Courtesy of FGCUAthletics.com DUNK CITY, Fla. - Playing in front of a standing-room-only sellout crowd on Homecoming Weekend, the FGCU men's basketball team (20-7, 9-2 ASUN) used a game-changing 14-2 run early in the second half to propel itself to an important 75-63 win over Kennesaw State (12-15, 6-5 ASUN) Saturday night at Alico Arena to remain in a tie for first place in … [Read more...] about Second-half run propels FGCU to bounce-back win, remains in first place
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Uncharacteristic offensive struggle hurts FGCU in loss to Lipscomb
Courtesy of FGCUAthletics.com DUNK CITY, Fla. - The ASUN Conference's top-two scoring teams faced each other in a 1st-place battle Thursday night at Alico Arena, but it was visiting Lipscomb (16-11, 8-2 ASUN) getting the better of FGCU (19-7, 8-2) and leaving with a low-scoring 65-60 win over the Eagles. Despite the loss, FGCU remains in first place, but is now joined … [Read more...] about Uncharacteristic offensive struggle hurts FGCU in loss to Lipscomb
Morant sets the tone, FGCU remains in first with win over Jacksonville
DUNK CITY, Fla. - Demetris Morant scored a career-high 25 points and grabbed a career-high-tying 17 rebounds as the FGCU men's basketball team (17-6, 6-1 ASUN) dominated Jacksonville (14-10, 2-5 ASUN) in the paint en route to an impressive 78-56 win Saturday night in front of a near sold-out crowd at Alico Arena. The Eagles - who lead the nation in points in the paint at … [Read more...] about Morant sets the tone, FGCU remains in first with win over Jacksonville
Backcourt fuels FGCU bounce-back win over NJIT
Courtesy of FGCUAthletics.com DUNK CITY, Fla. - The backcourt duo of Brandon Goodwin and Zach Johnson combined to score 40 of the FGCU men's basketball team's 84 points Saturday night as the Eagles (15-6, 4-1 ASUN) bounced back from a last-second loss Thursday to claim an 84-71 win over NJIT (9-12, 1-4 ASUN) at Alico Arena. Goodwin (Norcross, Ga./UCF/Norcross HS) recorded … [Read more...] about Backcourt fuels FGCU bounce-back win over NJIT
Late comeback not enough as USC Upstate clips FGCU in final seconds, 62-60
Courtesy of FGCUAthletics.com DUNK CITY, Fla. - Making yet another late-game charge, the FGCU men's basketball team (14-6, 3-1 ASUN) erased an eight-point deficit in the final 3+ minutes, took the lead, but eventually fell just short as USC Upstate (13-8, 3-1 ASUN) converted a game-winning layup off an offensive rebound with 1.9 seconds to play to hand the Eagles a 62-60 … [Read more...] about Late comeback not enough as USC Upstate clips FGCU in final seconds, 62-60