GAME 3
GAME 4
Nov. 17, 2011 at Alico Arena
Nov. 19, 2011 at Moody Coliseum
FGCU - 68 Prairie View A&M - 59
SMU - 65 FGCU - 64
FORT MYERS, Fla. - Led by freshman BRETT COMER’S first career doubledouble and a strong second half defensive effort, FGCU picked up its second straight win with a 68-59 victory against Prairie View A&M on Thursday night at Alico Arena. For the third straight game, Comer reached double figure points in the second half alone, sparking a 12-2 run that turned a 39-33 Panther lead into a 45-41 FGCU advantage that it would never relinquish. Comer accounted for four points during the run and assisted on both three-pointers by classmate FILIP CVJETICANIN and sophomore CHRISTOPHE VARIDEL. The Eagles held a five-point lead, 59-54, with just under three minutes to play, before putting the game away with eight straight points that gave the home team its largest lead of the game (13), 67-54, and its second home win in four days. FGCU outscored Prairie View A&M 38-25 and limited the Panthers to just 8-of-36 from the field over the final 20 minutes. A trio of freshmen led FGCU in scoring with Comer’s doubledouble coming on 15 points, 10 assists, six rebounds and three steals over 35 minutes of action. Comer did a majority of his damage in the second half comeback, scoring 11 points and while dishing out six assists. Freshman BERNARD THOMPSON (pictured) contributed 13 points, while Cvjeticanin was perfect from the field, going 3-of-3, including two from long range, to add 10 points off the bench.
DALLAS, Texas - Sophomore CHRISTOPHE VARIDEL (pictured) poured in a game-high 20 points and FGCU made 10 three-pointers as a team, but it wasn’t enough, as its two game-winning attempts in the final seconds came up short in a heartbreaking 65-54 loss at Conference USA foe SMU on Saturday afternoon at Moody Coliseum. The first 37 minutes of the game featured just two lead changes, but there were three over the final three minutes with the last coming on a breakaway layup by SMU’s Ryan Manuel off an FGCU turnover with 21 seconds left that gave the Mustangs a 65-54 lead. After calling a timeout, FGCU’s initial play was stopped, as Thompson had to take a fade away jumper from the top of the key that missed short. The miss caromed right to Varidel outside the right block where his put-back was to strong off the glass and glanced off the front of the rim as time expired. The one-point loss is the second of the season for the Eagles, who dropped a 73-72 decision in the season-opener at nearby TCU just over a week ago. Varidel accounted for six of FGCU’s 10 three-pointers, knocking down 6-of-7 from long range for 20 points in 25 minutes off the bench. Freshman BERNARD THOMPSON was the only other Eagle in double figures with 11 points, a game-high eight rebounds, three assists and two steals. Varidel and Thompson combined for 23 of FGCU’s 35 points in the first half.
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Prairie View A&M vs Florida Gulf Coast 11/17/11 7:05 P.M. at Fort Myers, Fla. (Alico Arena)
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics FGCU vs SMU 11/19/11 1:00 pm at Dallas, Texas FGCU 64 • 2-2
Prairie View A&M 59 • 2-1 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
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Player
20
MONTGOMERY,Jules RIATHIN,Mayol DEMUYNCK,Jourdan WRIGHT,Ronald GESIAKOWSKI,Ryan MUNKS,Louis JACKSON,Marcellus DUPLESSIS,Jimmie BELL,Cortney CHAPMAN,Demondre MEADOWS,Tim Team Totals
33 01 02 24 03 10 13 23 32 41
FG % 1st Half: 14-30 46.7% 3FG % 1st Half: 6-12 50.0% FT % 1st Half: 0-0 0.0%
f c g g g
3-7 1-2 7-20 1-5 1-5 7-17 0-3 0-0 0-0 0-3 2-4
0-3 0-0 1-5 1-2 1-4 4-12 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-4
2-2 2-2 0-0 0-2 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
22-66
9-30
6-8
2nd half: 2nd half: 2nd half:
8-36 3-18 6-8
22.2% 16.7% 75.0%
TP
2 5 7 3 3 0 3 3 1 5 6 3 1 1 2 3 2 1 3 2 1 3 4 3 2 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 2 5 7 16 23 39 22
A TO Blk Stl
8 1 4 0 15 2 3 10 5 0 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
0 0 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 0 1
59 13 13
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 2 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 0
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Player
28 19 35 36 14 26 8 1 7 17 9
20
FIELER, Chase CANTINOL, Kevin THOMPSON, Bernard COMER, Brett BROWN, Sherwood HOLMES, Dante VARIDEL, Christophe CVJETICANIN, Filip MURRAY, Eddie BLAKE, Marcus Team Totals
2 11 200
Game: 22-66 33.3% Game: 9-30 30.0% Game: 6-8 75.0%
Deadball Rebounds 1
Florida Gulf Coast 68 • 2-1 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
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Player
20
FIELER, Chase CANTINOL, Kevin THOMPSON, Bernard COMER, Brett BROWN, Sherwood VARIDEL, Christophe CHRISTIAN, Zachery CVJETICANIN, Filip MURRAY, Eddie BLAKE, Marcus Team Totals
34 02 03 25 05 11 15 23 24
FG % 1st Half: 9-27 3FG % 1st Half: 3-8 FT % 1st Half: 9-12
33.3% 37.5% 75.0%
f f g g g
1-3 1-5 5-15 4-9 3-7 1-6 0-0 3-3 3-4 0-0
1-1 0-0 2-4 1-3 0-2 1-5 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0
21-52
7-17
TP
1 6 7 1 3 0 3 3 2 2 4 0 0 6 6 3 1 7 8 2 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 5 19-27 12 30 42 11
2nd half: 12-25 48.0% 2nd half: 4-9 44.4% 2nd half: 10-15 66.7%
2-2 1-4 1-2 6-8 0-0 4-4 0-0 2-2 3-5 0-0
A TO Blk Stl
5 0 3 0 13 0 15 10 6 3 7 0 0 0 10 0 9 0 0 0
0 4 1 6 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 68 13 16
1st
2nd
Total
34 30
25 38
59 68
Last FG - PVAMMBB 2nd-00:04, FGCU 2nd-02:38. Largest lead - PVAMMBB by 6 2nd-19:03, FGCU by 13 2nd-00:39.
