GAME 13
GAME 14
Jan. 2, 2012 at the University Center
Jan. 4, 2012 at Convocation Center
Mercer - 76 FGCU - 54
FGCU - 62 Kennesaw State - 55
MACON, Ga. - Senior Justin Cecil scored 21 first half points and Mercer owned a 20-point lead at the break, as the Bears cruised to a 76-54 Atlantic Sun win over FGCU on Monday night at the University Center. Cecil finished with a game-high 24 points to help Mercer (10-6) grab its league-leading 10th win of the season while improving to 2-1 in the A-Sun. The loss snaps a two-game win streak for the Eagles (5-8), who are now 1-2 in league play. The Green and Blue were led by 13 points each from sophomore CHRISTOPHE VARIDEL (pictured) and freshman BERNARD THOMPSON. Varidel, who came into the game second nationally in three-point percentage, knocked down 2-of-3 beyond the arc and had three steals. Before recording his team-leading 10th double figure game of the year, Thompson was named the A-Sun Player of the Week by College Sports Madness. Mercer lived up to its top defensive ranking in the A-Sun, holding FGCU to its third-lowest point total of the season after it average 83.5 points the previous two contests. The Eagles shot 42 percent (20-48) from the floor and committed 20 turnovers that led to 20 Mercer points. Cecil’s career-high 24 points came on 9-of-14 from the floor. The Bears shot 46 percent (29-63) from the floor for the game, posting an assist on 22 of 29 baskets.
KENNESAW, Ga. - Behind a season-high 22 points, including 18 in the second half, from freshman BERNARD THOMPSON (pictured), FGCU picked up its first road win of the season with a 62-55 A-Sun victory at Kennesaw State on Wednesday night. Thompson knocked down 5-of6 from long range and made four clutch free throws down the stretch en route to his 22 points, which are the most scored by an FGCU player this season. The reigning A-Sun Newcomer of the Week, Thompson’s team-high 11th double figure outing and first career 20-point game came in front of a large crowd of family and friends. Redshirt junior EDDIE MURRAY was the only other Eagle to finish in double figures with a career-high 12 points. Entering the game second in the A-Sun in assists, freshman BRETT COMER passed out eight assists with just two turnovers. As a team, FGCU shot 46 percent (19-41) from the field and knocked down 9-of-21 from three-point land in a slow paced game that saw both teams work the shot clock. The game featured just 50 rebounds, as the Eagles held a slight 26-24 edge. Kennesaw State finished with a 45 percent clip (20-44) from the floor, but had 17 turnovers and shot 11 less free throws than the Eagles. The Eagles turned in a terrific defensive effort against A-Sun leading scorer Markeith Cummings who failed to score a point over the first 26:39 of the contest and finished with just five for the game.
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Florida Gulf Coast vs Mercer 1/2/12 7:30 p.m. at Macon, Ga. - University Center
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Florida Gulf Coast vs Kennesaw State 1/4/12 7:00 p.m. at Kennesaw, Ga. - KSU Convocation Center
Florida Gulf Coast 54 • 5-8 (1-2 A-Sun) ##
Player
20 23 01 02 03 05 15 22 24 34
FIELER, Chase MURRAY, Eddie HOLMES, Dante THOMPSON, Bernard COMER, Brett VARIDEL, Christophe CVJETICANIN, Filip ROLAX, Ed BLAKE, Marcus CANTINOL, Kevin Team Totals
FG % 1st Half: 9-26 3FG % 1st Half: 3-7 FT % 1st Half: 2-4
34.6% 42.9% 50.0%
f f g g g
Florida Gulf Coast 62 • 6-8, 2-2 A-Sun
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF 2-3 1-2 0-0 1 2 3 2 1-6 0-1 0-0 1 2 3 1 2-6 0-2 1-4 0 5 5 4 6-11 0-2 1-5 0 2 2 3 2-7 0-2 1-1 1 3 4 1 3-5 2-3 5-6 0 3 3 1 2-2 2-2 0-0 2 2 4 0 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 3 4 3 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1-5 0-0 1-2 1 1 2 2 2 0 2 20-48 5-14 9-18 9 23 32 17
2nd half: 11-22 50.0% 2nd half: 2-7 28.6% 2nd half: 7-14 50.0%
TP 5 2 5 13 5 13 6 0 2 3
A TO Blk Stl 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 2 1 7 1 2 2 3 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0
54
6 20
Min 20 16 23 29 27 26 25 14 5 15
Player
05 15 20 52 21 00 02 03 14 22 23 32 44 45 50
THOMAS, Bud CECIL, Justin GOLLON, Jakob COURSEY, Daniel HALL, Langston MISKIMON, R.J. SMITH, Travis CANEVARI, Kevin HALLICE, T.J. MOTEN, Darious SMITH, Chris HARRIS, Shaquille JACKSON, Marquisse BROWN, Monty LARSEN, Paul Team Totals
FG % 1st Half: 16-32 50.0% 3FG % 1st Half: 4-11 36.4% FT % 1st Half: 7-7 100.0
f f f c g
Deadball Rebounds 5
TP 13 24 9 6 0 0 11 0 0 0 4 2 0 7 0
A TO Blk Stl 1 2 1 3 1 1 1 0 6 1 0 2 0 1 3 1 9 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 1 0 1
76 22 13
Min 33 25 29 17 29 2 16 8 3 2 7 4 4 14 7
8 11 200
Game: 29-63 46.0% Game: 7-20 35.0% Game: 11-14 78.6%
Deadball Rebounds 1
1st
2nd
Total
23 43
31 33
54 76
Last FG - FGCU 2nd-00:03, MUM 2nd-00:48. Largest lead - FGCU None, MUM by 30 2nd-03:19.
