GAME 22: FIU vs. OLD DOMINION
Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016 | 7 p.m.
Lime Court at FIU Arena | Miami, Fla.
 
FIU PANTHERS
Record: 11-10, 5-3 C-USA
Last Game: L, 72-69 vs. Charlotte, January 28, 2016
Head Coach: Anthony Evans
Alma Mater: St. Thomas Aquinas, 1994 
Career Record: 141-137/ninth season
Record at FIU: 42-43/third season
 
OLD DOMINION MONARCHS
Record: 11-10, 4-4 C-USA
Last Game: W, 78-66 at Florida Atlantic, January 28, 2016
Head Coach: Jeff Jones
Alma Mater: Virginia, 1982
Career Record: 413-323/24th season
Record at school: 56-36/Third season
 
GAMEDAY INFORMATION
TV/Video: PantherVision
Pete Pelegrin (Play-by-play)
Radio/Audio: FIU Sports Radio Network
Pete Pelegrin (Play-by-play)
Live Stats: FIUSports.com           
Series: Old Dominion leads, 2-0
Twitter: @FIUHoops
Tickets: Call 305-FIU-GAME (348-4263). Single game tickets are $10 in advance and $12 on game day.
 
QUICK HITS
- FIU looks to get back on the winning track on Saturday as it closes out its short two-game homestand against Old Dominion ... Tipoff on Lime Court at FIU Arena is scheduled for 7 p.m.
 
- The Panthers are coming off a disappointing 72-69 loss to Charlotte on Thursday, snapping FIU's two-game winning streak ... Daviyon Draper led the way with a game-high 24 points, while Adrian Diaz and Donte McGill chipped in with 17 and 13 points, respectively ... Despite the loss, the Panthers have still won seven of their last 10 games.
 
- FIU is looking for its eighth win in their last 11 games, after starting the season 4-6 ... The Panthers are 11-10 on the year and 5-3, and in fourth place, in Conference USA ... FIU's 5-3 conference slate is its best league start since the 1999-2000 season when FIU started the Sun Belt season 5-3.
 
- McGill leads the team in scoring, averaging 16.8 points-per-game, while Diaz is netting 15.8 points-per-outing ... Draper rounds out the Panthers' double-digit scorers, averaging 15.0 points-per-contest.
 
- McGill is averaging 20.0 points-per-game in his last five outings ... He has also scored 20-or-more points in six of his last 11 games.
 
UP NEXT FOR FIU
- Following its game against Old Dominion, FIU will head back on the road for two crucial Conference USA games against two of C-USA's best teams, beginning with first place UAB on Thursday, Feb. 4 ... Tipoff from Bartow Arena is slated for 7 p.m. (ET) ... The Panthers will then head to the Volunteer state to butt heads with Middle Tennessee on Saturday, Feb. 6 at 7 p.m. (ET).
 
SCOUTING THE MONARCHS
- Old Dominion comes into Saturday's game with an 11-10 record, and a 4-4 record in Conference USA, following its 78-66 win at Florida Atlantic on Thursday night ... The Monarchs have won seven of their last 11 games, however have dropped four of their last six heading into its meeting with FIU ... ODU is 2-5 on the road this season.
 
- Freeman poured in 28 points against the Owls, while Zoran Talley and Brandan Stith added 16 and 14 points, respectively ... Stith also grabbed a game-high 13 rebounds.
 
- Trey Freeman is one of just two Monarch players scoring in double figures for Old Dominion, averaging 20.4 points- per-game, tops in Conference USA ... He is joined in double digits by Aaron Bacote who is netting 14.1 points-per-game ... Brandan Stith leads the team in rebounding, grabbing 8.7 boards to go along with his 8.9 points-per-game.
 
THE SERIES vs. OLD DOMINION
- Old Dominion holds a 2-0 series lead in all-time meetings with FIU ... The schools have met one-time each on each other's home floor.
 
LAST TIME OUT FOR THE PANTHERS
- FIU is coming off a tough 72-69 loss to Charlotte on Thursday night ... The loss snapped the Panthers' two-game winning streak, however was only their third loss in their last 10 games.
 
- Daviyon Draper scored a game-high 24 points - one off his career-high - on 10-of-15 shooting from the field, including 2-of-3 from three-point range and the free throw line ... He also led the team with seven rebounds and four assists to go along with two steals.