GAME 11
GAME 12
Dec. 22, 2011 at Alico Arena
Dec. 29, 2011 at Alico Arena
FGCU - 83 Toledo - 80
FGCU - 84 Maine - 72
FORT MYERS, Fla. - Five different players reached double figures and FGCU came away with three straight defensive stops in the final minute to hold on for a thrilling 8380 non-conference win over Toledo on Thursday night at Alico Arena. Redshirt junior EDDIE MURRAY (pictured) corralled his first career double-double with 11 points and a career-high 14 rebounds over 36 minutes to highlight a season-best five players that finished in double figures. Three different players scored a team-high 16 points for the Eagles, as they shot 51 percent (3161) from the field en route to a season-best 83 points. Freshmen BERNARD THOMPSON and DANTE HOLMES each had 16 points, while sophomore CHRISTOPHE VARIDEL did the same off the bench with a trio of three-pointers. Thompson, Holmes and BRETT COMER were part of a threemember freshmen starting backcourt that went for 41 points, 11 assists and six steals. Toledo was led by its starting freshman point guard Julius Brown, who poured in a game-high 29 points on 10-of-15 from the field, including 7-of-11 from three-point land. It marked the sixth time this season FGCU has played in a game decided by five points or less, but was the first time it came out victorious.
FORT MYERS, Fla. - Led by five underclassmen in double figures, highlighted 20 points from sophomore CHRISTOPHE VARIDEL and classmate CHASE FIELER’S (pictured) first career double-double, FGCU defeated America East member Maine, 84-72, on Thursday night at Alico Arena. Varidel’s third career 20-point game came over 26 minutes off the bench, marking the seventh time this season the bench has supplied the team’s leading scorer. The Versoix, Switzerland product knocked down a trio of threes (3-5) while going a perfect 7-of-7 at the free throw line. As a team, FGCU shot 30-of-37 from the charity stripe, including a solid 25-of-29 in the second half, compared to an 11-of-20 night for the Black Bears. Varidel along with freshmen BERNARD THOMPSON and BRETT COMER all made seven free throws each. Entering the game, the Eagles season-high for free throw makes was 19. The Green and Blue shot a respectable 47 percent (23-49) from the floor, but were also able to turn 13 offensive rebounds into 20 second chance points. Fieler was a big part of the 20-11 advantage in second chance points, grabbing five offensive caroms en route to a game-high 11 rebounds on the night. Fieler completed his double-double with 11 points, five assists, three steals and two blocks.
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Toledo vs Florida Gulf Coast 12/22/11 7:05 P.M. at Fort Myers, Fla. (Alico Arena)
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Maine vs Florida Gulf Coast 12/29/11 7:05 P.M. at Fort Myers, Fla. (Alico Arena)
Toledo 80 • 7-5
Maine 72 • 6-5 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
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Player
21
DEAR, DeLino BUCKLEY, Dominique PEARSON, Rian BROWN, Julius HOLLIDAY, Reese MAJERLE, Ryan DENNIS, Curtis SMITH, Matt Team Totals
01 05 20 32 04 33 43
FG % 1st Half: 13-27 48.1% 3FG % 1st Half: 5-12 41.7% FT % 1st Half: 4-8 50.0%
f 2-3 g 6-11 g 5-16 g 10-15 g 1-2 0-2 3-11 1-2
0-0 4-8 0-2 7-11 0-0 0-2 0-6 0-0
1-2 0-0 1-2 2-3 0-0 0-0 6-8 3-6
1 3 4 3 1 1 2 3 4 8 12 4 0 2 2 3 0 3 3 1 1 1 2 0 4 1 5 3 1 3 4 2 3 0 3 28-62 11-29 13-21 15 22 37 19
2nd half: 15-35 42.9% 2nd half: 6-17 35.3% 2nd half: 9-13 69.2%
TP
A TO Blk Stl
5 16 11 29 2 0 12 5
0 3 2 7 0 2 2 0
0 3 5 2 2 0 2 0 1 80 16 15
Min
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Player
13 35 30 38 22 10 27 25
15
Fraser, Alasdair Allison, Mike Rogers, Andrew Edwards, Justin McLemore, Gerald McAllian, Jon Singleton, Raheem Pollard, Xavier Cato, Kilian Chetinov, Svetoslav Team Totals
1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
3
3 200
Game: 28-62 45.2% Game: 11-29 37.9% Game: 13-21 61.9%
Deadball Rebounds 4,1
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
Player
20
FIELER, Chase MURRAY, Eddie HOLMES, Dante THOMPSON, Bernard COMER, Brett VARIDEL, Christophe CVJETICANIN, Filip ROLAX, Ed Team Totals
23 01 02 03 05 15 22
FG % 1st Half: 19-35 54.3% 3FG % 1st Half: 4-10 40.0% FT % 1st Half: 4-4 100.0
f f g g g
4-7 4-7 6-11 6-13 3-8 6-10 2-4 0-1
1-3 0-0 1-2 2-5 0-2 3-7 1-3 0-0
31-61
8-22
2 2 4 4 5 9 14 2 1 0 1 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 4 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 3 1 5 6 13-23 12 22 34 16
2nd half: 12-26 46.2% 2nd half: 4-12 33.3% 2nd half: 9-19 47.4%
1-5 3-5 3-3 2-4 3-4 1-2 0-0 0-0
TP
A TO Blk Stl
10 11 16 16 9 16 5 0
0 2 0 4 7 3 1 0
Min
2 1 1 3 2 3 0 1
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 2 1 2 3 0 0 0
23 36 23 32 32 32 16 6
83 17 13
1
8 200
1st
2nd
Total
35 46
45 37
80 83
Last FG - TOLEDO 2nd-01:21, FGCU 2nd-01:45. Largest lead - TOLEDO by 6 1st-16:50, FGCU by 14 1st-04:55.
