GAME 16: FIU at MARSHALL
Saturday, Jan. 9, 2016 | 7 p.m.
Cam Henderson Center | Huntington, W.Va.
 
FIU PANTHERS
Record: 8-7, 2-0 C-USA
Last Game: W, 75-72 at WKU, January 7, 2016
Head Coach: Anthony Evans
Alma Mater: St. Thomas Aquinas, 1994 
Career Record: 138-134/ninth season
Record at FIU: 39-40/third season
 
MARSHALL THUNDERING HERD
Record: 6-9, 2-0 C-USA
Last Game: W, 90-67 vs. Florida Atlantic, January 7, 2016
Head Coach: Dan D'Antoni
Alma Mater: Marshall, 1970
Career Record: 17-30/second season
Record at school: Same
 
TV/Video: HerdZone.com | Steve Cotton (Play-by-play) | Woody Woodrum (Color)
Radio/Audio: None
Live Stats: HerdZone.com           
Series: Marshall leads, 3-1
Twitter: @FIUHoops
 
QUICK HITS
- FIU continues its two-game Conference USA road trip when it travels to Huntington, W.Va., to face Marshall on Saturday, Jan. 9 at 7 p.m. ... The Panthers are looking to extend its winning streak to five games ... FIU's current four-game winning streak is its longest since the 2013-14 campaign - Anthony Evans' first season - when it had a 6-0 stretch.
 
- FIU looks to start undefeated in league play for the first time since the 2010-11 season when it began Sun Belt play 3-0.
 
- FIU is coming off a thrilling 75-72 come-from-behind win at WKU on Thursday night ... Daviyon Draper tied his career-high with 21 points, while Donte McGill and Adrian Diaz each added 16 points ... Eric Nottage had 14 points.
 
- Diaz, the reigning Conference USA Co-Player of the Week, and McGill continue to lead FIU in scoring, netting 15.7 and 15.4 points-per-game, respectively ... Diaz also leads in rebounding, grabbing 9.1 per-outing.
 
- McGill continues to be the hottest player on the team, averaging 19.0 points-per-game in his last five outings ... He has scored 20-plus points in three of his last five games. 
 
- Diaz leads Conference USA, and is No. 1 in NCAA Division I (through games of Jan. 7), in blocked shots-per-game, averaging 3.8 rejections-per-outing ... He is also tops in the nation in total blocked shots (54).
 
FOR TICKET INFO
- For ticket information for the FIU-Marshall game, call the Marshall Athletics Ticket Office at 1-800-THE-HERD.
 
- For ticket information on FIU men's basketball games call 305-FIU-GAME (348-4263) ... Single game tickets are $10 in advance and $12 on game day.
 
UP NEXT FOR FIU
- FIU will return home to Lime Court at FIU Arena on Jan. 14 at 7 p.m. to take on Louisiana Tech, and then Southern Miss on Jan. 16 at 7 p.m.
 
SCOUTING THE THUNDERING HERD
- Marshall comes into Saturday's game against FIU with a 6-9 record, and a 2-0 record Conference USA play ... The Thundering Herd are coming off a commanding 90-67 win over Florida Atlantic at home on Thursday night.
 
- Thursday's win against FAU is Marshall's third in the last five games ... The Thundering Herd is 6-3 in its last nine games, after starting the season 0-6.
 
- James Kelly leads five players in double-figures, averaging 17.9 points-per-game, while Ryan Taylor is second on the team in scoring, netting 14.5 points-per-outing ... Kelly also leads the team in rebounding, grabbing 9.7 rebounds-per-game ... Stevie Browning and Austin Loop are dropping in 12.1 and 10.7 points-per-game, respectively ... Jon Elmore rounds out the double-digit scorers netting 10.1 points-per-game.
 
THE SERIES VS. MARSHALL
- Marshall leads the all-time series against FIU, 3-1, however, the series is tied at one-game apiece with both schools as members of Conference USA.
 
LAST TIME OUT FOR THE PANTHERS
- FIU is coming off a thrilling 75-72 come-from-behind win over WKU on Jan. 7 in Bowling Green, Ky. ... Donte McGill hit a three-point shot with 38 seconds left, and Eric Nottage made two free-throws with six seconds remaining, to cap a 13-2 run over the final 3:26.
 
- Daviyon Draper led the way with a career-high-tying 21 points to go along with a team-high six rebounds ... McGill and Diaz added 16 points apiece in the win, while Nottage chipped in with 14 points.
 
- The Panthers shot 50.0 percent (26-of-52) from the field on the night, including 53.6 percent (15-of-28) in the first half ... It was FIU's performance from the free-throw line that was the story, however, as the Panthers shot 94.4 percent (17-of-18) from the charity stripe.