GAME 7
GAME 8
Nov. 27, 2011 at Reitz Arena
Dec. 3, 2011 at Alico Arena
Loyola Maryland - 77 FGCU - 74
FGCU - 72 ETSU - 63
BALTIMORE, Md. - After making 4-of-5 from long range over the first 39 minutes of the game, sophomore CHRISTOPHE VARIDEL’S gametying three-point attempt with six seconds left was blocked, putting an end to furious second half comeback by FGCU as it fell short at Loyola University Maryland on Sunday, 77-74, at Reitz Arena. Varidel and freshman BERNARD THOMPSON came off the bench to score a game-high 17 points each, but it wasn’t enough as the Eagles dropped their fourth in a row. FGCU, who was playing its fifth road game, has lost five games by a combined 21 points, including three by three points or less. Varidel and Thompson’s big day ignited the FGCU bench that produced 44 points, including 33 of the team’s 50 in the second half. It marked the fourth time this season that the Eagles’ leading scorer has come off the bench. Thompson scored 15 of his season-high 17 in the second half, including nine straight that cut the Loyola lead from 13 to four with 14 minutes left. Varidel’s 17 came on 4-of-6 from three and a perfect 5-of-5 from the free throw line. Both teams entered the day having out-rebounded all of their opponents, and it was FGCU that finished the fast paced 40 minutes with a 36-33 edge on the glass. Making his first start since 2009-10, redshirt junior EDDIE MURRAY (pictured) set careerhighs with 11 points and a game-high eight boards.
FORT MYERS, Fla. - Junior SHERWOOD BROWN (pictured) scored a game-high 20 points and FGCU led for the final 37 minutes en route to a 72-63 win over ETSU in its Atlantic Sun Conference opener on Saturday at Alico Arena. The Eagles jumped out to an eight-point lead at the half and held on to win their A-Sun opener for the third time in five years. FGCU’s win snapped a five-game losing streak against the Buccaneers. Led by Brown’s 7-for-10 night from the field, FGCU shot 54 percent (27-50) from the floor, marking the third time this season it has shot over 50 percent in a game. On the flipside, the Eagles won the turnover battle, 16-14, and limited ETSU to a 35 percent (22-63) shooting clip. The 20-point game was the second of Brown’s career and he was joined in double figures by sophomore CHASE FIELER, who had 12 points. A majority of Brown’s 20 points came beyond the arc, knocking down 4-of-5 from deep. Fieler’s 12 points were joined by a team-high eight rebounds and four assists. FGCU’s bench came into the game averaging 30 points per game, but was limited to a season-low 17. On the bright side, freshman BRETT COMER came off the pine and dished out 10 assists for the second time this season. Sophomore CHRISTOPHE VARIDEL accounted for nine of the bench points, drilling 3-of-6 from long range. Varidel is 19-of-37 from long range on the year.
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Florida Gulf Coast vs Loyola Maryland 11/27/11 12:00 p.m. at Baltimore, Md. - Reitz Arena
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics ETSU vs Florida Gulf Coast 12/3/11 5:15 P.M. at Fort Myers, Fla. (Alico Arena)
Florida Gulf Coast 74 • 2-4
Player
23
MURRAY, Eddie CANTINOL, Kevin HOLMES, Dante COMER, Brett BROWN, Sherwood THOMPSON, Bernard VARIDEL, Christophe CVJETICANIN, Filip FIELER, Chase ROLAX, Ed Team Totals
34 01 03 25 02 05 15 20 22
FG % 1st Half: 8-29 3FG % 1st Half: 2-6 FT % 1st Half: 6-6
ETSU 63 • 3-4, 0-2 Asun Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
##
27.6% 33.3% 100.0
f c g g g
5-8 1-7 3-5 2-4 0-4 6-13 4-7 0-2 4-9 0-0
1-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-1 3-4 4-6 0-2 1-2 0-0
25-59
9-17
0-0 0-2 1-1 2-2 4-4 2-2 5-5 0-0 1-2 0-0
1 7 8 3 2 1 3 4 4 0 4 3 2 0 2 3 3 4 7 1 0 3 3 4 0 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 4 1 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 15-18 17 19 36 23
2nd half: 17-30 56.7% 2nd half: 7-11 63.6% 2nd half: 9-12 75.0%
TP
A TO Blk Stl
11 2 7 6 4 17 17 0 10 0
2 0 1 5 2 1 0 0 1 0
0 1 4 4 4 2 0 1 1 0
74 12 17
0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1
0 1 0 1 4 3 1 0 1 0
Min
##
Player
35 16 22 27 24 28 21 5 20 2
34
PODERIS, Lukas BROWN, Isiah COOLEY, Sheldon HUBBARD, Tommy SOLLAZZO, Adam JONES, Jarvis DUBOSE, Marcus Team Totals
5 11 200
Game: 25-59 42.4% Game: 9-17 52.9% Game: 15-18 83.3%
Deadball Rebounds 1
Loyola Maryland 77 • 4-1 ##
Player
05
Walker, Shane Etherly, Erik Drummond, Justin Cormier, Dylon Williams, R.J. Winbush, Anthony Hall, J'hared Latham, Jordan Olson, Robert Brooks, Julius Team Totals
24 02 03 12 01 10 15 25 30
FG % 1st Half: 14-28 50.0% 3FG % 1st Half: 4-11 36.4% FT % 1st Half: 5-6 83.3%
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
f f g g g
2-10 7-10 3-6 6-13 2-5 2-3 0-2 0-0 3-5 0-0
0-2 0-0 1-1 0-3 1-2 1-2 0-2 0-0 3-4 0-0
25-54
6-16
6-6 1-2 2-2 2-5 3-4 3-4 0-0 0-0 4-6 0-0
TP
A TO Blk Stl
1st
2nd
Total
24 37
50 40
74 77
Last FG - FGCU 2nd-00:12, LOY 2nd-03:00. Largest lead - FGCU by 4 1st-18:25, LOY by 16 1st-01:11.
