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MIAMI (Nov. 14, 2013) - Four players reached double figures in scoring as the FIU men's basketball team (3-2) defeated Florida College, 85-39. The win was the first for Head Coach Anthony Evans on Lime Court at U.S. Century Bank Arena and improves the Panthers record to 26-7 in home-openers all-time.

Redshirt senior Rakeem Buckles' 16 points extended his streak to five-straight double-digit scoring games with FIU. Senior Tymell Murphy went 5-of-10 for 10 points and 13 rebounds for his 11th career double-double. Sophomore Jerome Frink posted 12 points, while junior Marco Porcher Jimenez tallied 12, a season-high.

The Panthers went on a 10-0 run to begin the team's inaugural game on the newly renovated Lime Court at U.S. Century Bank. Florida College cut the deficit to 18-14, before Dennis Mavin drained a shot from three point land, which extended FIU's streak to 150-straight games with a successful three-point shot made. The Panthers led by as many as 14, 34-20, in the first half, when Porcher Jimenez hit one from beyond the arc.

FIU entered halftime with a 10-point, 34-24, lead, and shot 16-of-36 for the half. They out-rebounded the Falcons, 29-19, on the boards in the first 20 minutes.

Redshirt senior Raymond Taylor scored the Panthers first points of the second half with his seventh 3-pointer of the season. FIU went on a 22-12 run to start the second, which gave the  Panthers a 20-point, 56-36, lead, followed by a Falcons time-out with at the 11:25 mark. Out of the timeout, Porcher Jimenenz stole a Falcons east-to-west pass and dished it off to freshman Jason Boswell. Boswell found Porcher Jimenez in the corner for three.

FIU shot 55.7 percent for the game, going 39-for-70, and tallied 51 points in the second half alone. Defensively, the team only relinquished 15 points in the final 20 minutes, which is team-best through five games and never trailed once in 40 minutes of action.

Sixty-eight percent of FIU's points came from in the paint, while the bench posted 30 points, the highest total since Dec. 22, 2012 versus Texas Southern (32 points). Off the fast break, FIU notched 20 for the night. The team's largest lead came with 38 seconds to go, as the Panthers were ahead by 48 points.

FIU returns to action on Saturday, hosting Texas Southern at 7 p.m. from Lime Court at U.S. Century Bank Arena.

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About FIU Athletics: FIU Athletics is home to more than 400 student-athletes in 18 different sports. Athletic events are played in seven different venues on FIU's campuses (Modesto A. Maidique and Biscayne Bay), including U.S. Century Bank Arena and Alfonso Field at FIU Stadium.

About FIU: Florida International University is recognized as a Carnegie engaged university. Its colleges and schools offer more than 180 bachelor¹s, master¹s and doctoral programs in fields such as engineering, international relations, architecture, law and medicine. As one of South Florida¹s anchor institutions, FIU is Worlds Ahead in its local and global engagement, finding solutions to the most challenging problems of our time. FIU emphasizes research as a major component of its mission. FIU has awarded 200,000 degrees and enrolls 50,000 students in two campuses and three centers including FIU Downtown on Brickell and the Miami Beach Urban Studios. FIU is a member of Conference USA and has 400 student-athletes participating in 18 sports. For more information about FIU, visit http://www.fiu.edu/