MIAMI – FIU returns home on Tuesday, Nov. 13, to close out its three-game season-opening homestand when it welcomes Milwaukee to the Ocean Bank Convocation Center. Tipoff is slated for 7 p.m. The meeting with Milwaukee is the third of just four games that the Panthers will play at home over their first nine contests. Ave Maria is the fourth game during that stretch, visiting Miami on Nov. 23.
GAME THREE: FIU vs. MILWAUKEE
Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018 | 7 p.m. | Ocean Bank Convocation Center | Miami, Fla. | PantherVision (CUSA TV)
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FIU PANTHERS | 2-0
Last Game: Nov. 10 vs. Johnson & Wales, W, 117-47
Next Game: Nov. 16 at Fordham, 6 p.m.
Head Coach: Jeremy Ballard
Alma Mater: Colgate, 2003
Career Record: 2-0 (First season)
at FIU: Same
MILWAUKEE PANTHERS | 0-2
Last Game: Nov. 10 vs. North Dakota, L, 63-60
Next Game: Nov. 16 at Cincinnati, 7 p.m.
Head Coach: Pat Baldwin
Alma Mater: Northwestern, 1994
Career Record: 16-17 (Second season)
at Milwaukee: Same
GAMEDAY INFORMATION
TV/Video: CUSA TV/FIUSports.com
A.J. Ricketts (Play-by-play)
Audio: None
Live Stats: FIUSports.com
Series: Milwaukee leads series 4-0
Twitter Updates: @FIUHoops
Tickets: 305-FIU-GAME (348-4263)
QUICK HITS
- FIU returns home on Nov. 13, to close out its three-game season-opening homestand when it welcomes Milwaukee to the Ocean Bank Convocation Center ... Tipoff is slated for 7 p.m. … The meeting with the Panthers is the third of just four games that the Panthers will play at home over their first nine contests ... Ave Maria is the fourth game during that stretch, visiting Miami on Nov. 23.
- FIU comes into the contest against Milwaukee following a 117-47 rout of Johnson & Wales on Nov. 10 ... It was the Panthers' second-straight 100-point outing this season ... Prior to this season, the last time that an FIU team reached the 100-point mark in regulation was on Feb. 26, 1998, pouring in 101 points against Centenary in a 101-74 win in the TAAC Tournament.
- FIU boasts a seven-game home winning streak, dating back to their 67-64 win against Rice on Feb. 24, 2018.
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Jeremy Ballard begins his first season as a collegiate head coach after serving 14 years as an assistant coach, including four out of the last six years at VCU.
LAST TIME OUT
- FIU comes into the contest against Milwaukee following a 117-47 rout of Johnson & Wales on Nov. 10 ... It was the Panthers' second-straight 100-point outing this season ... Prior to this season, the last time that an FIU team reached the 100-point mark in regulation was on Feb. 26, 1998, pouring in 101 points against Centenary in a 101-74 win in the TAAC Tournament.
- FIU got a game-high 20 points from
Devon Andrews and a career-high tying 19 points from
Willy Nunez, Jr. ... In addition to Andrews and Nunez, Jr., five other Panthers netted double figures on the night ...
Brian Beard, Jr. had 14 points,
Isaiah Banks and
Antonio Daye, Jr. each had 12 points, and
Osasumwen Osaghae recorded his first double-double with a career-high tying 10-point and career-high 12-rebound effort ...
Marcus Burwell also chipped in with 10 points.
SCOUTING MILWAUKEE
- Milwaukee comes into Tuesday's meeting with FIU with a 0-2 record following its 63-60 loss to North Dakota on Nov. 10 ... Darius Roy led four players in double figures with a game-high 18 points, while DeAndre Abram had 12 points and a game-high 12 rebounds.
- Roy leads the Panthers in scoring, averaging 16.5 points-per-game, while Abram is the only other player averaging double figures in the scoring column at 10.5 points-per-game ... Abram is also tops on the team in rebounding, grabbing 10.0 per-contest.
THE SERIES AGAINST THE PANTHERS
- Milwaukee holds a 4-0 series lead against the Panthers dating back to the 1989-90 season ... Tuesday's game marks just the second game between the two schools in Miami.
- FIU and Milwaukee met last season during the second day of the Black & Gold Shootout, with Milwaukee handing the Panthers a 66-51 loss ...
Eric Lockett led FIU with 23 points while
Brian Beard, Jr. and
Trejon Jacob chipped in with 13 and 11 points, respectively.
UP NEXT FOR FIU
- Following Tuesday night's game against Milwaukee, FIU will head out on its first road trip of the season when it travels to the Big Apple to take part in the Johnny Bach Classic at Fordham University in the Bronx, New York, Nov. 16-18.
- FIU opens the three-day event against the host Rams on Nov. 16, at 6 p.m. ... The Panthers will also face Columbia on Nov. 17, at 6 p.m. and Youngstown State on Nov. 18, at 12 p.m. ... FIU returns home on Nov. 23 when it takes on Ave Maria at 5 p.m.
- The Panthers return home on Nov. 23, when they play host to Ave Maria at 7 p.m.
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