MIAMI – FIU looks to snap its two-game losing streak when it gets back on the hardwood and welcomes Louisiana Tech to the Ocean Bank Convocation Center on Feb. 2. Tipoff is slated for 7 p.m. with the game being carried live on ESPN+. The game closes out the Panthers three-game homestand.

FIU looks to improve to 14-9 overall and 5-5 in C-USA play.

For ticket information, or to purchase tickets, call the FIU athletics ticket office at 305-FIU-GAME (348-4263).

GAME 23: FIU vs. LOUISIANA TECH
Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019 | 7 p.m. | Ocean Bank Convocation Center | Miami, Florida | ESPN+

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FIU PANTHERS | 13-9 (4-5 C-USA)
Last Game: Jan. 31 vs. Southern Miss, L,89-73
Next Game: Feb. 7 at UTSA, 8 p.m. ET
Head Coach: Jeremy Ballard
Alma Mater: Colgate, 2003
Career Record: 13-9 (First season)
at FIU: Same

LOUISIANA TECH BULLDOGS | 15-8 (5-5 C-USA)
Last Game: Jan. 31 at Florida Atlantic, L, 69-61
Next Game: Feb. 9 at Southern Miss, 4 p.m.
Head Coach: Eric Konkol
Alma Mater: Wisconsin at Eau Claire, 2000
Career Record: 78-44 (Fourth season)
at LA Tech: Same

GAMEDAY INFORMATION
TV/Video: ESPN+
A.J. Ricketts (Play-by-play)
Mike Gillian (Analyst)
Radio/Audio: None
Live Stats: FIUSports.com
Series: LA Tech leads series, 6-5
Twitter Updates: @FIUHoops
Tickets: FIU Ticket Office 305-FIU-GAME (348-4263)

QUICK HITS
- Devon Andrews has led the team in three of the last four games, for FIU, averaging 19.0 points-per-game during the stretch ... He has also scored 20-plus points in three of the last eight games.

- FIU comes into the LA Tech game after dropping its second-straight contest, an 89-73 decision to Southern Miss ... Willy Nunez, Jr. led four players in double figures with 21 points, while Devon Andrews added 13 in the loss.

LAST TIME OUT
- FIU placed four players in double figures in the scoring column, including a team-high 21 points from Willy Nunez, Jr. and 13 points from Devon Andrews, however the Panthers could not overcome a hot shooting night by Southern Miss as the Golden Eagles handed FIU its second-straight loss, 89-73, on Jan. 31.

- The Golden Eagles shot 59.4 percent (38-for-64) from the field on the night, including an impressive 63.3 percent (19-for-30) in the first half ... FIU hit 39.7 percent (25-for-63) from the floor and a season-high 83.3 percent (10-of-12) from the free-throw line.

- In addition to Nunez, Jr. and Andrews, Osasumwen Osaghae and Antonio Daye, Jr. added 12 points apiece ... Osaghae led the way with a game-high nine rebounds, falling one board shy of his fifth-career double-double.

SCOUTING LOUISIANA TECH
- Louisiana Tech enters its game with FIU with a 15-8 record, and a 5-5 mark in Conference USA, following a 69-61 loss at Florida Atlantic on Jan. 31 ... The Bulldogs have won two of their last three games and four of their last seven.

- DaQuan Bracey is one of five players averaging double figures, netting 14.1 points-per-game ... He is joined by Anthony Duruji (12.2 ppg), Exavian Christon (12.0 ppg), Amorie Archibald (10.2 ppg) and JaColb Pemberton (10.1 ppg) ... Duruji is also grabbing a team-high 5.7 rebounds-per-outing.

THE SERIES AGAINST THE BULLDOGS
- LA Tech comes into its game with FIU holding a 6-5 advantage in the all-time series against the Panthers ... The Bulldogs hold a 3-2 edge with both schools as members of Conference USA.

- FIU and LA Tech met twice a season from the 1998-99 season through the 2000-01 campaign while both schools were members of the Sun Belt Conference ... The series was tied at 3-3 during that stretch.

- The Panthers are 3-2 all-time against LA Tech at the Ocean Bank Convocation Center, with its last win being a 71-68 decision on Feb. 3, 2018.

- FIU won the only overtime game played in the series, 73-65, on Feb. 6, 1999 (2ot) in Miami.

BEARD, JR. CLIMBING THE CHARTS; MOVES INTO SECOND ALL-TIME IN CAREER ASSISTS
- In just 53 career games on the floor for FIU, Brian Beard, Jr. has made his mark in the Panthers' record books ... Beard, Jr. is currently second all-time in school history in career assists (318), surpassing Dwight Stewart (264, 1989-93) against Middle Tennessee on Jan. 3 ... He sits second only to Carlos Arroyo (1997-2001) who finished his career with 459 assists ... Arroyo's total came over four years (100 games).

- In addition, Beard, Jr. is fourth all-time on FIU's career steals list (159) surpassing Patrick McDonald (147, 1982-86) against Old Dominion on Jan. 12 … Next up is Dwight Stewart in third place (172, 1988-91).

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 hit 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 in its next outing, against Ave Maria on Nov. 23, in a 104-84 win in the Johnny Bach Classic at Fordham.

- The Panthers hit the 100-point plateau on Dec. 13, with a 102-89 win against North Florida, and most recently poured in 108 points in a 108-67 win over Florida Memorial on Dec. 20.

- The Panthers' six 100-point games are tied for the second most in a season in school history, joining the 1982-83 team ... The most 100-point outings in a season for FIU came during the 1997-98 campaign with seven.

UP NEXT FOR FIU
The Panthers hit the road for two-straight games, during their lone swing trip of the season through Texas, at UTSA on Feb. 5 (8 p.m. ET), and at UTEP on Feb. 7 (9 p.m. ET). FIU will return home for its final two games before Conference USA Bonus Play begins, taking on Rice on Feb. 14 and North Texas on Feb. 16. Both games will begin at 7 p.m., with the North Texas game being Senior Day.

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