MIAMI – The FIU men's basketball team ran into a hot shooting Old Dominion squad as it was defeated in the Conference USA opener by an 82-77 margin on Thursday evening at the Ocean Bank Convocation Center.
The loss marked the first for the Panthers on their home floor after opening the season with five consecutive wins. FIU now sits at 8-4 overall and 0-1 in Conference USA action. Old Dominion moves to 6-8 and 1-0 in league play.
Old Dominion opened an early lead and led for the majority of the contest but was unable to pull away until past the midpoint of the second half when it opened its largest lead of the game at 74-59 with 7:34 left in regulation.