GAME 1
GAME 2
Nov. 11, 2011 at Daniel-Meyer Coliseum
Nov. 14, 2011 at Alico Arena
FORT WORTH, Texas - Despite trailing by as many as 16 early in the second half, FGCU fought all the way back and had several chances to take the lead in the final seconds, but came up short in a 73-72 seasonopening loss at TCU on Friday night at Daniel-Meyer Coliseum. Freshman point BRETT COMER quickly pushed the ball up the court and executed a dribble-handoff to Brown, who knocked down a three with 4.8 seconds on the clock to make it a one-point game, at 73-72. FGCU quickly fouled Thorn on the ensuing inbound pass after a timeout to put the All-Mountain West point guard at the foul line. Thorns’ front end of the 1-and-1 missed to the right and the rebound was tipped into the corner where FGCU failed to get off a desperation shot. Three different players reached double figures for the Eagles, led by freshman BERNARD THOMPSON’S (pictured) 15 points off the bench. Thompson poured in 11 of his 15 in the first half, while adding six rebounds and four assists. The catalyst of the second half comeback, Comer had a hand in 24 of FGCU’s 41 points in the final frame. Comer finished the game with 12 points and five assists with all but two of the points coming over the final 20 minutes. Sophomore CHASE FIELER turned in a clean stat line with 12 points on 4-of-4 from the field, including 3-for-3 from long range, five rebounds, four assists and two steals.
FORT MYERS, Fla. - Sparked by 15 second half points from freshman BRETT COMER (pictured) and SHERWOOD BROWN’S 19 points off the bench, FGCU picked up its first win under head coach Andy Enfield against Ave Maria, 79-64, in front of 1,547 fans in the home opener at Alico Arena Monday night. FGCU created its first real separation of the game midway through the final frame, going on a 17-2 run over a seven-minute period that took what was a six-point lead and turned it into a the largest edge of the game (21), 58-37, for the Eagles with 9:02 play. Brown scored 10 of his 19 points in the first half, sinking 3-of-6 from three-point land, while also adding six rebounds and three steals. It was Comer’s turn in the second half, as the Winter Park, Fla. product reached double figures over the final 20 minutes alone for the second straight game. Comer finished 7-of-10 from the field for 17 points to go along with a game-high eight rebounds and four assists. After shooting just 31 percent in the first half, the Eagles shot a sweltering 69 percent (18-26) from the floor in the second frame en route to 48 points. FGCU’s finished above 50 percent for the second consecutive contest with a 52 percent clip (31-60). FGCU took advantage of its superior size to own a 44-27 advantage on the backboard and a 34-16 edge in points in the paint.
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Florida Gulf Coast vs TCU 11/11/11 7 p.m. at Fort Worth, TX (Daniel-Meyer Coliseum)
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Ave Maria vs Florida Gulf Coast 11/14/11 7:05 P.M. at Fort Myers, Fla. (Alico Arena)
FGCU - 79 Ave Maria - 65
TCU - 73 FGCU - 72
Ave Maria 65 • 1-2
Florida Gulf Coast 72 • 0-1 ##
Player
20
FIELER, Chase CANTINOL, Kevin COMER, Brett VARIDEL, Christophe BROWN, Sherwood HOLMES, Dante THOMPSON, Bernard CVJETICANIN, Filip ROLAX, Ed MURRAY, Eddie Team Totals
34 03 05 25 01 02 15 22 23
FG % 1st Half: 11-18 61.1% 3FG % 1st Half: 2-5 40.0% FT % 1st Half: 7-13 53.8%
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
f c g g g
4-4 2-3 4-7 3-7 3-7 1-2 7-10 1-2 0-0 2-2
3-3 0-0 0-1 1-4 1-4 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0
1-2 3-4 4-4 0-0 1-1 1-4 1-2 0-0 0-0 1-2
27-44
6-14
12-19
2nd half: 16-26 61.5% 2nd half: 4-9 44.4% 2nd half: 5-6 83.3%
2 3 5 1 2 4 6 1 0 1 1 3 0 2 2 2 1 2 3 4 0 1 1 2 1 5 6 4 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 3 1 1 2 8 22 30 21
TP
A TO Blk Stl
12 7 12 7 8 3 15 3 0 5
4 0 5 2 0 1 4 1 0 0
##
Player
25 31 22 27 17 15 27 12 12 12
22
