Florida International Panthers at UTSA Roadrunners
· C-USA MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - 1st ROUND
57 - 54
Mavin's heave from midcourt lifts FIU over UTSA, 57-54
Mavin added nine rebounds and five assists, and Ray Rodriguez scored 14 for No. 10 seed FIU (16-16), which will play second-seeded UTEP on Thursday.
A 7-0 run gave UTSA (14-16) a two-point lead with 1:59 remaining.
Mavin's layup 11 seconds later tied it at 51 and Daviyon Draper's jumper, after two FIU offensive rebounds, gave the Golden Panthers a 53-51 lead with 46 seconds to play.
After a UTSA turnover, Rodriguez hit 1 of 2 free throws, but Keon Lewis hit a 3-pointer for the Roadrunners to make it 54-all with four seconds left, setting up Mavin's heroics.
Ryan Bowie scored 25 and Lewis added 13 with four steals for the Roadrunners. Jeromie Hill, UTSA's leading scorer (16.3 per game), had seven points on 2-of-16 shooting.
Mavin moved into third on FIU's single-season scoring list with 546.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 57 - 54 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Dennis Mavin made Three Point Jumper. | 57 - 54 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Keon Lewis made Three Point Jumper. | 54 - 54 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Kaj-Björn Sherman Defensive Rebound. | 54 - 51 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Ray Rodriguez missed Free Throw. | 54 - 51 |
Statistics
 FIU |
 UTSA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-51 | FG | 19-56 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 34 |
| 8-21 | 3PT | 8-23 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 35 |
| 5-10 | FT | 8-14 |
| 50 | Free Throw % | 57 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 13 | Assists | 8 |
| 1 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 7 | Points Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 18 |
| 15 | Fouls | 13 |
Game Information
Location: Birmingham, AL
Capacity:
2025-26 Conference USA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 17-3 | - | 26-8 |
| Sam Houston | 13-7 | 4 | 22-12 |
| Louisiana Tech | 11-9 | 6 | 20-14 |
| Western Kentucky | 11-9 | 6 | 18-14 |
| Middle Tennessee | 11-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Kennesaw State | 10-10 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Jacksonville State | 10-10 | 7 | 15-17 |
| New Mexico State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-16 |
| Missouri State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-18 |
| Florida International | 8-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
| UTEP | 7-13 | 8 | 11-20 |
| Delaware | 6-14 | 11 | 10-21 |
2025-26 American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Florida | 15-3 | - | 25-9 |
| Tulsa | 13-5 | 2 | 30-8 |
| Wichita State | 13-5 | 2 | 24-12 |
| UAB | 11-7 | 4 | 20-12 |
| North Texas | 9-9 | 6 | 19-14 |
| Florida Atlantic | 9-9 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Charlotte | 9-9 | 6 | 17-17 |
| Tulane | 8-10 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Temple | 8-10 | 7 | 16-16 |
| Memphis | 8-10 | 7 | 13-19 |
| Rice | 7-11 | 8 | 13-18 |
| East Carolina | 6-12 | 9 | 11-20 |
| UTSA | 1-17 | 14 | 5-25 |