GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands – Justin Wright secured the win for the LMU men's basketball after hitting the game-winning shot with 3.6 seconds remaining. The Lions earned the final stop on the defensive end to take the game, 61-60.
 
Alex Merkviladze opened the game with a driving reverse layup And-1 to put the Lions up 3-0.

FIU then went on a 10-2 run double up the Lions, 10-5, before the Lions responded with a 23-6 run over the next 7:10 to give LMU a 12-point advantage. Seven different players scored during that stretch, as LMU's defense held the Panthers to 0-for-6 shooting from three. That run began with nine unanswered points as Aaron McBride corralled two offensive rebounds that led to back-to-back threes from Justice Hill and Dominick Harris.
 
The Lions closed the half up 11, 41-30, after outrebounding FIU 21-9 over the first 20 minutes.
 
The Panthers used a 14-2 run to take their first lead of the game with 5:31 to play in the game. The game featured six second-half lead changes, with Wright giving LMU the go-ahead points each time.

All nine players to check-in for LMU scored, led by Wright's 15 points.

Defensively, LMU held the Panthers to 18.8 percent shooting from three at 3-for-16.
 
The Lions shot a season-best 86.4 percent (19-for-22) from the free-throw line, led by a perfect 7-for-7 from Thiemann.
 
Wright grabbed a game-high eight rebounds, and followed by a career-high five boards from Aaron McBride. The freshman corralled four of his five boards on the offensive glass.
 
LMU returns back to Los Angeles to host UTEP on Saturday for a 4:00 PM game in Gersten Pavilion.
 
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