FAU’s men’s basketball team (6-6, 1-2 C-USA) finally got their first win in Conference USA play after beating the FIU Panthers (8-5, 2-3 C-USA) 81-79.
Two stories were told in the first half, with the first having FAU go on a good start. The Owls outscored FIU early in the half, going up as much as 12 points with 9:18 left. The first five points for the Owls came from junior guard Michael Forrest.
After that, the second story revealed itself with FIU taking over from there. The Panthers went on a 22-8 run to end the half up 31-29.