14 32 01 03 12 55
FG % 1st Half: 12-28 42.9% 3FG % 1st Half: 6-11 54.5% FT % 1st Half: 6-10 60.0%
Game: 31-61 50.8% Game: 8-22 36.4% Game: 13-23 56.5%
Deadball Rebounds 5,1
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Player
20
FIELER, Chase MURRAY, Eddie HOLMES, Dante THOMPSON, Bernard COMER, Brett VARIDEL, Christophe CVJETICANIN, Filip ROLAX, Ed CANTINOL, Kevin Team Totals
23 01 02 03 05 22 34
FG % 1st Half: 15-30 50.0% 3FG % 1st Half: 5-8 62.5% FT % 1st Half: 5-8 62.5%
Points TOLEDO FGCU
In Paint 26 34
Off T/O 16 19
2nd Fast Chance Break 8 6 13 6
Score tied - 9 times. Lead changed - 13 times.
Bench 17 21
f f g g g
3-4 1-5 2-2 2-8 8-22 0-1 3-10 1-2 3-5 2-4
0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2 7-14 0-0 2-5 0-0 2-4 0-0
2 3 5 5 4 4 8 1 0 1 1 4 1 2 3 5 1 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 4 0 1 1 3 3 1 4 1 1 3 4 3 2 1 3 25-63 11-25 11-20 15 18 33 30
2nd half: 13-35 37.1% 2nd half: 5-14 35.7% 2nd half: 5-10 50.0%
TP
A TO Blk Stl
8 2 4 4 26 0 12 4 8 4
0 1 2 3 3 0 4 3 0 0
2 2 0 4 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 72 16 13
Min
0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
5
6 200
Game: 25-63 39.7% Game: 11-25 44.0% Game: 11-20 55.0%
18 31 14 29 38 2 31 7 12 18
Deadball Rebounds 4
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
f f g g g
3-8 1-3 5-8 3-7 1-4 5-9 2-3 0-1 3-6
1-2 0-0 0-1 2-3 1-1 3-5 1-2 0-0 0-0
23-49
8-14
5 6 11 3 0 2 2 4 1 4 5 3 2 7 9 2 2 3 5 1 1 3 4 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 2 30-37 13 28 41 16
2nd half: 8-19 42.1% 2nd half: 3-6 50.0% 2nd half: 25-29 86.2%
4-4 3-3 2-4 7-9 7-8 7-7 0-1 0-0 0-1
TP
A TO Blk Stl
11 5 12 15 10 20 5 0 6
5 0 0 0 7 3 0 0 0
1 1 2 4 4 2 0 0 0
84 15 14
2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
3 1 2 2 3 0 0 0 0
Min
28 16 33 28 30 26 14 3 22
7 11 200
Game: 23-49 46.9% Game: 8-14 57.1% Game: 30-37 81.1%
Deadball Rebounds 2
Officials: Frank Raposo (R), Darryl Smith, Vladimir Voyard-Tadal Technical fouls: Maine-Singleton, Raheem. Florida Gulf Coast-None. Attendance: 1257 Score by periods Maine Florida Gulf Coast
1st
2nd
Total
36 40
36 44
72 84
Last FG - MAINE 2nd-00:39, FGCU 2nd-02:44. Largest lead - MAINE by 3 1st-19:15, FGCU by 12 1st-06:13.
GAME NOTES -
2-3 0-4 0-0 0-2 3-4 0-0 4-4 2-2 0-0 0-1
Florida Gulf Coast 84 • 5-7
15
Officials: Tim Gattis (R), Bruce Benedict, Earnie Pheal Technical fouls: Toledo-None. Florida Gulf Coast-None. Attendance: 1314 Score by periods Toledo Florida Gulf Coast
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23
Florida Gulf Coast 83 • 4-7 ##
44
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
Points MAINE FGCU
In Paint 24 20
Off T/O 17 21
2nd Fast Chance Break 11 7 20 7
Bench 28 31
Score tied - 4 times. Lead changed - 13 times.
ATLANTIC SUN CHAMPIONSHIP
33