Game Details
Old Dominion 79, FIU 53  
FIU (14-16, 8-9 C-USA), Old Dominion (23-6, 14-3 C-USA)
Norfolk, Virginia | Ted Constant Convocation Center
 
The Basics
- The FIU men's basketball team came out of the gate quickly on Saturday night, in the regular season finale, taking a 14-7 lead on Old Dominion. The Monarchs, however, regrouped in a big way, putting together a 21-2 run – which included an 18-0 stretch – to take a 28-16 edge and blow the game open en route to a convincing 79-53 win over the Panthers. FIU drops to 14-17 overall and 8-10 in Conference USA, while ODU improves to 24-6 and 15-3 in C-USA.
 
- Eric Lockett (Warner Robins, Georgia) led the Panthers in scoring with 15 points, while Josh Stamps (Chicago, Illinois) added 13 points in the loss.
 
- FIU shot a dismal 27.9 percent (17-for-61) from the field on the night and hit only 2-for-22 (9.1 percent) from behind the three-point arc. The Panthers were 17-for-21 (81.0 percent) from the free-throw line on the night.
   
Notable
- Tonight's starters for FIU were: G Josh Stamps, G Brian Beard, Jr. (Rancho Cucamonga, California), G Eric Lockett, F Michael Douglas (Sachse, Texas), and F Jay Harvey (Chicago. Illinois).
 
- FIU's loss to Old Dominion on Saturday drops the Panthers' record to 0-6 all-time in the series between the two schools.
 
- FIU's 53 points is the second fewest scored in a game this season, behind the 51 points it scored against Milwaukee, in a 66-51 loss on Nov. 18 … The Panthers also scored just one point less than the 54 it netted in the first meeting of the season against the Monarchs, a 64-54 loss on Jan. 18.
 
- The Panthers' 26-point loss is the largest margin of defeat since a 33-point setback (75-42) against Louisiana Tech in Miami on Feb. 14, 2015
 
- With his 15 points, G Eric Lockett has scored double-figures in 28 games during his career with FIU, and in 26 of the last 34 games dating back to last season.
 
- G Josh Stamps scored in double figures for the fourth time this season with his 13 points.
 
Up Next
The Panthers will now travel to Frisco, Texas, for the 2018 C-USA Basketball Championships presented by Baylor Scott & White Sports Performance Center at The Star.

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