32
Points FGCU MUM
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 15 22 34
FG % 1st Half: 10-19 52.6% 3FG % 1st Half: 3-8 37.5% FT % 1st Half: 2-8 25.0%
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Player
21
Anderson, Aaron Dawson, Brandon Cummings, Markeith Love, Delbert Dixon, Spencer Henry, Romain Turner, Nick Sabic, Mirza Osemhen, Andrew Team Totals
35 02 03 05 04 11 23 45
FG % 1st Half: 10-19 52.6% 3FG % 1st Half: 5-10 50.0% FT % 1st Half: 2-4 50.0%
f f g g g
1-2 5-9 3-6 6-7 0-3 1-5 1-6 1-2 1-1
0-1 0-0 1-2 5-6 0-2 1-4 1-4 1-2 0-0
1-2 2-2 0-2 5-6 3-6 4-4 0-0 0-0 0-2
19-41
9-21
15-24
2nd half: 9-22 40.9% 2nd half: 6-13 46.2% 2nd half: 13-16 81.3%
2 3 5 4 2 0 2 1 1 3 4 2 0 2 2 4 0 3 3 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 3 5 1 1 1 2 9 17 26 14
TP
A TO Blk Stl
3 12 7 22 3 7 3 3 2
3 0 0 2 8 0 0 0 0
Min
3 1 1 4 2 1 1 1 0
0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
2 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
62 13 14
1
9 200
Game: 19-41 46.3% Game: 9-21 42.9% Game: 15-24 62.5%
23 31 30 27 35 23 15 5 11
Deadball Rebounds 5
In Paint 22 36
Off T/O 11 20
2nd Fast Chance Break 5 6 13 2
Bench 24 24
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
f f g g g
7-9 0-2 2-7 4-11 6-13 0-0 0-1 0-0 1-1
0-0 0-1 0-1 3-7 5-11 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0
3-4 2-2 1-3 1-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
20-44
8-21
7-13
2nd half: 10-25 40.0% 2nd half: 3-11 27.3% 2nd half: 5-9 55.6%
2 5 7 3 0 0 0 3 2 4 6 1 0 3 3 4 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 3 8 16 24 14
TP
A TO Blk Stl
17 2 5 12 17 0 0 0 2
1 0 4 5 3 0 1 0 0
0 1 3 3 3 4 1 1 0 1 55 14 17
Min
1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
3
3 200
Game: 20-44 45.5% Game: 8-21 38.1% Game: 7-13 53.8%
34 24 38 39 39 7 3 5 11
Deadball Rebounds 5,1
Officials: Patrick Evans, Glen Tuitt and Tim Gattis Technical fouls: Florida Gulf Coast-None. Kennesaw State-None. Attendance: 738 Score by periods Florida Gulf Coast Kennesaw State
Officials: John Hampton, Ron Groover, Andrew Walton Technical fouls: Florida Gulf Coast-FIELER, Chase. Mercer-HALL, Langston. Attendance: 2075 Score by periods Florida Gulf Coast Mercer
20
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
Kennesaw State 55 • 3-12, 0-4 A-Sun
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF 5-8 1-3 2-2 0 1 1 1 9-14 3-7 3-4 2 5 7 2 4-7 0-0 1-1 2 5 7 4 2-4 0-0 2-2 1 4 5 2 0-5 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 4-7 2-4 1-1 1 1 2 1 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1-4 1-1 1-1 1 0 1 0 1-4 0-1 0-1 0 1 1 0 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 3-6 0-0 1-2 1 4 5 0 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 1 4 1 5 29-63 7-20 11-14 13 23 36 16
2nd half: 13-31 41.9% 2nd half: 3-9 33.3% 2nd half: 4-7 57.1%
Player
6 10 200
Game: 20-48 41.7% Game: 5-14 35.7% Game: 9-18 50.0%
Mercer 76 • 10-6 (2-1 A-Sun) ##
##
1st
2nd
Total
25 27
37 28
62 55
Last FG - FGCU 2nd-06:09, KSU 2nd-00:47. Largest lead - FGCU by 8 2nd-08:08, KSU by 6 2nd-18:00.
Score tied - 0 times. Lead changed - 0 times.
GAME21 VS. KENNESAW STATE (JAN. 28)
Points FGCU KSU
In Paint 18 22
Off T/O 8 7
2nd Fast Chance Break 12 5 8 7
Score tied - 8 times. Lead changed - 6 times.
Bench 15 2