Dylan Fugate Mike Coyle Matt Chattin Kiel Lewis Danny Vivas Wendell Powell II Tyler Cutrer Akii Dean Zach Rocheleau Team Totals
0 2 4 3 3 6 6 1 3 1
0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0
72 17 29
3
8 200
Game: 27-44 61.4% Game: 6-14 42.9% Game: 12-19 63.2%
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
Min
Deadball Rebounds 1,1
35 01 05 12 02 03 10 25
FG % 1st Half: 8-26 3FG % 1st Half: 3-9 FT % 1st Half: 8-11
30.8% 33.3% 72.7%
f f g g g
Player
24
MCKINNEY, Adrick GREEN, Garlon THORNS, Hank BUTLER, Nate CADOT, J.R. RAY, Jarvis CROSSLAND, Connell FIELDS, Amric ANDERSON, Kyan WILLIAMS, Craig Team Totals
33 10 21 23 01 02 04 05 41
FG % 1st Half: 12-24 50.0% 3FG % 1st Half: 2-8 25.0% FT % 1st Half: 14-18 77.8%
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
f f g g g
3-4 4-7 3-8 3-7 7-9 1-2 1-3 3-9 1-3 1-3
0-0 0-1 2-6 1-2 0-1 0-1 0-1 1-4 0-1 0-1
4-4 2-2 2-3 0-0 2-4 0-0 0-0 2-2 1-2 2-4
27-55
4-18
15-21
2nd half: 15-31 48.4% 2nd half: 2-10 20.0% 2nd half: 1-3 33.3%
0 2 2 3 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 3 4 3 3 4 7 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 4 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 2 2 9 15 24 17
TP
A TO Blk Stl
10 10 10 7 16 2 2 9 3 4
2 2 5 1 2 1 0 0 4 0
3 2 2 2 1 0 2 1 3 0
73 17 16
0 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0
2 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
##
Player
15
19 24 35 20 31 9 9 17 17 19
34
CVJETICANIN, Filip CANTINOL, Kevin THOMPSON, Bernard COMER, Brett VARIDEL, Christophe HOLMES, Dante CHRISTIAN, Zachery FIELER, Chase ROLAX, Ed MURRAY, Eddie BROWN, Sherwood Team Totals
Deadball Rebounds 2
21-58 11-27 12-17
1st
2nd
Total
31 40
41 33
72 73
Last FG - FGCU 2nd-00:05, TC 2nd-00:12. Largest lead - FGCU None, TC by 16 2nd-17:52.
26
1 3 4 3 2 2 4 4 1 4 5 4 0 4 4 0 1 3 4 1 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 8 19 27 15
TP
A TO Blk Stl
Min
12 2 13 20 8 2 6 2 0
4 1 5 2 1 0 1 0 0
37 27 35 36 21 13 16 15 0+
4 1 1 2 3 2 1 1 0 1 65 14 16
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 1 1 5 0 1 0 0 0
0
8 200
Game: 21-58 36.2% Game: 11-27 40.7% Game: 12-17 70.6%
Deadball Rebounds 2
02 03 05 01 11 20 22 23 25
FG % 1st Half: 13-34 38.2% 3FG % 1st Half: 3-15 20.0% FT % 1st Half: 2-4 50.0%
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
f f g g g
1-6 1-2 4-10 7-10 4-9 4-6 1-1 1-3 0-0 1-1 7-12
0-4 0-0 0-1 1-2 3-5 1-3 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 3-6
0-0 0-0 2-3 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 2-3
31-60
9-23
8-10
2nd half: 18-26 69.2% 2nd half: 6-8 75.0% 2nd half: 6-6 100.0
3 3 6 2 1 1 2 3 0 6 6 2 1 7 8 2 1 2 3 1 0 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 4 0 2 4 6 1 1 2 3 12 32 44 19
TP
A TO Blk Stl
2 2 10 17 11 9 2 3 0 4 19
1 0 3 4 1 1 1 1 1 0 1
Min
1 0 4 5 3 4 0 1 0 1 0
0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 3
79 14 19
4
8 200
Game: 31-60 51.7% Game: 9-23 39.1% Game: 8-10 80.0%
18 19 24 27 28 21 2 17 4 15 25
Deadball Rebounds 0
Officials: Rick Crawford (R), Ray Acosta Jr., T.J. Shea Technical fouls: Ave Maria-None. Florida Gulf Coast-None. Attendance: 1547
Officials: Winston Stith, Doran Gotschall, Rick O'Neill Technical fouls: Florida Gulf Coast-None. TCU-None. Attendance: 4158 Score by periods Florida Gulf Coast TCU
1-3 0-0 5-6 2-2 2-2 2-2 0-0 0-2 0-0
Florida Gulf Coast 79 • 1-1
Min
5 10 200
Game: 27-55 49.1% Game: 4-18 22.2% Game: 15-21 71.4%
3-5 0-1 2-7 2-7 2-2 0-0 2-4 0-1 0-0
2nd half: 13-32 40.6% 2nd half: 8-18 44.4% 2nd half: 4-6 66.7%
TCU 73 • 1-0 ##
4-8 1-6 3-11 8-17 2-4 0-2 2-7 1-3 0-0
Points FGCU TC
In Paint 34 38
Off T/O 18 30
2nd Fast Chance Break 11 18 12 8
Score tied - 1 time. Lead changed - 0 times.
Bench 26 20
Score by periods Ave Maria Florida Gulf Coast
1st
2nd
Total
27 31
38 48
65 79
Last FG - AMUM 2nd-00:46, FGCU 2nd-00:11. Largest lead - AMUM by 4 1st-16:19, FGCU by 21 2nd-09:02.
GAME6 AT MARYLAND (NOV. 25)
Points AMUM FGCU
In Paint 16 34
Off T/O 19 24
2nd Fast Chance Break 3 10 11 6
Score tied - 1 time. Lead changed - 1 time.
Bench 10 37