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Recap - Florida International Defeats Ave Maria 104-84

Florida International cruised to victory on Friday, running Ave Maria out of the gym and running up a 104-84 score at FIU Arena.

Trejon Jacob had 21 points for Florida International and Brian Beard Jr. chipped in with 18 points. Brian Beard Jr. had 6 assists for them, while Marcus Burwell was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 6 boards.

Ave Maria got 16 points from Romello Bates in a losing cause and another 14 points from Jovan Grujicic. Romello Bates contributed 8 assists for them, while Romello Bates had 9 rebounds.

Florida International was winning at the break before taking care of business in the second half.

Ave Maria had a 43-30 advantage in the rebounding department as they won the battle in the paint.