FIU vs Sam Houston Picks and Prediction – 3/13/2024

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The FIU Panthers play the Sam Houston State Bearkats on Wednesday in the quarterfinals of the Conference USA Tournament at Propst Arena in Huntsville, Alabama. FIU reached the quarterfinals by defeating Jacksonville State 76-67 on Tuesday night with Arturo Dean scoring 21 points to lead the Panthers. FIU snapped a two-game losing streak with the victory on Tuesday. Make sure you stay up to date with College Basketball with our College Basketball picks.

Javaunte Hawkins is the leading scorer for FIU with an average of 13.1 points per game, while Arturo Dean is the second leading scorer and the leading rebounder with averages of 13.0 points and 5.0 rebounds per game. Dean is also the leader in assists with an average of 4.1 per game. FIU has three players averaging double figures in scoring and as a team scores an average of 74.0 points per game.

The Sam Houston State Bearkats look for their 8th consecutive victory when playing in the quarterfinals of the Conference-USA tournament on Wednesday. Sam Houston State finished the regular season 20-11 overall and 13-3 in C-USA play. The Bearkats were the regular season champions and defeated Jacksonville State 81-73 last Saturday in their regular season finale. Souleymane Doumbia scored 22 points to lead the Bearkats.

Lamar Wilkerson is the leading scorer for Sam Houston State with an average of 13.9 points per game, while Souleymane Doumbia is the leading rebounder with an average of 5.9 per game and Jaden Ray is the leader in assists with an average of 4.2 per game. Sam Houston State has two players averaging double figures in scoring and as a team scores an average of 72.3 points per game.