MIAMI — FIU's men's basketball program welcomes familiar-foe Florida Atlantic to the Ocean Bank Convocation Center on Wednesday evening for a 6:35 p.m. tip-off.
The Panthers (2-5) will be hosting the Owls (4-5) in a nationally-televised tilt on CBS Sports Network on Wednesday night. FIU will be debuting its first edition of its 'VICE' uniforms, of which were released in a social media roll-out last week.
CBS' Dave Ryan and Mike O'Donnell will be the broadcast team for this matchup.
Wednesday, Dec. 4 vs. Fla. Atlantic
Time/Site: 6:35 p.m. ET / Ocean Bank Convocation Center
CBS Sports Network
FIU takes on Florida Atlantic in another edition of this storied rivalry between two institutions that sit less than 60 miles apart. Since 2003, the Panthers and Owls have nearly split the 40 contests between these two programs as FIU has won 18 while the Owls have won 22.
Lately, Florida Atlantic has had more success in these battles, winners of the last seven head-to-head tilts. The Panthers' last victory over FAU came in Boca Raton on Feb. 8, 2020, a 66-59 win. FIU swept the Owls in 2020, when both were Conference USA members, winning 69-50 on Feb. 5, 2020.
The Panthers are coming off a 1-2 weekend at the FGCU MTE, defeating Cal State Bakersfield, but falling to Northeastern and host-FGCU.
Dashon Gittens led FIU to victory over CSU Bakersfield, making both the game-tying three to send the game to overtime and the game-winning layup to secure the Panther victory. Gittens finished with 16 points, three rebounds and two assists in the win.
Overall, Jayden Brewer has led the offensive effort with his 14.4 points per game, ninth-most in CUSA. Freshman Ashton Williamson has made a big impact so far, averaging a team-high 3.3 assists per game and also 9.0 ppg and 3.9 rpg.
SCOUTING THE OWLS
FAU fell to FGCU 80-78 its last time out at home on Nov. 30. Baba Miller led the Owls in scoring with 25 points on five made-threes, adding 11 rebounds. KyKy Tandy added 15 points, making five threes.
Overall, Florida Atlantic leads the American Conference in scoring offense with 85.7 points per game. The Owls have made 98 threes this season and are shooting 38.3 percent as a team.
SOCIAL MEDIA
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