, the FIU women's basketball team pounced on the Abilene Christian Wildcats by a score of 78-61 in the second game of the Women's Basketball Invitational on Saturday night.
The Panthers now advance to the consolation bracket title game on Sunday and will face Manhattan at 2:30 p.m. ET.
Nimmo's 28 points on Saturday night tied her career-high, with the Panther scoring 17 in the first half alone. and joined Nimmo in double-figures with Thomas scoring 14 and Nelson adding 13 more. led all Panthers on the boards with eight rebounds.
FIU took control of Saturday's game with a 20-5 run midway through the second quarter and never looked back as the Panthers ballooned their lead to 24 points on two separate occasions in the second half.