GAME 27: FIU at NORTH TEXAS
Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016 | 8 p.m. (ET)
UNT Coliseum | Denton, Texas
 
FIU PANTHERS
Record: 12-14, 6-7 C-USA
Last Game: W, 79-65 vs. UTSA, February 13, 2016
Head Coach: Anthony Evans
Alma Mater: St. Thomas Aquinas, 1994 
Career Record: 142-141/ninth season
Record at FIU: 43-47/third season
 
NORTH TEXAS MEAN GREEN
Record: 9-16, 4-8 C-USA
Last Game: L, 103-79 at Charlotte, February 13, 2016
Head Coach: Tony Benford
Alma Mater: Texas Tech, 1992
Career Record: 51-69/Fourth season
Record at school: Same
 
GAMEDAY INFORMATION
TV/Video: MeanGreenSports.com
Radio/Audio: None
Live Stats: MeanGreenSports.com
Series: UNT leads series, 14-4
Twitter: @FIUHoops
Tickets: For ticket information for the FIU at North Texas game, contact the North Texas athletics ticket office at 940-565-2527.
 
QUICK HITS
- FIU travels back to the Lone Star State for the second time this season to battle North Texas on Feb. 18 (8 p.m. ET) and Rice on Feb. 20 (2 p.m. ET, ASN) ... The Texas swing trip will mark the first two games of three-straight on the road for the Panthers ... FIU will close out the three-game stretch at FAU on Feb. 27 at 2 p.m. (ASN).
 
- On Saturday, the Panthers' snapped their five-game losing streak which equaled their longest skid of the year ... FIU also dropped five-straight from Nov. 30 through Dec. 19 ... Despite its losing streak, FIU is 8-7 in its last 15 games.
 
- FIU is coming off a 79-65 win over UTSA on Feb. 13 ... Donte McGill scored a team-high 20 points, while Daviyon Draper and Adrian Diaz chipped in with 18 and 17 points, respectively ... Diaz also grabbed a game-high nine rebounds in the win.
 
- FIU is looking for its ninth win in its last 16 games, after starting the season 4-6 ... The Panthers are 12-14 on the year and 6-7 in Conference USA.
 
- McGill leads the team in scoring, averaging 15.8 points-per-game on the year, while Draper is a close second, netting 15.6 points per outing ... Diaz rounds out the double-digit scorers, averaging 15.5 points-per-contest, and paces the team on the glass, grabbing 7.7 rebounds-per-game ... Draper is also second in rebounding, averaging 7.0 per-game.
 
UP NEXT FOR FIU
- Following its game with North Texas, FIU will head to Houston where it will butt heads with Rice on Feb. 20 (2 p.m. ET) ... That game will be televised live on the American Sports Network.
 
- The Panthers' second swing trip of the season to Texas marks the first two games of a three-straight on the road ... FIU will travel to Florida Atlantic during that stretch to face the Owls on Feb. 27 at 2 p.m. (ASN).
 
- The Panthers will return home on Thursday, March 3, at 7 p.m. when they meet UAB on Lime Court at FIU Arena, before welcoming Middle Tennessee to Miami on Saturday, March 5, at 6 p.m. to close out the regular season.
 
SCOUTING THE MEAN GREEN
- North Texas comes into its game with FIU with a 9-16 record and a 4-8 mark in Conference USA ... The Mean Green are 2-2 in their last four, however are 2-7 in their last nine games.
 
- North Texas is coming off a 103-79 loss at Charlotte on Feb. 13 ... Jeremy Combs scored a game-high 24 points against the 49ers to go along with a game-high nine rebounds ... J-Mychal Reese also netted double digits with 18 points.
 
- Combs leads the team in scoring on the season, averaging 15.6 points-per-game on the year, along with 10.6 rebounds-per-contest ... Reese and Deckie Johnson round out the double-digit scorers, netting 14.8 and 13.5 points-per-game, respectively.
 
THE SERIES AGAINST NORTH TEXAS
- FIU and North Texas have met 28 times previously, prior to Thursday's game, with Mean Green holding a 14-4 lead in the all-time series ... The Panthers have dropped its last three games against North Texas, and six of their last seven.
 
- The Panthers and Mean Green have played three overtime games in the all-times series, all coming in the first four meetings ... North Texas is 2-1 in overtime games against FIU.
 
LAST TIME OUT FOR THE PANTHERS
- FIU snapped its five-game losing streak on Saturday with a 79-65 win over UTSA in Miami ... In addition, the victory also snapped the Panthers' four-game home-losing streak ... FIU's last home win, prior to UTSA, was an 88-74 win over Louisiana Tech on Jan. 14.
 
- Donte McGill scored a team-high 20 points, while Daviyon Draper and Adrian Diaz chipped in with 18 and 17 points, respectively ... Diaz also grabbed a game-high nine rebounds in the win ...
 
- The Panthers shot 57.7 percent (30-of-52) from the field on the night, including a blistering 60 percent (15-of-25) from the floor in the second half.