By Brett Shweky/Editor The FIU Panthers are set to begin their Conference USA Bonus Play with a series-deciding matchup against the rivaled FAU Owls on Saturday, Feb. 23 in Boca Raton. After long awaiting the announcement from the conference, the Panthers finally learned their fate as the league released the complete Bonus Play schedule for […]
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By Brett Shweky/Editor Brian Beard Jr. and Antonio Daye Jr. scored 22 and 20 points, respectively, to help fuel the FIU Panthers to a 69-59 victory over the North Texas Mean Green on Saturday, Feb. 16 at the Ocean Bank Convocation Center. FIU (16-11, 7-7 Conference USA) got off to a hot start behind Beard […]
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By Brett Shweky/Editor After scoring a career-high 26 points the game before, Devon Andrews followed up that performance with another stellar night as he posted 25 against Rice to help FIU win 86-65 on Thursday, Feb. 14. The Panthers (15-11, 6-7 Conference USA) bounced back from their two-game losing streak after they dropped consecutive games […]
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By Brett Shweky/Editor Despite a hot start and Devon Andrews scoring a career-high 26 points, the FIU Panthers couldn’t manage to pull off a key conference victory against the UTEP Miners on Saturday, Feb. 9 as they fell 85-75 in El Paso, TX. The Panthers (14-11, 5-7 Conference USA) dropped their second consecutive game in […]
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By Brett Shweky/Editor Thursday, Feb. 7 will be a night that Jeremy Ballard and the FIU Panthers hope to quickly forget. After beating Louisiana Tech on Feb. 2 to end a troubling two-game losing streak, the Panthers (14-10, 5-6 Conference USA) once again fell down the losing path as UTSA handed them their worst loss […]
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Former FIU guard Marcus Burwell has announced his intent to transfer to Virginia Union University via Twitter on Wednesday, Jan. 30. After spending the beginning of the season with the Panthers, Burwell decided to step away from the team and pursue opportunities closer to his hometown of Richmond, Va. “I will be attending Virginia Union […]
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By Brett Shweky/Editor FIU snapped their two-game losing streak behind Trejon Jacob’s season-high 24 points on Saturday, Feb. 2 as the Panthers took down Louisiana Tech 75-69 at the Ocean Bank Convocation Center. Jacob finished the matchup going 6-of-13 from behind the three-point mark, while Brian Beard Jr. and Willy Nunez Jr. contributed with […]
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By Brett Shweky/Editor Southern Miss’ Leonard Harper-Baker scored a career-high 21 points to pace the Golden Eagles to an 89-73 victory over the FIU Panthers on Thursday, Jan. 31 at the Ocean Bank Convocation Center. Despite Willy Nunez Jr.’s 21 points off the bench, the Panthers (13-9, 4-5 Conference USA) dropped their second consecutive […]
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By Brett Shweky/Editor FAU’s Anthony Adger scorched the FIU Panthers from beyond the arc on Saturday night as he scored a game-high 26 points and went 5-of-8 from the three-point mark to fuel the Owls to an 89-72 victory in Miami. As a whole, the Owls (12-9, 3-5 Conference USA) shot 46.7 percent from behind […]
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By Brett Shweky/Editor Behind two crucial defensive stops and a pair of free throws from Antonio Daye Jr., the FIU Panthers managed to hold off the FAU Owls to secure a 78-74 road victory on Wednesday in Boca Raton. The Owls overcame a 12-point deficit to bring the contest to 76-74 after Michael Forrest converted […]
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