13 43 02 23
FG % 1st Half: 12-30 40.0% 3FG % 1st Half: 2-7 28.6% FT % 1st Half: 2-6 33.3%
10 15 9 14 8 8 0 0 13 0
3 4 1 3 2 1 2 0 2 0
##
Player
20
FIELER, Chase MURRAY, Eddie HOLMES, Dante THOMPSON, Bernard BROWN, Sherwood COMER, Brett VARIDEL, Christophe CVJETICANIN, Filip ROLAX, Ed CANTINOL, Kevin Team Totals
01
29 32 12 36 34 18 5 11 21 2
02
4 1 0 2 1 5 1 0 1 0
3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
0 1 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 0
77 18 15
7
8 200
Game: 25-54 46.3% Game: 6-16 37.5% Game: 21-29 72.4%
Deadball Rebounds 3,2
25 03 05 15 22 34
FG % 1st Half: 15-26 57.7% 3FG % 1st Half: 2-8 25.0% FT % 1st Half: 4-6 66.7%
In Paint 32 28
Off T/O 9 20
2nd Fast Chance Break 16 2 17 6
Bench 44 21
4-5 1-6 0-6 5-15 5-13 2-6 5-12
0-0 0-0 0-0 2-5 1-1 2-6 0-4
22-63
5-16
1-4 2-2 0-0 3-4 6-8 0-0 2-2
4 1 5 3 4 5 9 2 1 1 2 3 6 5 11 3 5 2 7 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 5 1 0 1 1 14-20 23 17 40 16
2nd half: 10-33 30.3% 2nd half: 3-9 33.3% 2nd half: 12-14 85.7%
TP
A TO Blk Stl
9 4 0 15 17 6 12
0 2 0 0 6 1 0
1 2 1 4 4 1 3
1 1 0 0 0 0 0
0 2 0 0 3 1 0
63
9 16
2
6 200
Game: 22-63 34.9% Game: 5-16 31.3% Game: 14-20 70.0%
Min
29 37 14 36 37 21 26
Deadball Rebounds 4
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
f f g g g
5-6 3-4 4-7 2-5 7-10 1-6 3-6 2-4 0-0 0-2
0-1 0-0 0-2 0-1 4-5 0-3 3-6 1-2 0-0 0-0
2-4 1-4 1-1 3-4 2-2 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
27-50
8-20
10-16
2nd half: 12-24 50.0% 2nd half: 6-12 50.0% 2nd half: 6-10 60.0%
TP
2 6 8 3 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 1 0 4 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 3 4 1 4 5 8 20 28 18
A TO Blk Stl
12 4 7 0 9 1 7 2 20 0 3 10 9 0 5 0 0 0 0 1
Min
0 1 0 4 1 2 2 2 0 2
0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
0 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0
72 18 14
3
5 200
Game: 27-50 54.0% Game: 8-20 40.0% Game: 10-16 62.5%
31 19 24 20 28 30 18 12 4 14
Deadball Rebounds 4
Officials: Marc Ellard (R), Bruce Benedict, Freddie Williams Technical fouls: ETSU-None. Florida Gulf Coast-None. Attendance: 2365 Score by periods ETSU Florida Gulf Coast
Points FGCU LOY
f f g g g
Florida Gulf Coast 72 • 3-5, 1-0 Asun
Min
Officials: Wally Rutecki, Paul Faia, Louie Andrakakos Technical fouls: Florida Gulf Coast-None. Loyola Maryland-None. Attendance: Score by periods Florida Gulf Coast Loyola Maryland
05
23
3 3 6 3 0 3 3 1 1 0 1 4 2 2 4 1 1 1 2 2 4 2 6 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 4 4 1 0 1 1 0 4 0 4 21-29 15 18 33 13
2nd half: 11-26 42.3% 2nd half: 2-5 40.0% 2nd half: 16-23 69.6%
41
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
1st
2nd
Total
28 36
35 36
63 72
Last FG - ETSU 2nd-05:16, FGCU 2nd-00:08. Largest lead - ETSU by 2 1st-19:27, FGCU by 14 1st-05:14.
Points ETSU FGCU
In Paint 28 32
Off T/O 24 8
2nd Fast Chance Break 18 0 13 0
Bench 18 17
Score tied - 1 time. Lead changed - 3 times.
Score tied - 4 times. Lead changed - 5 times.
GAME NOTES -
ATLANTIC SUN SEMIFINALS
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