GAME 25
GAME 26
Feb. 11, 2012 at Alico Arena
Feb. 13, 2012 at Alico Arena
Belmont - 86 FGCU - 63
FGCU - 89 Lipscomb - 68
FORT MYERS, Fla. - A 12-0 Belmont run that stretched from the end of the first half into the opening four minutes of the second half highlighted a strong final 20 minutes for the Bruins, as FGCU fell, 86-63, on Saturday night in front of an Alico Arena crowd of 3,007 fans. All 11 of sophomore CHRISTOPHE VARIDEL’S (pictured) points came in the first half on 3-of-7 from long range. Junior SHERWOOD BROWN reached double figures for the seventh straight game with 10 points and six boards, while DANTE HOLMES made it 22 games that a freshman has scored in double figures for the Eagles with 10 off the bench. Six players reached double figures for Belmont, a feat FGCU accomplished earlier in the year in a win over Longwood and up until tonight was the only A-Sun team do so. Junior Ian Clark poured in a game-high 17 points on five three-pointers and dished out six assists with no turnovers. As a team, Belmont finished with 24 assists on its 30 field goals, led by a combined 20 assists and two turnovers from the combo of Clark, JJ Mann and Kerron Johnson. The difference in the game was the Bruins’ 50 percent (30-60) shooting night from the field and their ability to turn just 12 FGCU turnovers into 17 points. On the flipside, the Eagles shot 38 percent (22-58) and only had two points off turnovers due to Belmont committing just seven miscues.
FORT MYERS, Fla. - Behind six players in double figures, FGCU led for all but 15 seconds in a convincing 89-68 Atlantic Sun win over Lipscomb Monday night at Alico Arena. Eligible for postseason play for the first time in school history, the Eagles clinched a berth in the A-Sun Tournament with the victory. Balance has been the theme all season for the Green and Blue, as it marked the second time that six players have reached double figures in the same game, while the Eagles improved to 8-0 when at least five players accomplish the feat. FGCU was clicking on all cylinders on the offensive end, shooting 54 percent (34-63) for the game, while dishing out a season-high 24 assists to just 12 turnovers. Seven different players knocked down a three-pointer led by sophomore CHRISTOPHE VARIDEL’S 4-of-8 night, as the Eagles finished 11-of-23 as a team. Junior SHERWOOD BROWN led FGCU with his eighth straight double-digit outing that featured 13 points and six rebounds. Varidel scored all 12 of his points via the three-point shot, while redshirt junior EDDIE MURRAY and freshman BERNARD THOMPSON made it four starters in double-digits with 10 points and six rebounds each. The final two double figure scorers came off the pine where by FGCU won the bench scoring battle for the 21st time this season by a 39-18 margin.
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Belmont vs Florida Gulf Coast 02/11/12 5:15 P.M. at Fort Myers, Fla. (Alico Arena)
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Lipscomb vs Florida Gulf Coast 02/13/12 7:05 P.M. at Fort Myers, Fla. (Alico Arena)
Belmont 86 • 19-7, 11-2 A-Sun
Player
02
JENKINS, Blake HEDGEPETH, Mick HANLEN, Drew JOHNSON, Kerron CLARK, Ian LANG, Chad MOBLEY, Holden MANN, JJ CHAMBERLAIN, Reece BARNES, Adam NOACK, Trevor SAUNDERS, Scott BAKER, Brandon Team Totals
34 01 03 21 00 04 14 22 24 30 32 45
Lipscomb 68 • 12-14, 7-7 A-Sun
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
##
FG % 1st Half: 15-31 48.4% 3FG % 1st Half: 4-12 33.3% FT % 1st Half: 4-4 100.0
f f g g g
4-6 4-9 5-8 2-6 6-13 0-0 0-1 2-8 0-0 2-2 0-0 5-7 0-0
1-1 0-0 4-7 0-3 5-11 0-0 0-1 0-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2-2 3-4 0-2 8-8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-4 0-0
1 4 5 2 0 4 4 2 1 4 5 1 0 1 1 2 2 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 2 1 3 1 2 1 3 30-60 10-26 16-20 11 23 34 18
2nd half: 15-29 51.7% 2nd half: 6-14 42.9% 2nd half: 12-16 75.0%
TP
A TO Blk Stl
11 11 14 12 17 0 0 4 0 4 0 13 0
0 0 2 7 6 0 0 7 0 0 0 1 1
86 24
2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 7
Min
##
Player
22 23 32 31 27 2 0 17 6 20 1 14 5
52
SMITH, Malcolm GLENN, Justin WILLIAMS, Zavion ALEXANDER, Deonte SMITH, Martin SANDERSON, Carter ARNETT, Jacob JOHNSON, Chad SMITH, Damarius ELLIS, Zack WILLIAMS, Marvin Team Totals
1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
3
6 200
Game: 30-60 50.0% Game: 10-26 38.5% Game: 16-20 80.0%
Deadball Rebounds 4,2
Florida Gulf Coast 63 • 12-13, 7-7 A-Sun Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
##
Player
20
FIELER, Chase CANTINOL, Kevin COMER, Brett VARIDEL, Christophe BROWN, Sherwood HOLMES, Dante THOMPSON, Bernard CVJETICANIN, Filip ROLAX, Ed MURRAY, Eddie BLAKE, Marcus Team Totals
34 03 05 25 01 02 15 22 23 24
FG % 1st Half: 14-31 45.2% 3FG % 1st Half: 4-11 36.4% FT % 1st Half: 0-4 0.0%
f f g g g
2-3 2-4 2-6 4-10 3-8 3-7 1-8 1-5 1-1 3-6 0-0
1-1 0-0 0-0 3-7 1-3 0-2 0-2 0-3 1-1 0-2 0-0
22-58
6-21
2 4 6 4 4 1 5 2 1 0 1 3 1 3 4 0 1 5 6 2 3 1 4 3 1 4 5 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13-22 15 19 34 17
2nd half: 8-27 29.6% 2nd half: 2-10 20.0% 2nd half: 13-18 72.2%
0-0 0-3 2-2 0-0 3-4 4-4 3-4 0-3 0-0 1-2 0-0
TP
A TO Blk Stl
5 4 6 11 10 10 5 2 3 7 0
1 3 1 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
1st
2nd
Total
63 13 12
5
3 200
38 32
48 31
86 63
Points BEL FGCU
Last FG - BEL 2nd-04:14, FGCU 2nd-02:14. Largest lead - BEL by 23 2nd-02:48, FGCU by 4 1st-16:23.
