YPSILANTI, Mich. – The FIU men's basketball team fought until the bitter end before coming up just short in an epic four-overtime battle at Eastern Michigan on Saturday afternoon by a 92-88 margin.
The loss snaps the Panthers eight-game winning streak and marks their first defeat since a season-opening setback at Georgia on Nov. 9. FIU now sits at 8-2 overall on the season.
Eastern Michigan (5-5) outscored the Panthers 10-6 in the fourth and final overtime to seal the win after the two teams played even through the first 15 extra minutes.
FIU led the contest by as many as 13 at 54-41 with 7:20 left in the second half before a 14-1 push by the Eagles erased the advantage.