# 2018–19 FIU Panthers women's basketball team

The 2018–19 FIU Panthers women's basketball team represented Florida International University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers, led by third year head coach Tiara Malcom, played their home games at FIU Arena, and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 5–24, 2–14 in Conference USA play to finish in a 3 way tie for twelfth place. Due to a tie breaker loss to Florida Atlantic and UTSA, 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 ||||||
| Nov 6, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | No. 25 Miami (FL) | L 43–94 | 0–1 | Ocean Bank Convocation Center (687) Miami, FL |
| Nov 9, 2018* 5:00 pm | Palm Beach Atlantic | L 63–66 | 0–2 | Ocean Bank Convocation Center (239) Miami, FL |
| Nov 12, 2018* 7:00 pm | Georgia State | L 61–67 | 0–3 | Ocean Bank Convocation Center (301) Miami, FL |
| Nov 16, 2018* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Florida Gulf Coast | L 58–100 | 0–4 | Alico Arena (1,869) Fort Myers, FL |
| Nov 20, 2018* 5:00 pm | at Bethune–Cookman | L 57–68 | 0–5 | Moore Gymnasium (407) Daytona Beach, FL |
| Nov 23, 2018* 12:00 pm | Florida A&M FIU Thanksgiving Tournament semifinals | W 77–54 | 1–5 | Ocean Bank Convocation Center Miami, FL |
| Nov 25, 2018* 2:00 pm | Campbell FIU Thanksgiving Tournament championship | L 54–59 | 1–6 | Ocean Bank Convocation Center Miami, FL |
| Dec 2, 2018* 2:00 pm | Morgan State | W 59–50 | 2–6 | Ocean Bank Convocation Center Miami, FL |
| Dec 11, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at North Florida | L 53–62 | 2–7 | UNF Arena (257) Jacksonville, FL |
| Dec 15, 2018* 2:00 pm | Howard | L 62–89 | 2–8 | Ocean Bank Convocation Center Miami, FL |
| Dec 20, 2018* 12:00 pm | Alcorn State FIU Holiday Tournament semifinals | W 75–40 | 3–8 | Ocean Bank Convocation Center Miami, FL |
| Dec 21, 2018* 2:00 pm | South Alabama FIU Holiday Tournament championship game | L 77–84 $^{2OT}$ | 3–9 | Ocean Bank Convocation Center Miami, FL |
| Dec 30, 2018* 2:00 pm | Jacksonville | L 62–73 | 3–10 | Ocean Bank Convocation Center Miami, FL |
| Conference USA regular season ||||||
| Jan 3, 2019 7:00 pm | Middle Tennessee | L 43–49 | 3–11 (0-1) | Ocean Bank Convocation Center Miami, FL |
| Jan 5, 2019 2:00 pm | UAB | L 59–83 | 3–12 (0–2) | Ocean Bank Convocation Center Miami, FL |
| Jan 10, 2019 7:00 pm, beIN | at Charlotte | L 54–69 | 3–13 (0–3) | Dale F. Halton Arena (830) Charlotte, NC |
| Jan 12, 2019 4:00 pm | at Old Dominion | L 68–95 | 3–14 (0–4) | Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,537) Norfolk, VA |
| Jan 17, 2019 11:00 am, beIN | Western Kentucky | L 82–94 | 3–15 (0–5) | Ocean Bank Convocation Center (1,383) Miami, FL |
| Jan 19, 2019 2:00 pm | Marshall | L 58–86 | 3–16 (0–6) | Ocean Bank Convocation Center (248) Miami, FL |
| Jan 26, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Florida Atlantic | L 55–77 | 3–17 (0–7) | FAU Arena (370) Boca Raton, FL |
| Jan 31, 2019 7:00 pm | at Southern Miss | L 57–71 | 3–18 (0–8) | Reed Green Coliseum (1,150) Hattiesburg, MS |
| Feb 2, 2019 3:00 pm | at Louisiana Tech | L 72–90 | 3–19 (0–9) | Thomas Assembly Center (1,475) Ruston, LA |
| Feb 7, 2019 11:00 am | UTSA | W 51–40 | 4–19 (1–9) | Ocean Bank Convocation Center (643) Miami, FL |
| Feb 9, 2019 2:00 pm | UTEP | L 55–60 | 4–20 (1–10) | Ocean Bank Convocation Center (221) Miami, FL |
| Feb 14, 2019 8:00 pm, beIN | at Rice | L 44–76 | 4–21 (1–11) | Tudor Fieldhouse (654) Houston, TX |
| Feb 16, 2019 4:00 pm | at North Texas | L 50–75 | 4–22 (1–12) | The Super Pit (508) Denton, TX |
| Feb 23, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | Florida Atlantic | W 56–49 | 5–22 (2–12) | Ocean Bank Convocation Center (464) Miami, FL |
| Mar 2, 2019 2:00 pm | Charlotte | L 53–62 | 5–23 (2–13) | Ocean Bank Convocation Center (327) Miami, FL |
| Mar 7, 2019 6:00 pm | at Marshall | L 42–87 | 5–24 (2–14) | Cam Henderson Center (1,082) Huntington, WV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||