Game Details
FIU 69, Charlotte 66
FIU (11-5, 2-1 C-USA), Charlotte (3-11, 0-3 C-USA)
Thursday, Jan. 10, 2018 | 7 p.m.
Miami, Florida | Ocean Bank Convocation Center
 
The Basics
- The FIU men's basketball team bent but didn't break on Thursday night as the Panthers hung on for a 69-66 win over Charlotte at the Ocean Bank Convocation Center. The win improves FIU to 11-5 on the year and 2-1 in Conference USA, while the 49ers drop to 3-11 overall and 0-3 in C-USA.
 
- Trejon Jacob (Raleigh, North Carolina) scored a team-high 19 points, with 14 coming in the second half, while Osasumwen Osaghae (Miami, Florida) added 13 points and Antonio Daye, Jr. (Durham, North Carolina) chipped in the 10 points in the win. In addition to Osaghae's 13 points, he rejected a career-high seven shots, had seven rebounds and a career-best three steals. Devon Andrews (Lorain, Ohio) grabbed a team-high eight rebounds.
 
- With the Panthers leading by as many as 17 points, 51-34, with 15:14 left in the game, Charlotte made its way back into single digits when the 49ers' Milos Supica hit the second of two free-throw attempts to make the score 62-53 with 4:44 left in the contest. Charlotte then cut the lead to one, 67-66, capping off a 13-2 run with 13 seconds remaining. That would be as close at the 49ers would get.
 
- FIU shot 37.3 percent (22-of-59) from the field on the night, including 42.9 percent (12-for-28) in the first half. The Panthers also forced Charlotte into 23 turnovers on the night, leading to 23 points. The blue and gold also held an 18-2 advantage in fast break points.
 
Notable
- Tonight's starters for FIU were: G Trejon Jacob (Raleigh, North Carolina); G Brian  Beard, Jr. (Rancho Cucamonga, California); F Devon Andrews (Lorain, Ohio); F, Antonio Daye, Jr. (Durham, North Carolina); and C Osasumwen Osaghae (Miami, Florida) … FIU is 1-1 with this lineup on the year.

- FIU's win over Charlotte improves its record in the all-time series with the 49ers to 4-3, and winners of the last three meetings. 

- Beard, Jr.'s five steals against the 49ers gives him 145 for his career, moving him into sole possession of fifth in school history on FIU's career steals list ... He currently is two steals shy of tying Patrick McDonald (147, 1982-86) for fourth all-time, and three thefts shy of moving into sole possession of fourth.

- In addition, Beard, Jr.'s seven assists gives him 208 for his FIU career – in just 46 career games … He sits second on the Panthers' all-time assist list behind Carlos Arroyo (459, 1997-01).  

- Trejon Jacob's 19 points is his 10^th double-figure scoring performance of the season and the 35^th of his collegiate career.

- Antonio Daye, Jr.'s 10 points marks his seventh double-figure scoring game of his short career at FIU … He also earned his second career start in as many games. 

Up Next
The Panthers close out their first Conference USA home weekend of the season on Jan. 12, at 7 p.m. when FIU welcomes Old Dominion to the Ocean Bank Convocation Center. Following the Monarchs, the Panthers will embark on a three-game road stretch at WKU (Jan. 17), at Marshall (Jan. 19) and at Florida Atlantic (Jan. 23). FIU returns home for a three-game homestand, beginning on Jan. 26, at 7 p.m. against FAU.

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