FIU at Florida A&M: Game Notes

Teams - FIU Panthers (8-6 overall, 2-2 away); Florida A&M Rattlers (3-10 overall, 2-0 home)
Date - Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014
Location - Tallahassee, Fla
Arena - Al Lawson Center (9,639)
Tickets - (850) 599-3141
Television - N/A
Twitter - @FIUMensBBall
Facebook - FIUMensBBall
Live Video Streaming - N/A
Live Stats - www.famuathletics.com
Records - FIU enters Thursday’s game with an overall record of 8-6 following a 92-57 loss at Georgetown on Saturday, Dec. 28. Florida A&M enters Thursday’s game with a 3-10 record following a 75-70 win over Sacred Heart on Monday, Dec. 23.
Rankings - FIU is not ranked in either poll. FAMU is not ranked in either poll.
FIU Head Coach Anthony Evans - Coach Evans (St. Thomas Aquinas ‘94) enters Thursday’s contest with a career record of 107-100 (.517 - seventh season overall) and 8-6 at FIU (.571 - first season).
FAMU Head Coach Clemon Johnson - Coach Johnson (FAMU ‘78) enters Thursday’s contest with a career record at FAMU of 15-30 (.333 - second season).
Series History - Thursday’s game between FIU and FAMU will mark the 11th meeting all-time between the two teams with the FAMU leading the series history, 5-4 (actual on-court record is 5-5 - FIU vacated one victory due to NCAA sanctions). The last meeting between the two squads resulted in an 88-72 win for FIU on Jan. 2, 2013 in Miami, Fla.
Officials - Announced on game day - See more at: http://www.fiusports.com/Sports/MensSports/MBasketball/Article/tabid/417/article/20665/FIU-at-Florida-A-M-Game-Notes.aspx#sthash.QmtEbTNb.dpuf

FIU Game Notes (PDF)

 

 

FIU Tips Off 2014 in Tallahassee to Face FAMU

 

Coming off back-to-back losses, the FIU men’s basketball team (8-6) will travel to Tallahassee, Fla., to take on the Florida A&M Rattlers on Thursday, Jan. 2. Tipoff is set for 7:00 p.m. ET.

 

The Panthers are coming off a 92-57 loss at Georgetown on Saturday, Dec. 28. Redshirt junior Dennis Mavin led all Panthers with 16 points on 4-of-8 shooting from the floor, while draining a career-high four 3-pointers. Seniors Tymell Murphy and Rakeem Buckles added 15 points each. Buckles also grabbed a team-high six boards. Redshirt sophomore Cody Mann recorded a game-high six assists.

 

The Panthers struggled in the first half, shooting 25.0 percent (5-of-20) from the floor. A scoring drought of over 11 minutes resulted in a 24-0 run by the Hoyas. The Panthers trailed 6-4 with 17:16 left in the first half. However, GU’s run put FIU down 31-4 with 6:57 left in the half.

 

Sophomore Jerome Frink and Mavin led all Panthers in the first half with five points apiece.  

 

FIU came out in the second half outscoring the Hoyas, 23-12, including a 14-2 run through the first 12 minutes of the second half. The Panthers’ offense found its stroke in the final 20 minutes, shooting 55.6 percent (15-of-27) while holding a 43-42 edge over GU on the scoreboard.

 

FIU finished the afternoon shooting 41.3 percent (19-of-46) from the floor, including a 5-of-13 performance from beyond the arc (38.5 percent). The Panthers were out-rebounded by the Hoyas, 33-22, as GU out-scored FIU in the paint, 58-26. 

 

FIU comes into Thursday’s contest averaging 70.1 points-per-game, while shooting 44.9 percent from the floor and 32.7 percent from 3-point range. The Panthers are converting 68.1 percent of its attempts from the free-throw line. Defensively, FIU is allowing 69.3 points-per-game as the opposition is shooting 41.7 percent from the floor. The Panthers are out-rebounding their opponents 553-463, averaging 39.5 boards-per-contest. 

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FIU – Florida A&M Series History 

Thursday’s game between FIU and Florida A&M will mark the 11th meeting all-time between the two teams. 

- The series is tied, 5-5

- The last meeting between FIU and Florida A&M resulted in an 88-72 win for FIU 

on Dec. 2, 2013, in Miami, Fla.

- FIU is 12-9 all-time versus teams from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.

- FIU has won three-straight versus the Rattlers.

- FIU is 1-4 all-time versus FAMU in Tallahassee.

- FIU will be looking for its second-straight win over FAMU in Tallahassee.

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