GAME 19: FIU vs. UTSA
Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016 | 8 p.m. (ET)
UTSA Convocation Center | San Antonio, Texas
 
FIU PANTHERS
Record: 9-9, 3-2 C-USA
Last Game: L, 66-60 vs. Southern Miss, January 16, 2016
Head Coach: Anthony Evans
Alma Mater: St. Thomas Aquinas, 1994 
Career Record: 139-136/ninth season
Record at FIU: 40-42/third season
 
UTSA ROADRUNNERS
Record: 4-14, 1-3 C-USA
Last Game: W, 71-67 vs. UTEP, January 16, 2016
Head Coach: Brooks Thompson
Alma Mater: Oklahoma State, 1994
Career Record: 187-179/12th season
Record at school: 132-165/10th season
 
GAMEDAY INFORMATION
TV/Video: GoUTSA.com
Radio/Audio: None
Live Stats: GoUTSA.com              
Series: Series tied, 2-2
Twitter: @FIUHoops
Tickets: For ticket information call the UTSA athletics ticket office at (210) 458-UTSA (8872)         
 
QUICK HITS
- FIU heads to the Lone Star state for the first of two trips, beginning with UTSA on Thursday, Jan. 21, at 8 p.m. (ET) ... The Panthers will then travel to El Paso to face UTEP on Saturday, Jan. 23 at 9:05 p.m. (ET) ... FIU comes into San Antonio looking for its sixth win in the last eight games.
 
- The Panthers are coming off a tough 66-60 loss to Southern Miss on Jan. 16 at home ... Donte McGill and Adrian Diaz each scored a team-high 19 points, while Daviyon Draper added 13 points in the loss ... Diaz and Draper also grabbed a game-high seven rebounds.
 
- McGill has taken over the team lead in scoring, averaging 16.6 points-per-game, while Diaz is netting 15.7 points-per-outing ... Draper rounds out the Panthers' double-digit scorers, averaging 14.5 points-per-contest.
 
- McGill continues to be the hottest player on the team, averaging 21.2 points-per-game in his last five outings ... He has also scored 20-or-more points in five of his last eight games, averaging 20.3 points-per-game during that stretch.
 
- Diaz leads Conference USA, and is No. 2 in NCAA Division I (through games of Jan. 14), in blocked shots-per-game, averaging 3.3 rejections-per-outing ... He also leads in the nation in total blocked shots (60).
 
UP NEXT FOR FIU
- Following its meeting with the Roadrunners, FIU will travel to El Paso to face UTEP on Saturday, Jan. 23 at 9:05 p.m. (ET).
 
- FIU will return to Lime Court at FIU Arena, for two-straight, beginning on Thursday, Jan. 28, when it plays host to Charlotte ... The Panthers will then welcome Old Dominion to Miami on Saturday, Jan. 30 ... Both games will tipoff at 7 p.m.
 
SCOUTING THE ROADRUNNERS
- UTSA comes into its meeting with FIU on the heels of a 71-67 win over UTEP at home on Jan. 16 ... The Roadrunners are currently 4-14 on the year and 2-3 in Conference USA, and have won two of their last four, however have dropped five of their last seven.
 
- Christian Wilson led three UTSA players in double-figures with a game-high 25 points, while also grabbing a team-high nine rebounds ... Lucas O'Brien and J.R. Harris each added 12 and 10 points, respectively in its win over UTEP last Saturday.
 
- Ryan Bowie leads three players in double-figures, for the Roadrunners, averaging 17.2 points-per-game on the year ... He also paces the team on the glass, grabbing 7.4 rebounds-per-outing ... Joining Bowie, scoring double-digits, is Christian Wilson, netting 15.1 points- and J.R. Harris averaging 12.9 points-per-game, respectively.
 
THE SERIES AGAINST UTSA
- FIU and UTSA have met just four times all-time, with the series tied 2-2 ... The Panthers are 0-2 in the all-time series at home, however won their lone game in San Antonio, 80-72, on Feb. 13, 2014.
 
- FIU handed the Roadrunners a heartbreaking loss in its last meeting, defeating UTSA, 57-54, in the first round of the Conference USA Tournament in Birmingham on March 1, 2015 ... The Panthers' Dennis Mavin hit the game-winner on a half court buzzer beater.
 
LAST TIME OUT FOR THE PANTHERS
- FIU dropped its second game in its last three outings with a disappointing 66-60 loss to Southern Miss on Lime Court at FIU Arena on Jan. 16.
 
- Donte McGill and Adrian Diaz each scored 19 points, while Daviyon Draper chipped in with 13 points ... McGill scored 17 of his 19 points in the first half, while Diaz netted 17 of his 19 in the second half ... Diaz and Draper each grabbed a game-high seven rebounds.
 
- After shooting 44.4 percent (12-of-27) in the first half, the Panthers shot just 27.3 percent (6-of-22) in the second stanza, while the Golden Eagles hit a blistering 58.3 percent (14-of-24) of their attempts in the second half ... For the game, FIU shot 36.7 percent (18-of-49) from the field - including 17.6 percent (3-of-17) from behind the arc - and 75.0 percent (21-of-28) from the free-throw line.
 
- FIU recorded single-digit turnovers (7) for the fourth straight game, after posting fewer than 10 just once in the first 14 games (5 vs. Trinity Baptist, Nov. 13).