athletic events are played in seven different venues on FIU's campuses (Modesto A. Maidique and Biscayne Bay), including U.S. Century Bank Arena and Alfonso Field at FIU Stadium.
 
About FIU: Florida International University is recognized as a Carnegie engaged university. Its colleges and schools offer more than 180 bachelors, masters and doctoral programs in fields such as engineering, international relations, architecture, law and medicine. As one of South Florida's anchor institutions, FIU is worlds ahead in its local and global engagement, finding solutions to the most challenging problems of our time. FIU emphasizes research as a major component of its mission and enrolls 50,000 students in two campuses and three centers including FIU Downtown on Brickell and the Miami Beach Urban Studios. More than 140,000 alumni live and work in South Florida. For more information about FIU, visit http://www.fiu.edu