Points PVAMMB FGCU
Off T/O 9 16
25 01 05 15 23 24
FG % 1st Half: 11-26 42.3% 3FG % 1st Half: 7-10 70.0% FT % 1st Half: 6-8 75.0%
1 3 4 2 3 3 6 4 2 6 8 2 2 2 4 3 2 2 4 3 0 0 0 4 1 0 1 1 0 3 3 0 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 22-56 10-20 10-12 12 22 34 22
24
Bench 24 26
TP
A TO Blk Stl
Min
4 6 11 6 7 2 20 6 2 0
1 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0
21 22 32 27 27 9 25 16 21 0+
64
8 13
0 1 0 6 4 0 1 0 1 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 2 4 2 2 0 0 0 0
0 10 200
Game: 22-56 39.3% Game: 10-20 50.0% Game: 10-12 83.3%
Deadball Rebounds 1
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
26 22 34 35 35 18 0+ 14 16 0+
6 200
2-2 2-2 4-6 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
SMU 65 • 2-2
VILDE, Ricmonds f 2-4 NYAKUNDI, Robert f 4-8 GILES, London g 3-13 SAMARRIPPAS,Jeremia g 0-4 PATSEVICH, Aliaksei g 1-4 MANUEL, Ryan 3-3 CUNNINGHAM, Cannen 2-4 JONES, Jalen 5-7 NORMAN, Eric 0-0 Team Totals 20-47
3
0-3 0-0 1-3 0-1 1-3 0-0 6-7 2-3 0-0 0-0
2nd half: 11-30 36.7% 2nd half: 3-10 30.0% 2nd half: 4-4 100.0
Player
0 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
2nd Fast Chance Break 10 0 9 0
03
1-4 2-7 3-11 2-8 3-7 1-2 7-10 2-3 1-4 0-0
05
Deadball Rebounds 3
In Paint 12 22
02
f c g g g
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Officials: J.B. Caldwell (R), James Wilkening, Dedric Taylor Technical fouls: Prairie View A&M-None. Florida Gulf Coast-None. Attendance: 1201 Score by periods Prairie View A&M Florida Gulf Coast
34
Min
1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Game: 21-52 40.4% Game: 7-17 41.2% Game: 19-27 70.4%
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
Min
11 12 13 01 15 21 35
FG % 1st Half: 9-26 3FG % 1st Half: 4-14 FT % 1st Half: 8-11
34.6% 28.6% 72.7%
1-2 4-6 1-5 0-3 1-4 0-0 0-0 1-3 0-0 8-23
3 2 5 4 4 4 8 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 3 4 1 0 3 3 2 1 4 5 3 0 2 2 0 0 3 3 17-23 10 23 33 14
2nd half: 11-21 52.4% 2nd half: 4-9 44.4% 2nd half: 9-12 75.0%
0-0 6-6 4-4 0-0 0-0 2-5 1-2 4-6 0-0
TP
A TO Blk Stl
5 18 11 0 3 8 5 15 0
2 2 4 1 0 1 1 1 0
Min
0 3 6 2 0 2 1 2 0
0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
65 12 16
2
5 200
Game: 20-47 42.6% Game: 8-23 34.8% Game: 17-23 73.9%
22 35 33 25 18 19 18 27 3
Deadball Rebounds 1
Officials: Steve Olson, K.C. Ely, Steve Devine Technical fouls: FGCU-None. SMU-None. Attendance: 1374 Score by periods FGCU SMU
1st
2nd
Total
35 30
29 35
64 65
Last FG - FGCU 2nd-03:45, SMU 2nd-00:21. Largest lead - FGCU by 17 2nd-15:28, SMU by 3 1st-18:30.
Points FGCU SMU
In Paint 20 20
Off T/O 18 19
2nd Fast Chance Break 7 9 10 4
Bench 30 28
Score tied - 3 times. Lead changed - 8 times.
Score tied - 7 times. Lead changed - 5 times.
GAME NOTES -
ATLANTIC SUN CHAMPIONSHIP
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