MIAMI (November 11, 2016) – The FIU men's basketball team officially tipped off its 2016-17 season on Friday night, and did so with a commanding 76-57 win over Florida Memorial on Lime Court at FIU Arena. The win marks the Panthers' third-straight season-opening win and their fourth in the last six years.
Donte McGill led the way with a game-high 25 points and Kimar Williams added 10 points in the victory. Eric Nottage paced the way for FIU on the glass, with a team-high seven rebounds.
The Panthers (1-0) shook the rust off in the second half after leading by just 10 points, 30-20, at the intermission and extended their lead on Florida Memorial (0-3) to as many as 26 points four times in the final six minutes of play.