MIAMI (Jan.18, 2020) - The FIU men's basketball team welcomed Middle Tennessee for a Conference USA game at the Ocean Bank Convocation Center on Saturday night. The Panthers topped the Blue Raiders 83-69 to move to 9-0 at home.
With the win, FIU moves to 13-6 for the season and 4-2 against league opponents. MT goes to 4-15 for its 2019-20 campaign and 0-6 against conference teams.
In the first half, the Panthers shot 43.8% as a team, and FIU held the 44-35 advantage when it came time for the teams to head to the locker room.