HATTIESBURG, Mississippi (Feb. 15, 2020) – The FIU men's basketball team faced Southern Miss in a Conference USA battle on Saturday afternoon at Reed Green Coliseum. The Panthers fell to the Golden Eagles 75-67 to close out the road trip.
With the loss, FIU goes to 17-10 this season and 8-6 in conference play. USM moved to 9-18 this year and 5-9 against league opponents.
The Panthers opened the contest shooting 33.3% but allowed Southern Miss to go 44.4% from the field and 41.7% from beyond the arc. Devon Andrews led the Panthers with 13 points in the opening stanza, but the team trailed the Golden Eagles 31-24 at halftime.