MIAMI (March 2, 2018) – The FIU men's basketball team closes out its 2017-18 regular season on March 3, when the Panthers travel to Norfolk, Virginia, to face Old Dominion. Tipoff at the Ted Constant Convocation Center is scheduled for 7 p.m. and can be seen on CUSA.tv with Ted Alexander and Dave Twardzik calling the action. The Panthers are coming off an 89-83 win over Charlotte on Thursday night, which was FIU's third-straight victory, equaling its season high.
 
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Brian Beard, Jr., comes into the Old Dominion game as FIU's new single-season steals leader after logging four more thefts on Thursday against Charlotte. Beard, Jr. now has 88 on the year surpassing Carlos Morban's mark set during the 2001-02 campaign.
 
Eric Lockett led four players in double figures in the scoring column, on Thursday night at Charlotte, with his 24 points. Beard, Jr. also netted better than 20 points, tallying 23, while Trejon Jacob and Michael Douglas added 17 and 10 points, respectively in the win. Jay Harvey led the Panthers on the glass with a game- and career-high nine rebounds.
 
Beard, Jr. leads the Panthers in scoring, averaging 16.2 points-per-game. He leads four players in double figures in the scoring column for FIU, along with Trejon Jacob (14.8 ppg) and Eric Lockett (14.2 ppg) who are second and third, respectively. Josh Stamps is averaging just below double-digits with 9.8 points-per-game.
 
Beard, Jr. is still among the nation's leaders in steals-per-game, averaging 3.03 per-outing, which is good enough for second in the nation (through March 1).
 
FIU PANTHERS
Record: 14-16 overall, 7-9 C-USA
Last Game: W, 89-83 at Charlotte, March 1, 2018
Head Coach: Anthony Evans
Alma Mater: St. Thomas Aquinas, 1994  
Career Record: 164-186/11th season
Record at FIU: 65-99/Fifth season
Top Players: Brian Beard, Jr. (16.2 ppg, 5.7 apg, 3.0 spg), Trejon Jacob (14.8 ppg, 5.0 rpg)
 
OLD DOMINION MONARCHS
Record: 23-6 overall, 14-3 C-USA
Last Game: W, 69-64 vs. Florida Atlantic, March 1, 2018
Head Coach: Jeff Jones
Alma Mater: Virginia, 1982
Career Record: 112-57/Fifth season
Record at school: 469-344/26th season
Top Players: B.J. Stith (14.4 ppg, 5.4 rpg), Ahmad Caver (14.2 ppg, 3.5 rpg)
 
GAMEDAY INFORMATION
TV/Video: CUSA.tv
Ted Alexander (Play-by-play)
Dave Twardzik (Color)
Video/Radio/Audio: FIUSports.com
Live Stats: FIUSports.com
Series: Old Dominion leads series, 5-0
Twitter: @FIUHoops
Tickets: For ticket information, contact the ODU athletic ticket office at 757-683-7087.
 
SCOUTING ODU
- Old Dominion, 23-6 on the year and 14-3 in Conference USA, had its six-game winning streak snapped on Feb. 24, with an 88-66 loss at WKU, but got back in the win column, defeating FAU on Thursday, 69-64 ... The Monarchs have won 11 of their last 13 games.  

- B.J. Stith and Ahmad Caver lead four players in double figures, averaging 14.4 and 14.2 points-per-game, respectively ... Randy Haynes and Trey Porter round out the double-digit scorers, netting 13.1 and 12.7 points-per-game, respectively.
 
THE SERIES AGAINST THE MONARCHS
- Old Dominion holds a 5-0 series lead in all-time meetings with FIU ... All of the games have come while members of Conference USA.
 
UP NEXT FOR FIU
Following the regular season finale, the Panthers will travel to Frisco, Texas, for the Conference USA Tournament at the Ford Center at the Star, March 7-10.
 
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