MIAMI (January 3, 2018) - The FIU men's basketball team returns to the hardwood for its first game of 2018 as it faces Middle Tennessee on Thursday, Jan. 4. Tipoff is slated for 7 p.m. and will be broadcast on CUSA.tv with A.J. Ricketts calling the action. The game is the first of two over a three-day stretch to begin the first regular weekend of Conference USA play.
Thursday's game against the Blue Raiders is the second of three-straight C-USA games that FIU will play at home to begin league competition. The Panthers look to go 2-0 to start C-USA play for the first time since 2015-16 when they defeated FAU (76-59) and WKU (75-72) to begin league play.