SAN ANTONIO, Texas (January 10, 2018) - The FIU men's basketball team heads out on the road for the first time during Conference USA play, beginning its two-game road trip at UTSA on Jan. 11. Tipoff is slated for 8 p.m. ET at the UTSA Convocation Center, with the game being broadcast on CUSA.tv with Andy Everett and Tim Carter calling the action. The Panthers look to snap their two-game losing streak, along with ending their two-game skid against the Roadrunners. FIU has dropped five of its last seven games. This weekend's road trip to the Lone Star State is the first of two over the next three weeks for the Panthers. FIU will play four of the next six games in Texas.
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Trejon Jacob led FIU in scoring in FIU's 75-64 loss to UAB on Jan. 6.
Brian Beard, Jr. added 16 points in the setback while
Kasper Christiansen chipped in with a career-high 11 points.
Jacob leads five players in double figures in the scoring column for FIU, averaging 16.5 points per game, while Beard, Jr. (15.2 ppg) and
Eric Lockett (13.9 ppg) are second and third.
Willy Nunez, Jr. and
Josh Stamps round out the double-digit scorers with a 12.7 and 12.0 point-per-game averages, respectively.
FIU PANTHERS
Record: 7-9 overall, 1-2 C-USA
Last Game: L, 75-64 vs. UAB, January 6, 2018
Head Coach: Anthony Evans
Alma Mater: St. Thomas Aquinas, 1994
Career Record: 157-179/11th season
Record at FIU: 58-85/Fifth season
Top Players: Trejon Jacob (16.5 ppg, 4.3 rpg) |
Brian Beard, Jr. (15.2 ppg, 4.9 apg, 3.5 spg)
UTSA ROADRUNNERS
Record: 9-8 overall, 2-2 C-USA
Last Game: L, 93-83 at Southern Miss, January 6, 2018
Head Coach: Steve Henson
Alma Mater: Kansas State, 1990
Career Record: 23-27/Second season
Record at school: Same
Top Players: Jhivvan Jackson (18.2 ppg, 2.9 rpg) | Keaton Wallace (13.1 ppg, 2.6 rpg)
GAMEDAY INFORMATION
TV/Video: CUSA.tv
Andy Everett (Play-by-play)
Tim Carter (Color commentary)
Radio/Audio: FIUSports.com
Live Stats: FIUSports.com
Series: Series tied, 4-4
Twitter: @FIUHoops
Tickets: For ticket information, call the UTSA athletic ticket office at (210) 458-UTSA (8872) or log onto GoUTSA.com
SCOUTING UTSA
- UTSA comes into Thursday's game with a 9-8 record and a 2-2 record in Conference USA, following its 93-83 loss to Southern Miss on Jan. 6 in Hattiesburg ... The loss is the third in the last five games for the Roadrunners.
- Jhivvan Jackson leads three players in double figures in the scoring column, averaging 18.2 points-per-game ... Keaton Wallace and Nick Allen are also netting double-digits, averaging 13.1 and 10.1 points-per-outing, respectively ... Bryon Frohnen leads the team on the glass, grabbing 7.5 rebounds-per-contest.
THE SERIES AGAINST THE ROADRUNNERS
- FIU and UTSA have met just eight times all-time, with the series tied at 4-4 ... The Panthers are 1-3 in the all-time series at home, however FIU won two of the three games played in San Antonio ... FIU is 1-0 in neutral site games ... The Roadrunners swept the season series last year, 2-0.
SCOUTING UTEP
- UTEP comes into this week's game with a 6-10 record and a 1-3 mark in Conference USA, following a 97-88 loss to Louisiana Tech in Ruston, Louisiana on Jan. 6 ... The Miners have dropped four of their last five games, after winning four-straight ... UTEP began the season 1-6.
- Keith Frazier leads three players in double figures, averaging 14.5 points-per-game ... Omega Harris and Matt Willms are each netting 12.1 and 11.0 points-per-outing, respectively ... Frazier is also pacing the Miners on the boards, grabbing 6.2 rebounds-per-game.
THE SERIES AGAINST THE MINERS
- UTEP comes into Saturday's game with FIU, holding a commanding 9-1 series lead, dating back to the 1998-99 season ... The Panthers are 0-4 at home, 1-3 in El Paso, and 0-2 in neutral site games with those contests taking place in the Conference USA Tournament.
UP NEXT FOR FIU
- Following its game at UTSA, FIU will head to west Texas where it will face UTEP on Jan. 13 at 9 p.m. ET … The Panthers will return to the Ocean Bank Convocation Center on Jan. 18, to face Old Dominion (7 p.m., ESPN3) and Charlotte on Jan. 20 (7 p.m.).
For ticket information or to purchase your tickets today, please visit FIUSports.com or call 305-FIU-GAME.
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