40
GAME NOTES
2nd Fast Chance Break 15 6 8 2
03 05 20 22 42 55
FG % 1st Half: 10-27 37.0% 3FG % 1st Half: 2-12 16.7% FT % 1st Half: 5-9 55.6%
Bench 21 27
f c g g g
5-10 2-3 5-12 4-12 1-7 2-3 1-6 0-0 2-4 0-0 1-1
0-0 0-0 0-2 2-7 0-3 2-2 1-3 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0
23-58
5-18
9-13 2-7 1-2 0-1 2-2 1-2 2-2 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-0
5 0 5 2 0 5 5 1 2 0 2 1 0 7 7 2 1 3 4 2 1 2 3 1 1 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 6 17-31 13 23 36 17
2nd half: 13-31 41.9% 2nd half: 3-6 50.0% 2nd half: 12-22 54.5%
TP
A TO Blk Stl
19 6 11 10 4 7 5 0 4 0 2
2 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 3 0 0
Min
1 0 1 3 2 1 1 0 3 0 0
0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0
68 11 12
1
8 200
Game: 23-58 39.7% Game: 5-18 27.8% Game: 17-31 54.8%
21 26 24 33 25 13 25 1 28 1 3
Deadball Rebounds 4
Florida Gulf Coast 89 • 13-13, 8-7 A-Sun ##
Player
20
FIELER, Chase MURRAY, Eddie THOMPSON, Bernard VARIDEL, Christophe BROWN, Sherwood HOLMES, Dante COMER, Brett CVJETICANIN, Filip ROLAX, Ed BLAKE, Marcus CANTINOL, Kevin Team Totals
02
0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
Off T/O 17 2
35
23 18 21 26 26 18 28 12 7 19 2
2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0
Deadball Rebounds 5
In Paint 34 26
04
23
Officials: Freddie Williams (R), Clyde Owens, Mark Morrison Technical fouls: Belmont-None. Florida Gulf Coast-CVJETICANIN, Filip. Attendance: 3007 Score by periods Belmont Florida Gulf Coast
02
Min
1 2 3 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0
Game: 22-58 37.9% Game: 6-21 28.6% Game: 13-22 59.1%
15
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
05 25 01 03 15 22 24 34
FG % 1st Half: 16-33 48.5% 3FG % 1st Half: 4-11 36.4% FT % 1st Half: 3-3 100.0
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
f f g g g
2-4 4-5 4-6 4-10 6-11 5-6 3-7 3-8 3-5 0-1 0-0
1-1 0-0 0-1 4-8 1-3 1-2 1-1 2-5 1-2 0-0 0-0
0-0 2-2 2-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-3 2-2 1-1 1-1 0-0
34-63 11-23 10-12 2nd half: 18-30 60.0% 2nd half: 7-12 58.3% 2nd half: 7-9 77.8%
0 2 2 2 3 3 6 2 1 5 6 1 1 3 4 3 0 6 6 2 0 2 2 2 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 4 1 1 2 3 2 0 2 2 5 0 2 2 9 31 40 20
TP
A TO Blk Stl
5 10 10 12 13 11 9 10 8 1 0
4 2 4 1 1 3 6 0 0 2 1
Min
1 1 1 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 2
2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
89 24 12
4
7 200
Game: 34-63 54.0% Game: 11-23 47.8% Game: 10-12 83.3%
21 22 24 24 25 16 25 19 12 5 7
Deadball Rebounds 0
Officials: J.B. Caldwell (R), Rick Crawford, Jerry Heater Technical fouls: Lipscomb-None. Florida Gulf Coast-None. Attendance: 1156 Score by periods Lipscomb Florida Gulf Coast
1st
2nd
Total
27 39
41 50
68 89
Last FG - LIP 2nd-01:16, FGCU 2nd-00:31. Largest lead - LIP by 1 1st-17:24, FGCU by 25 2nd-07:38.
Points LIP FGCU
In Paint 30 46
Off T/O 13 14
2nd Fast Chance Break 12 6 10 10
Score tied - 1 time. Lead changed - 2 times.
Score tied - 3 times. Lead changed - 5 times.
- ATLANTIC SUN CHAMPIONSHIP
Bench 18 39