FIU at Texas State 3/23/19 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

The Florida International (FIU) Golden Panthers will visit Strahan Arena in San Marcos, Texas on Saturday to play the Texas State Bobcats in a first round CIT matchup. The Golden Panthers ended their regular season 19-13 following a 71-57 loss to North Texas in the first round of the Conference-USA tournament. FIU scored a season-low 22 points in the first half to trail by 17 at the break.

Texas State ended its regular season at 24-9 after losing to Georgia State in the Sun Belt Conference tournament semifinals 59-46. Texas State shot just 21.3% from the field. The Bobcats trailed at the half by 13 points after scoring just 15 points. Tre’Larenz Nottingham led the Bobcats in the loss with 13 points. Brian Beard Jr. leads FIU in scoring and assists with averages of 17.3 points and 6.1 assists per game. Two other Golden Panthers players are averaging double figures in scoring. Osasumwen Osaghae leads the Golden Panthers in rebounds with an average of 8.5 per game. FIU is shooting 44.1% from the field and 30.6% from 3-point territory.

Nijal Pearson leads Texas State in scoring with an average of 16.4 points per game. Alex Peacock is the leading rebounder with an average of 6.2 per game, while Jaylen Shead leads the Bobcats in assists with an average of 4.9 per game. Texas State is shooting 44.4% from the field and 32.9% from 3-point territory.