David Drucker/ Staff Writer
After upsetting and outpacing a Louisiana Tech team two nights before, the FIU men’s basketball team (9-9, 3-2 in Conference USA) suffered a disappointing 66-60 defeat on Jan. 16 to the University of Southern Mississippi. The Panthers traded the lead through the first half with a Golden Eagles team that entered the game with a 4-11 overall record, but shot a miserable 27.3% in the second half.
“When I talk about the consistency [I want], I talk about consistent effort and I don’t think we gave the same effort tonight that we did [last game],” said Head Coach Anthony Evans.