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Men’s Basketball Readies for Rivalry Week
2/4/2020 4:58:00 PM | Men's Basketball
| Florida Atlantic Men's Basketball vs. FIU | ||
| Matchup Details | FIU University Park, Fla. | Ocean Bank Convocation Center Wedneday, Feb.5 | 7 p.m. FIU Boca Raton, Fla. | Abessinio Court Saturday, Feb. 8 | 4 p.m. |
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| Game Coverage | Wednesday: ESPN+ | Live Stats Saturday: ESPN+ | Live Stats Twitter: @FAU_Hoops |
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BOCA RATON, Fla. - The Florida Atlantic University men's basketball team will face rival FIU in a home-and-home set this week. The Owls and Panthers will meet in University Park on Wednesday night before making the trip up to Boca Raton on Saturday. The two games will also go a long way in determining seeding for the upcoming Conference USA Bonus Play games. Saturday will be Senior Day and the Owls will recognize Cornelius Taylor and Aleksandar Zecevic before the game.
FIU (15-8, 6-4 C-USA) and FAU (14-9, 6-4) are in a three-way tie with Charlotte for fourth place in the conference. Only teams in the top pod (1-5) in the league are eligible for the regular season title. Plus, the top four teams at the end of the regular season receive a bye for the first round of the C-USA Tournament.
Last Week: FAU swept its homestand last week, outlasting WKU 69-65 on Thursday night before defeating Marshall 91-73 on Saturday. Junior forward Jailyn Ingram had his first double-double in over a year on Saturday.
About FIU: The Panthers split their home games last week, losing to Marshall 84-74 on Thursday night, but bouncing back to down WKU 81-76 on Saturday. FIU has four players averaging double figures, led by senior forward Devon Andrews at 16.1 points per game. Classmate Osasumwen Osaghae is second at 13.4 points. Fellow senior Trejon Jacob (12.1) and junior Eric Lovett (10.2) also average double-figures. Sophomore Antonio Daye Jr. is scoring 9.7 per game, giving FIU a fifth player close to double digits.
History: FIU leads the all-time series 26-19 on the court, but the Panthers were forced to vacate several victories due to NCAA sanctions.
Coverage: Wednesday night's action starts at 7 p.m. and will be streamed on ESPN+. Saturday's tip-off is set for 4 p.m. and will also be streamed on ESPN+. Live stats of both games will be available at FAUSports.com, in-game updates will be available at Twitter.com/FAU_Hoops and all FAU contests can also be heard on Fox Sports 640AM.
Upcoming: The Owls finish up their predetermined conference schedule with road games at Southern Miss and Louisiana Tech on Thursday, Feb. 13 and Saturday, Feb. 15, respectively.
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