From Texas straight to Wisconsin, the season continues.
Brian Beard and Devon Andrews scored 29 points each late Saturday night as the FIU men’s basketball team beat Texas State 87-81 in a first-round game of the CollegeInsider.com tournament (CIT).
Shortly after the game, the Panthers — rather than return home — flew north and will visit the Wisconsin-Green Bay Phoenix (18-16) in a second-round game on Tuesday.
To be fair, the CIT is a third-ranked tournament at best, rating behind the combined 100 teams selected for the NCAA and the NIT. Still, Saturday’s victory was the first postseason win in FIU men’s basketball history.