GAME 22: FIU vs. OLD DOMINION
Thursday, February 2, 2017 | 7 p.m. | ESPN3
Ted Constant Convocation Center | Norfolk, Va.

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FIU PANTHERS
Record: 5-16, 1-7 C-USA
Last Game: L, 83-65 vs. Florida Atlantic, January 26, 2017
Head Coach: Anthony Evans
Alma Mater: St. Thomas Aquinas, 1994 
Career Record: 148-162/10th season
Record at FIU: 49-68/Fourth season
Top Players: Donte McGill (19.0 ppg, 44.1% FG), Michael Kessens (13.8 ppg, 9.4 rpg)       
 
OLD DOMINION MONARCHS
Record: 13-8, 6-3 C-USA
Last Game: W, 73-67 at North Texas, January 28, 2017
Head Coach: Jeff Jones
Alma Mater: Virginia, 1982
Career Record: 440-334/25th season
Record at school: 83-47/Fourth season
Top Players: Ahmad Caver (13.0 ppg, 3.8 apg), Zoran Talley (12.9 ppg, 4.0 rpg)
 
GAMEDAY INFORMATION
TV/Video: CUSA-TV
Ted Alexander (Play-by-Play)
Dave Twardzik (Color Commentary)       
Radio/Audio: espnradio941.com
Live Stats: FIUSports.com
Series: ODU leads, 3-0
Twitter: @FIUHoops
Tickets: For ticket information, contact the Old Dominion athletic ticket office at (757) 683-6963
 
QUICK HITS
- The FIU men's basketball team hits the road for back-to-back games beginning with a trip to Old Dominion for a matchup in Norfolk, Virginia on Feb. 2 ... Tipoff at the Ted Constant Convocation Center is slated for 7 p.m. ... Fans can catch the game live on CUSA-TV by visiting FIUSports.com ... Thursday's game is the first game of the Panthers' two-game road trip ... FIU will close out the swing trip at Charlotte on Feb. 4 (7 p.m.).
 
- The Panthers are coming off an 83-65 loss to Florida Atlantic on Jan. 26 in Miami ... Donte McGill led four players in double figures in the scoring column with 15 points while Michael Kessens added 14 points in the loss ... Elmo Stephen and Eric Nottage chipped in with 12 and 11 points, respectively ... Kessens also grabbed a team-high nine rebounds on the night.
 
- Donte McGill leads the team in scoring through 21 games, averaging 19.0 points-per-contest ... Michael Kessens is averaging 13.8 points-per-game, good enough for second on the team, and a team-high 9.4 rebounds-per-outing ... His rebounding average is tops in Conference USA and 40th in NCAA Division I (through Jan. 30) ... Eric Nottage  is netting 11.3 points-per-game.
 
- Anthony Evans is in his fourth season as head coach of the Panthers, and his 10th season overall ... FIU's game against Georgia Southern on Dec. 15 was Evans' 300th of his head coaching career.
 
UP NEXT FOR FIU
- Following Thursday's game at ODU, the Panthers head to the "Tar Heel State" where they will battle Charlotte on Feb. 4 at 7 p.m. ... FIU will return home on Feb. 9 to take on Rice (7 p.m.) and North Texas on Feb. 11 (7 p.m.).
 
SCOUTING OLD DOMINION
- ODU comes into its matchup with FIU with a 13-8 record and a 6-3 mark in Conference USA, following a 73-67 win over North Texas on Jan. 28 in Denton ... Ahmad Carver and Zoran Talley each poured in 18 points in the win, while Trey Porter and B.J. Stith added 10 points apiece ... Talley also grabbed a team-high six rebounds.
 
- The Monarchs have won their last two games and eight of their last 11.
 
- Ahmad Caver leads ODU in scoring, averaging 13.0 points-per-game on the season, while Zoran Talley is a close second, netting 12.9 points-per-outing ... Brandon Stith is third on the team in scoring, averaging 10.4 points-per-game, and leads the team on the glass, grabbing 8.0 rebounds-per-contest ... Stith's brother, B.J., is fourth on the team in scoring, netting 9.8 points-per-game.
 
THE SERIES AGAINST THE MONARCHS
- Old Dominion holds a 3-0 series lead in all-time meetings with FIU ... The schools have met only one time in Norfolk, with the Monarchs handing the Panthers a 71-56 defeat on Jan. 29, 2016.
 
LAST TIME OUT AGAINST OLD DOMINION
- Old Dominion handed FIU a 64-60 loss in its last meeting on Jan. 30, 2016 in Miami ... The setback was the Panthers' second-straight.
 
- Adrian Diaz led the way for FIU with 21 points on 8-of-11 (72.7 percent) shooting from the field and 5-of-7 (71.4 percent) from the free throw line ... Daviyon Draper also chipped in with 19 points and a team-high eight rebounds.
 
- FIU was outrebounded, 43-29, including 20-8 on the offensive boards ... The 20 offensive rebounds for the Monarchs led to a 22-10 advantage for ODU in second chance points ... In addition, the Monarchs' bench outscored the Panthers' reserves, 20-7.
 
LAST TIME OUT FOR THE PANTHERS
- The Panthers are coming off an 83-65 loss to Florida Atlantic on Jan. 26 in Miami ... Donte McGill led four players in double figures in the scoring column with 15 points while Michael Kessens added 14 points in the loss ... Elmo Stephen and Eric Nottage chipped in with 12 and 11 points, respectively ... Kessens also grabbed a team-high nine rebounds on the night.