GAME 24: FIU at Middle Tennessee
Saturday, Feb. 6, 2016 | 7 p.m. (ET)
Murphy Center | Murfreesboro, Tenn.
 
FIU PANTHERS
Record: 11-12, 5-5 C-USA
Last Game: L, 74-69 at UAB, February 4, 2016
Head Coach: Anthony Evans
Alma Mater: St. Thomas Aquinas, 1994 
Career Record: 141-139/ninth season
Record at FIU: 42-45/third season
 
MIDDLE TENNESSEE BLUE RAIDERS
Record: 16-6, 8-2 C-USA
Last Game: W, 85-73 vs. Florida Atlantic, February 4, 2016
Head Coach: Kermit Davis
Alma Mater: Mississippi State, 1982
Career Record: 405-246/21st season
Record at school: 268-181/14th season
 
GAMEDAY INFORMATION
TV/Video: GoBlueRaiders.com
Chip Walters (Play-by-play)
Kyle Turnham (Color commentary)
Radio/Audio: None
Live Stats: GoBlueRaiders.com 
Series: MT leads series, 2508
Twitter: @FIUHoops
Tickets: For ticket information on the FIU-Middle Tennessee game, call (615) 898-5261
 
QUICK HITS
- FIU will close out its short two-game Conference USA road trip on Saturday, Feb. 6 when it travels to Murfreesboro, Tenn. to face Middle Tennessee at the Murphy Center ... Tip off is slated for 7 p.m. (ET). 
 
- The Panthers look to end their three-game losing streak, their longest skid since dropping five straight from Nov. 30 through Dec. 19 ... Despite its losing streak, FIU is 7-5 in its last 12 games.
 
- The Panthers are coming off a tough 74-69 loss at UAB on Thursday night ... Daviyon Draper led four FIU players in double figures, netting a game-high 16 points, while Adrian Diaz chipped in with 14 points ... Elmo Stephen and Michael Douglas added 12 points apiece in the loss ... Douglas' 12 points marked a career-high ... Draper grabbed a team-high  seven rebounds.
 
- FIU is looking for its eighth win in their last 13 games, after starting the season 4-6 ... The Panthers are 11-12 on the year and 5-5 in Conference USA.
 
- Adrian Diaz leads the team in scoring, averaging 15.9 points-per-game, just ahead of Donte McGill who is netting 15.6 points-per-outing ... Draper rounds out the Panthers' double-digit scorers, averaging 15.2 points-per-contest.
 
UP NEXT FOR FIU
- Following its game with Middle Tennessee, FIU will return home on Thursday, Feb. 11 to face UTEP, before welcoming UTSA to Lime Court at FIU Arena on Feb. 13 ... Both games tip off at 7 p.m.
 
SCOUTING THE BLUE RAIDERS
- Middle Tennessee comes into Saturday's game with a 16-6 record and an 8-2 mark in Conference USA following its 85-73 win over Florida Atlantic on Thursday night ... The Blue Raiders, who are 9-1 at home at the Murphy Center, have won eight of their last nine, and nine of their last 11.
 
- Giddy Potts leads four players in double figures, netting 15.2 points-per-game on the year, followed by Reggie Upshaw and Darnell Harris who are netting 13.3 and

12.9 points-per-game, respectively ... Perrin Buford rounds out the double-digit scorers dropping in 11.3 points-per-game ... Upshaw leads the team on the glass, grabbing 8.7 rebounds-per-contest.
 
THE SERIES AGAINST MIDDLE TENNESSEE
- The Blue Raiders hold a commanding 25-8 lead on FIU in the all-time series ... Middle Tennessee has won 10 of its last 12 game against the Panthers, however FIU has taken two of the last three ... FIU last defeated Middle Tennessee, 59-54, on March 5, 2015 in Miami.
 
LAST TIME OUT FOR THE PANTHERS
- FIU comes into Saturday's game with Middle Tennessee on the heels of a tough 74-69 loss at UAB on Thursday night in Birmingham ... The setback was the Panthers' third-straight, and fourth in their last six games.
 
- Daviyon Draper led four players in double figures, scoring a game-high 16 points and grabbing a team-high seven rebounds ... Adrian Diaz added 14 points, six rebounds, five blocked shots and two steals, and Elmo Stephen and Michael Douglas chipped in with 12 points apiece off the bench ... Douglas' 12 points marked a career-high.
 
- The Panthers finished the game shooting 46.6 percent (27-of-58) from the field, and held a slight 37-36 advantage on the boards ... UAB, however, outrebounded FIU 11-8 on the offensive glass, leading to 14 second-chance points.
 
- FIU trailed by as many as 17 points, 57-40, with 13:06 left in the game, but staged a furious comeback to two, 68-66, with 34 seconds remaining ... The Panthers, however, could not get any closer.