FIU begins defense of its 2015 Conference USA championship against Marshall at 8:30 p.m. EDT Wednesday in the first round of the 2016 Conference USA tournament. The Panthers and Thundering Herd will be the fourth and final game of the first day of the conference tournament from Pete Taylor Park in Hattiesburg, Miss.
FIU (28-27) is the seventh seed in Bracket Two. Marshall (32-19) is the second seed. Old Dominion (32-22) and host Southern Miss (36-18) comprise the other two teams in Bracket Two. The Monarchs and Golden Eagles play at 5 p.m. Wednesday.
Bracket One features top seed Florida Atlantic (37-15) against Charlotte (23-30) at 1:30 p.