Game Details
Marshall 76, FIU 66  
FIU (11-14, 5-7 C-USA), Marshall (16-8, 7-4 C-USA)
Huntington, West Virginia | Cam Henderson Center
 
The Basics
- The FIU men's basketball team dropped a 76-66 decision to Marshall, snapping their modest two-game winning streak. The Panthers falls to 11-14 on the year and 5-7 in league play, while the Thundering Herd improves to 16-8 and 7-4 in C-USA.      
 
- The Panthers shot just 36.8 percent (25-for-68) from the floor on the night, including 25.0 percent (4-for-16) from behind the three-point arc, and 46.2 percent (12-for-26) from the free-throw line, their third-worst percentage of the season from the line.
 
- Despite its shooting woes, FIU's defense kept it in the game and wreaked havoc for the Thundering Herd, forcing Marshall into 19 turnovers – while only committing six on the night. That advantage led to a considerable 22-6 points-off-turnover margin. In addition, the Panthers found their transition game to be effective, outscoring Marshall 10-2 on fast-break points in the loss.
 
- FIU trailed by as many as 11 points in the first half, 29-18, with 6:11 left, however, used a 12-4 run over the rest of the first stanza to go into the locker room at the break down three, 33-30.
 
- FIU led just once in the game, after scoring on its first possession of the contest, and trailed by as many as 11 points in the first half. In the second half, the Panthers stayed within striking distance, and never really went away, getting as close as two points, 44-42, on a Jacob three with 12:23 left in the game FIU. The Panthers, however, were never a serious threat the rest of the night as Marshall got the lead back into double-digits.

- The Panthers placed four players in double-figures on the night, led by Trejon Jacob (Raleigh, North Carolina) with 16 points. Josh Stamps (Chicago, Illinois) tied his career-high with 15 points, and Eric Lockett (Earner Robins, Georgia) and Brian Beard, Jr. (Rancho Cucamonga, California) chipped in with 12 and 11 points, respectively. Jacob paced the team on the glass with eight rebounds.
 
Turning Point of the Game
After trailing by just three points at the intermission, and holding Marshall's leading scorer, Jon Elmore (22.0 ppg), to just five first-half points, Elmore came out in the second half and poured in 17 points on 5-for-11 shooting from the field, and 5-for-9 from behind the three-point arc, including treys on three-consecutive possessions.
   
Stat of the Game
FIU got considerable help off the bench tonight, holding a commanding 25-8 advantage from its reserves, led by Stamps' 15 points and Michael Douglas (Sacshe, Texas) who finished with nine.
 
Notable
- Tonight's starters for FIU were: G Trejon Jacob, G Brian Beard, Jr., G Eric Lockett, F Hassan Hussein (Lorton, Virginia), and F Jay Harvey (Chicago, Illinois) … The Panthers are 4-2 with this starting five.

- The Panthers' loss tonight against Marshall drops their all-tine record to the Thundering Herd to 1-6, and marks their fourth-straight setback.

- FIU's loss to Marshall snaps its modest two-game winning streak … The Panthers came into the contest with back-to-back victories, over Southern Miss on Feb. 1, (76-70) and LA Tech o Feb. 3, marking the first Conference USA back-to-back wins for FIU since defeating UTSA (72-56) on Jan. 21, and UTEP (79-69) on Jan. 23, 2016.

- G Brian Beard, Jr.'s 11 points marks his 23^rd double-figure scoring performance of the season, and his 23^rd -straight.

- G Trejon Jacob netted double-figures for the 20^th time this season with his 16 points.

- F Mike Douglas fell one-point shy of his eighth double-figure scoring outing of the season – and the 10^th of his career with his nine points.

- G Josh Stamps played in just his second game since Nov 17, after undergoing right knee surgery earlier in the year. Stamps was 6-for-11 from the field and 3-for-7 from the line for his 15 points in 27 minutes.

- F Osasumwen Osaghae (Miami, Florida/Robert Morgan Senior {Southridge}) recorded his sixth multi blocked shot game of his career, and his fourth with three-or-more rejections.  

Up Next
Following tonight'sgame, FIU heads to Bowling Green, Kentucky, for a Feb. 10, meeting with WKU at 7 p.m. ET. The meeting with the Hilltoppers will be televised live on Fox College Sports. The Panthers close out their three-game road stretch on Feb. 17, when they take on C-USA rival Florida Atlantic at 2 p.m. in Boca Raton.

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