RUSTON, La. (Jan. 14, 2016) -- FIU women's basketball ran into some unkind rims and tough defense, falling in Louisiana Tech's first home Conference USA game, 82-63 Thursday night at the Thomas Assembly Center. The loss drops FIU to 2-13 on the season, 0-4 in Conference USA contests. The Lady Techsters are now 7-8, and a level 2-2 in the league.
The Panthers had good ball movement and found lanes to the basket, but the rim in the first half was unkind, as seven layups rolled off as the Panthers were flying at the bucket. Tech finished with a .