BATON ROUGE, La.– A trip to the bayou is in the cards as FIU men's basketball wraps up its Power Conference road trip with its first-ever matchup against LSU.
The Inbound
The Panthers suffered a tough loss at the hands of Nebraska in their previous game, allowing the most threes and assists in a single game during the Ballard era, and a Rienk Mast triple double, in a 96-66 defeat.
LSU has dominated both Tarleton State and New Orleans, sitting at 2-0 and averaging over 94 points per game through two games.
Series History
The Panthers and Tigers have never faced off , but FIU has played several SEC opponents during its program history.
FIU is 1-14 in 15 all-time matchups against SEC opponents. The last SEC team the Panthers faced was Georgia in 2021, a 58-51 loss. The lone win all-time against an SEC opponent for FIU was in 1997-98, a 68-66 victory against Alabama in Tuscaloosa.
Notable Storylines
- Jeremy Ballard is one win away from 100 career wins.
- Julian Mackey shined bright for the Eagles at Nebraska, scoring 12 points and knocking down a team-high three three-pointers in the loss.
- Hamed Olayinka continues to roll for the Eagles, also scoring 12 points and grabbing seven boards against the Huskers. He's shooting 80 percent from the field after a 6-7 performance in Lincoln.
- Eric Dibami had a breakout game against Nebraska, scoring 10 points and adding seven rebounds and swatting three blocks. He's the first freshman to have such a stat line in a game for FIU since Freddy Asprilla did it in 2008.
- Thiago Sucatzky also made an impact, sinking a pair of threes and recording a career-high eight points.
FIU will head back to the Ocean Bank Convocation Center on Tuesday for a game against Fort Lauderdale.
TICKETS
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