MIAMI – FIU heads across Alligator Alley for the first game of a two-game road stretch, when the Panthers travel to Ft. Myers to face Florida Gulf Coast on Wednesday, Nov. 28, at 7:30 p.m. The game can be seen live on ESPN+ with David Moulton and Mike Gillian calling the action.

FIU looks to improve to 7-1 to start the season which would mark the best start in school history. The Panthers' current 6-1 record is tied for the best seven-game start joining the 1983-84 squad that also started the year 6-1.  

GAME EIGHT: FIU at FLORIDA GULF COAST
Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018 | 7:30 p.m. | Alico Arena | Ft. Myers, Florida | ESPN+

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FIU PANTHERS | 6-1
Last Game: Nov. 23 vs. Ave Maria, W, 104-84
Next Game: Dec. 1 at Arkansas, 8 p.m. ET
Head Coach: Jeremy Ballard
Alma Mater: Colgate, 2003
Career Record: 6-1 (First season)
at FIU: Same

FGCU EAGLES | 2-6
Last Game: Nov. 21 at Florida Atlantic, L, 85-68
Next Game: Dec. 2 vs. Colgate, 1:30 p.m.
Head Coach: Michael Fly
Alma Mater: Kentucky, 2006
Career Record: 2-6 (First season)
at FGCU: Same

GAMEDAY INFORMATION
TV/Video: ESPN+
David Moulton (Play-by-play)                     
Mike Gillian (Analyst)
Radio/Audio: None
Live Stats: FIUSports.com
Series: Series tied, 5-5 (see The Series note)
Twitter Updates: @FIUHoops
Tickets: FGCU Athletics Ticket Office 239-590-7145

QUICK HITS
- FIU hits the road for two-straight, and heads across Alligator Alley as it butts heads with in-state foe Florida Gulf Coast on Nov. 28, in Ft. Myers ... Tipoff is slated for 7:30 p.m. at Alico Arena ... The Panthers look for their fourth-consecutive win.

- FIU's 6-1 start equals their best seven-game start in program history, joining the 1983-84 teams that also dropped just one game during their first seven outings.

- FIU comes into Wednesday's game off a 104-84 win over Ave Maria on Nov. 23 ... Trejon Jacob scored a season-high 21 points, while Brian Beard, Jr. added 18 points, and Willy Nunez, Jr. and Antonio Daye, Jr. each chipped in with 16 points.

- Through games of Nov. 25, Brian Beard, Jr. is first in NCAA Division I in steals-per-game (3.6), fifth in assists-per-game (7.6) and 28th in scoring (22.1).

LAST TIME OUT
- FIU won its third-straight game and improved to 6-1 on the year for the first time since the 1983-84 season, with its 104-84 win over Ave Maria on Nov. 23.

- Trejon Jacob led four players in double figures in the scoring column, netting a season and game-high 21 points, while Brian Beard, Jr. added 18 points and a game-high six assists in the win. Willy Nunez, Jr. and Antonio Daye, Jr. each added 16 points, with Daye, Jr. marking a career-high ... Marcus Burwell grabbed a career-best six rebounds to go along with five assists.

- FIU shot 50.7 percent (38-for-75) from the field on the night, marking its fourth game this season hitting 50 percent or better from the floor ... The Panthers also shot 70.4 percent (19-for-27) from the free-throw line, their second-straight game of over 70 percent from the charity stripe, including an impressive 78.6 percent (11-for-14) clip in the second half.

- FIU's 104 points marks the fourth game this season that the Panthers have hit the century mark, the third most in a season in school history.

SCOUTING FGCU
- FGCU comes into its contest with FIU with a 2-6 record following an 85-68 loss to Florida Atlantic on Nov. 25, in Boca Raton ... The setback is the fourth-straight for the Eagles - and second-consecutive to a Conference USA foe - which includes a 76-65 loss to UTSA on Nov. 21.  

- Haanif Cheatham leads the Eagles in scoring on the year, averaging 14.5 points-per-game, while Christian Carlysle is second, netting 11.9 points-per-outing, and Schadrac Casmir is third, averaging 11.3 points-per-game ... Troy Baxter, Jr. rounds out the double-figure scorers, averaging 10.0 points-per-night.

THE SERIES AGAINST THE EAGLES
- Wednesday's game between FIU and FGCU will be the 11th meeting all-time in the season series ... FGCU is officially credited with leading the series, 5-3, however the actual on court record is tied at 5-5 ... FIU had two wins vacated - from the 2002-03 season and the 2003-04 season - due to NCAA sanctions.

PANTHERS OFF TO A FAST START
- FIU's 6-1 start equals its best seven-game start since the 1983-84 season when it also started 6-1.

DROPPIN' SOME' C-NOTES
- FIU's 117 points against Johnson & Wales marked the second-straight game that the Panthers reached the century mark … The Panthers scored 110 points in the season-opening 110-84 win over Webber International on Nov. 7 … 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 ... That was the second of two-straight games where the Panthers scored 100-or-more points ... FIU also did it five days before in a 117-79 win over Troy on Feb. 21, 1998.

- FIU logged its third 100-plus-point game when it scored 102 points in a 102-93 win over Youngstown State on Nov. 18, and accomplished the feat against Ave Maria on Nov. 23, in a 104-84 win.

- The Panthers' four 100-point games are the third most in a season in school history ... The most 100-point outings in a season for FIU came during the 1997-98 campaign with seven, followed by five during the 1982-83 season.

UP NEXT FOR FIU
- Following Wednesday's game at FGCU, the Panthers will travel to Fayetteville, Arkansas, to face Southeastern Conference foe, Arkansas on Dec. 1 ... Tipoff is slated for 8 p.m. ET and can be seen on SEC Network Plus.

- FIU returns home on Dec. 13, for the first of three-straight games against Florida foes, beginning with North Florida (7 p.m.) ... The Panthers will also face USF on Dec. 18, and Florida Memorial on Dec. 20 ... Both games will also be at 7 p.m.

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