MIAMI– Men's basketball returns home looking to snap a brief two-game skid with a game against Fort Lauderdale. Tip-off is set for 7:00 p.m.

The Inbound
The Panthers dropped a contest at LSU in their previous game, trailing by five at halftime but falling victim to a hot-shooting second half Tigers team in a 98-81 loss. Corey Stephenson had 25 points and Julian Mackey had 24 in the game.

Fort Lauderdale is 4-1 overall, but did drop their other Division I exhibition to Stetson.

Series History
The Panthers and Eagles have never played each other.

Notable Storylines

- Jeremy Ballard is one win away from 100 career wins.
- Stephenson enters play second in the nation in offensive rebounds per game with a 6.00 mark after having eight at LSU. His performance of 25 points, 10 rebounds and six assists was the first by an Eagle since Ivan Almonte did so in 2004.
- Mackey joined Stephenson with 24 points in the loss, wrapping a solid road trip where he averaged 18 points per game. He and Stephenson were the first Panther teammates since 2019 to have 24+ points each in a road game.
- Ibrahim Olajuwon had a career-high night in Baton Rouge, scoring eight on 4-5 shooting and grabbing three boards in a career-high 23 minutes.
- The Panthers are top-20 in the country in offensive rebounds per game (14th) and turnovers per game (20th).

FIU will be back on Monday the 24th for the beginning of its MTE against James Madison.

TICKETS
For more information on FIU men's basketball tickets, call 305-FIU-GAME or visit the FIU Athletics Online Ticket Office.

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