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FMU player
Charles Bethel Jr.
91
Winner Ave Maria AMU 17-9, 9-4
90
Florida Memorial FMU 13-8, 9-5
Winner
Ave Maria AMU
17-9, 9-4
91
Final
90
Florida Memorial FMU
13-8, 9-5
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Ave Maria AMU 50 41 91
Florida Memorial FMU 40 50 90

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | J.T. Wilcox, Sports Information Director

King’s Career Night Not Enough, Lions MBB Fall To Ave Maria Thursday

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – Junior Anfernee King scored a career-high 27 points – including a three-pointer at the final buzzer – but it wasn't enough for Florida Memorial University to rally back on visiting Ave Maria University as it fell 91-90 Thursday night in the FMU Wellness Center.
 
How It Happened
  • FMU trailed 89-84 with nine seconds left to play.
  • Lions guard Eric Hester knocked down a three-pointer to cut it to two with six seconds left.
  • Florida Memorial intentionally fouled AMU's Daryl Lewis, who knocked down a pair of free throws to put Ave Maria up 91-87.
  • King raced down court and sank a deep pull-up three-pointer with 0.4 second left on the clock to make it 91-90.
  • The Gyrenes inbounded the ball, and the time ran out before FMU could take another foul.
  • After trailing by as many as 14 in the second half, FMU began chipping away at Ave Maria's lead.
  • Over an 11-minute span, the Lions turned that double-digit deficit into a tight 2-point (81-83) game.
  • Ave Maria went 2-for-3 from the field and 4-for-4 from the free throw line over the final 1:07 of the game.
 
Inside The Box Score
  • King shot 11-of-23 from the field and 5-for-12 from three-point range to manufacture his team-high point total.
  • Lions senior Brent Holcombe finished with 21 points and a team-high 9 rebounds.
  • Hester and senior guard Corey Benton had 15 and 10 points respectively.
  • Six of the seven Ave Maria players that logged minutes Thursday made at least one three-pointer – led by Eric Klekas' 4-of-8 clip from deep.
  • AMU's Lewis tied with King for the game-high point total with 27 points.
  • Florida Memorial had the same number of assists (14) as it did turnovers (14).
  • The Lion shot just seven free throws Thursday – making five.
 
Analysis & Notes
  • King's set new career-highs for points, field goals made and attempted, and three-pointers made and attempted.
  • FMU's five free throws made and seven free throws attempted were both season lows.
  • The Lions honored its seven senior student-athletes in a pregame ceremony, gifting the players framed varsity letters and flowers for their family members in attendance.
  • With the loss, Florida Memorial fell to fourth in the Sun Conference standings – now a half-game behind Ave Maria – and succumbed to a regular season sweep by AMU.
  • FMU's record falls to 13-8 overall and 9-5 in the Sun Conference.
  • The Gyrenes improve to 17-9 overall and 9-4 in the Sun Conference.
 
Up Next
Florida Memorial will have a couple of days to regroup before it travels to Lakeland, Florida to face TSC No. 1 seed Southeastern University on Saturday, Feb. 12.
 
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