Bowling Green 67, FIU 62

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Dee Brown scored 20 points on 8-of-16 shooting and Bowling Green defeated Florida International 67-62 on Monday night. The Falcons (2-3) outscored the Panthers (2-7) 28-16 in the paint. Forward Scott Thomas finished with 10 points. Bowling Green shot 53.3 percent (16 of 30) in the first half to lead 39-26 at halftime. The Falcons finished shooting 48 percent from the field (24 of 50) against a Panthers' team which was allowing opponents to shoot 52 percent heading into Monday. Otis Polk had 11 rebounds for the Falcons, who outrebounded Florida International 39-28. Antoine Watson, Phil Gary and Marvin Roberts scored 13 points each for the Panthers. Bowling Green snapped a three-game losing streak, while handing the Panthers their fourth straight loss.