FRISCO, Texas (March 8, 2022) – The FIU women's basketball team pulled out a big comeback win over FAU in the first round of the Conference USA tournament on Tuesday night, as the Panthers downed the Owls by a score of 68-60 at the Ford Center.
With the win, the Panthers moved on to the second round and will play No. 3 seed Southern Miss on Wednesday afternoon at 3 p.m. ET.
Kyla Nelson tallied 23 points on the night and was the C-USA Player of the Game. Nelson shot a hot 50 percent from the floor on 16 attempts, including 4 splashes from behind the arc.