# 2017–18 FIU Panthers women's basketball team

The 2017–18 FIU Panthers women's basketball team represented Florida International University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers, led by second year head coach Tiara Malcom, played their home games at FIU Arena, and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 8–21, 5–11 in C-USA play to finish in thirteenth place. They failed to qualify for the Conference USA women's tournament.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/10/2017* 6:00 pm, ACCN Extra | at Miami (FL) | L 69–77 | 0–1 | Watsco Center (1,073) Coral Gables, FL |
| 11/13/2017* 7:00 pm | Bethune–Cookman | L 59–77 | 0–2 | FIU Arena (594) Miami, FL |
| 11/15/2017* 7:00 pm | Florida Gulf Coast | L 52–88 | 0–3 | FIU Arena (360) Miami, FL |
| 11/19/2017* 2:00 pm | Air Force | W 70–69 | 1–3 | FIU Arena (310) Miami, FL |
| 11/25/2017* 12:00 pm | Alabama A&M 2017 Thanksgiving Tournament | L 51–58 | 1–4 | FIU Arena (421) Miami, FL |
| 11/26/2017* 2:00 pm | Charleston Southern 2017 Thanksgiving Tournament | W 77–70 | 2–4 | FIU Arena (364) Miami, FL |
| 11/29/2017* 7:00 pm | at Georgetown | L 56–77 | 2–5 | McDonough Gymnasium (239) Washington, D.C. |
| 12/02/2017* 7:00 pm | at Howard | L 62–69 | 2–6 | Burr Gymnasium (150) Washington, D.C. |
| 12/04/2017* 5:30 pm | at Morgan State | L 51–62 | 2–7 | Talmadge L. Hill Field House Baltimore, MD |
| 12/17/2017* 3:00 pm | vs. No. 22 South Florida | L 52–82 | 2–8 | Rick Case Arena (350) Fort Lauderdale, FL |
| 12/20/2017* 12:00 pm | North Dakota State 2017 Holiday Tournament | L 68–71 | 2–9 | FIU Arena (284) Miami, FL |
| 12/21/2017* 2:00 pm | Clemson 2017 Holiday Tournament | L 65–67 | 2–10 | FIU Arena (281) Miami, FL |
| 12/30/2017* 1:00 pm | Vermont | W 80–70 | 3–10 | FIU Arena (216) Miami, FL |
| Conference USA regular season ||||||
| 01/05/2018 7:00 pm | UTEP | L 76–77 | 3–11 (0–1) | FIU Arena (289) Miami, FL |
| 01/07/2018 2:00 pm | Marshall | W 67–54 | 4–11 (1–1) | FIU Arena (327) Miami, FL |
| 01/11/2018 8:00 pm | at Western Kentucky | L 47–101 | 4–12 (1–2) | E. A. Diddle Arena (1,126) Bowling Green, KY |
| 01/13/2018 7:00 pm | Rice | W 68–58 | 5–12 (2–2) | FIU Arena (346) Miami, FL |
| 01/18/2018 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | Louisiana Tech | W 57–54 | 6–12 (3–2) | FIU Arena (2,151) Miami, FL |
| 01/25/2018 7:00 pm | UAB | L 61–71 | 6–13 (3–3) | FIU Arena (505) Miami, FL |
| 01/28/2018 1:00 pm | at Marshall | L 75–78 | 6–14 (3–4) | Cam Henderson Center (1,018) Huntington, WV |
| 02/02/2018 11:00 am | at Old Dominion | L 61–71 | 6–15 (3–5) | Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,859) Norfolk, VA |
| 02/04/2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Charlotte | L 57–80 | 6–16 (3–6) | Dale F. Halton Arena (778) Charlotte, NC |
| 02/08/2018 7:00 pm | North Texas | L 46–92 | 6–17 (3–7) | FIU Arena (298) Miami, FL |
| 02/10/2018 2:00 pm, beIN | Middle Tennessee | L 59–63 | 6–18 (3–8) | FIU Arena (327) Miami, FL |
| 02/14/2018 9:00 pm | at UTSA | L 66–69 | 6–19 (3–9) | Convocation Center (395) San Antonio, TX |
| 02/17/2018 2:00 pm | Florida Atlantic | W 86–65 | 7–19 (4–9) | FIU Arena (433) Miami, FL |
| 02/25/2018 2:00 pm | at Florida Atlantic | L 63–67 | 7–20 (4–10) | FAU Arena (569) Boca Raton, FL |
| 03/01/2018 9:00 pm | at UTEP | L 70–86 | 7–21 (4–11) | Don Haskins Center (655) El Paso, TX |
| 03/03/2018 3:00 pm | at Southern Miss | W 74–70 | 8–21 (5–11) | Reed Green Coliseum (1,322) Hattiesburg, MS |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||