GAME SEVEN: FIU vs. BINGHAMTON
Sunday, November 27, 2016 | 7 p.m.
Lime Court at FIU Arena | Miami, Fla. | PantherVision (CUSA TV)
 
FIU PANTHERS
Record: 2-4, 0-0 C-USA
Last Game: W, 89-72 vs. Ave Maria, November 23, 2016
Head Coach: Anthony Evans
Alma Mater: St. Thomas Aquinas, 1994 
Career Record: 145-150/10th season
Record at FIU: 46-56/Fourth season
Top Players: Donte McGill (18.0 ppg, 46.9% FG), Michael Kessens (13.8 ppg, 10.4 rpg)     
 
BINGHAMTON BEARCATS
Record: 4-3, 0-0 America East
Last Game: W, 72-64 vs. Long Beach St., November 24, 2016
Head Coach: Tommy Dempsey
Alma Mater: Susquehanna, 1997
Career Record: 235-217/15th season
Record at school: 28-100/Fifth season
Top Players: J.C. Snow (14.9 ppg, 4.4 rpg), Bobby Ahearn (10.0 ppg, 61.4% FG)
 
GAMEDAY INFORMATION
TV/Video: PantherVision (CUSA TV)
Josh Appel (Play-by-play), Pete Pelegrin (Color analyst)
Radio/Audio: FIU Sports Radio Network
Live Stats: FIUSports.com
Series: First meeting
Twitter: @FIUHoops
Tickets: Call 305-FIU-GAME (348-4263); Single game reserved tickets are $10; season tickets for as low as $50. Group ticket options can be purchased for as low as $5.
 
QUICK HITS
- FIU closes out its short two-game homestand on Nov. 26 when it welcomes Binghamton to Lime Court at FIU Arena for a 7 p.m. start ... The game will be broadcast live on PantherVision, by visiting FIUSports.com, and C-USA TV ... Josh Appel will call the action with Pete Pelegrin providing the color commentary ... The current home stretch precedes three-straight on the road with stops at Elon (Nov. 30, 7 p.m.), South Carolina (Dec. 4, 2 p.m.) and Florida Gulf Coast (Dec. 11, 8:15 p.m.).
 
- Wednesday's game is the third-of-three home games that FIU will play on Lime Court at FIU Arena in its first 10 games of the 2016-17 season ... Prior to last Wednesday's Ave Maria game, the Panthers came off four-consecutive road or neutral games, their longest such stretch of the season.
 
- The Panthers are coming off an 89-72 win over Ave Maria on Nov. 23, snapping a four-game losing streak ... Donte McGill led four players in double figures for FIU with 23 points in the win ... Elmo Stephen poured in a career-high 20 points while Richard Bivens scored a career-best 13 points ... Anthony Boswell added 10 points ... Eric Nottage and Stephen led the way on the boards, grabbing seven rebounds each ... Entering the game against the Gyrenes, on Wednesday, FIU had dropped the previous three games in the Red Diamond Roundball Classic by a combined total of 13 points, including back-to-back overtime losses to start the Classic against South Alabama (69-64) and Jacksonville (78-75) ... The Panthers closed out the Classic with a tough 78-73 loss to Youngstown State on Nov. 20.
 
- McGill leads the team in scoring through six games this season, averaging 18 points-per-contest ... Kessens is averaging a double-double netting 13.8 points-per-game, good enough for second on the team, and a team-high 10.4 rebounds-per-outing ... Nottage rounds out the double-digit scorers netting 10.8 points-per-game.
 
FOR TICKET INFO ...
- Single game reserved tickets are $10 ... Season tickets can be purchased for as low as $50 and group ticket options for as low as $5 ... For ticket questions or to purchase tickets, please visit FIUSports.com or call 305-FIU-GAME.
 
UP NEXT FOR FIU
- Following Sunday's game against Binghamton, the Panthers will hit the road for three-straight, including a two-game road trip to Elon on Nov. 30 (7 p.m.) and at South Carolina on Dec. 4 (2 p.m.), before ending the three-game stretch at Florida Gulf Coast on Dec. 11 (8:15 p.m.).
 
- The Panthers will not return home until it begins a season-long five-game homestand on Lime Court at FIU Arena, starting on Dec. 15 against Georgia Southern (7 p.m.) ... FIU will also face Northern Illinois on Dec. 17 (7 p.m.), North Florida on Dec. 21 (7 p.m.), and begin Conference USA play against Marshall on Dec. 31 (1 p.m.) and Western Kentucky on Jan. 2 (7 p.m.).
 
SCOUTING THE BEARCATS
- Binghamton comes into Sunday's game with a 4-3 record following a 72-64 win over Long Beach State on Thanksgiving Day in Fort Myers ... Dusan Perovic and J.C. Snow led the way for the Bearcats with 21 points apiece while Yosef Yacob added 15 points in the win ... Bobby Ahearn and Perovic each grabbed eight rebounds.
 
- On the year, Binghamton has been led by Snow, averaging 14.9 points-per-game and 4.4 rebounds-per-outing ... Bobby Ahearn is the Bearcats' only other double-figure scorer, netting 10 points-per-outing ... Perovic is grabbing a team-high 4.9 rebounds-per-outing.
 
- Sunday marks the end of a daunting stretch for the Bearcats to start the season ... Binghamton will have played six of its first eight games of the season on the road ... In addition, BU is in the midst of a five-game road stretch, and a four-game in six-day span in the state of Florida ... The Bearcats faced Ave Maria on Nov. 22 (W, 95-77), Florida Gulf Coast on Nov. 23 (L, 69-53) and Long Beach State on Thanksgiving Day (W, 72-64) ... The FGCU and Long Beach games were part of the Battle 4 Atlantis Mainland bracket.
 
THE SERIES VS. BINGHAMTON
- Last season's game with FIU and Binghamton marked the first meeting all-time between the two schools, with the Panthers handing the Bearcats a 66-49 loss.