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TALE OF THE TAPE 72.5 67.1 36.8 13.0 13.0 5.8
POINTS PER GAME SCORING DEFENSE REBOUNDS PER GAME ASSISTS PER GAME TURNOVERS PER GAME STEALS PER GAME
79.6 66.5 37.9 16.7 12.1 6.1
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Mercer leads the all-time series with FGCU 11-5; however, the Eagles have won four of the last six meetings, including a 2-0 mark in postseason play.
• Head coach Bob Hoffman was named Coach of the Year, Langston Hall was named Player of the Year, Daniel FGCU has eliminated Mercer from the A-Sun ChampionCoursey was named Defensive Player of the Year and Ja- ship each of the past two years on the Bears’ home court kob Gollon was named Scholar Athlete of the Year. in Macon. Two years ago, the sixth-seeded Eagles stunned second-seeded Mercer in the semifinals, 62-58. Last sea• Mercer is the only team in the country to have started son, second-seeded FGCU ran away in the second half of five seniors in every game. Only two other teams (Pacific, the title game to down the Bears again, this time by an Saint Louis) have started a lineup of five seniors. 88-75 margin. • Hall, who averages a team-best 14.7 points and 5.7 assists per game, scored his 1,500th career point and passed out his 600th career assist last week. Hall is the only player in On the year, FGCU is 17-0 when leading at halftime. A-Sun history to have reached both of those marks.
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• The Bears check in at No. 13 in this week’s CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25. Mercer has been featured in the poll for 11-straight weeks and been as high as No. 9 this year.
and Mercer are the top two 67.1 66.5 FGCU defensive teams in the Atlantic Sun, with Mercer holding opponents to an average of 66.5 points per game and FGCU 67.1. In A-Sun games only, the two also finished 1-2 in field-goal percentage defense with Mercer limiting foes to 39.8 percent from the floor and FGCU 40.5.
• Mercer tied program records with 23 overall wins and 14 conference wins during the regular season. • The Bears lead the A-Sun in 12 different statistical categories this year. • Mercer is second in the nation in total assists (550).
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All of Mercer’s losses have occurred when allowing at least 70 points.
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FGCU is 18-2 on the year when outrebounding its opponent.
has out-rebounded LAST 6 GAMES +3.1 FGCU its last six opponents by an average of 11.5, includ- +19 Mercer ing four by double figures. KSU In those four games, FGCU +12 has out-rebounded its foes +2 Lipscomb by a +15 average. FGCU (+3.1) NKU and Mercer (+5.2) are two of +18 only three A-Sun schools which have a +3 rebound +11 Stetson margin or better for the ETSU +7 +5.2 season.
FGCU is a perfect 13-0 on the year when holding opponents below 40 percent from the field. In their last seven postseason games – A-Sun Championship and NCAA Tournament – the Eagles have held their opponent below 40-percent shooting six times.
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#1 Thompson’s 1,365 career points are the third-most among active A-Sun players. He sits in 54th place in A-Sun history. #2 Fieler’s 15-rebound performance in Thursday’s semifinal allowed him to crack the A-Sun top-30. #3 FGCU’s 12-game home winning streak is tied for the 14th longest active streak in the nation. #4 FGCU has become just the fourth team in A-Sun Championship history to reach the finals in three straight seasons. #WEAREFGCU When referring to the University, please be #5 No. 1 seeds have reached the A-Sun Championship aware of the following policy regarding usage. Final in the last three seasons, including nine of the last 10.
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Dajuan Graf recorded a career high with six steals in Tuesday’s quarterfinal against Stetson, and Bernard Thompson grabbed a career-high-tying six pilfers of his own in the semifinal versus ETSU Thursday. Both totals are just one shy of tying the all-time A-Sun tournament single-game record.
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