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The Rice Owls and FIU Panthers are set to face off in a college basketball matchup on Tuesday. The game will take place at Tudor Fieldhouse, with tip-off scheduled for 7:00 p.m. ET. Both teams finished last season with similar records (Rice 11-20, FIU 10-21), and their previous meeting in March resulted in an FIU win (90-83). The current standings are FIU 0-0 and Rice 0-0.
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