East Tennessee State Buccaneers at Florida Gulf Coast Eagles
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
62 - 90
62 - 90
Florida Gulf Coast tops East Tennessee St. 90-62
A.J. Merriweather's layup for ETSU (9-10, 2-4 Atlantic Sun) made it 6-6 just over 3 minutes into the game before FGCU scored 26 of the next 29 points over the ensuing 9:03 to blow the game open. The Buccaneers never again got closer than down 18.
The Eagles (12-8, 6-1) took a 42-22 lead into the break and led by 28 on five separate occasions.
Fieler, who finished with eight points and 10 rebounds, now has 597 career rebounds, breaking Sherwood Brown's record of 589.
Eric McKnight scored 14 points while Nate Hicks and Filip Cvjeticanin added 10 apiece for the Eagles.
Rashawn Rembert led ETSU, which shot 29.4 percent from the floor, with 18 points.
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Statistics
 ETSU |
 FGCU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 20-68 | FG | 29-56 |
| 29 | Field Goal % | 52 |
| 9-30 | 3PT | 8-20 |
| 30 | Three Point % | 40 |
| 13-22 | FT | 24-32 |
| 59 | Free Throw % | 75 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 39 |
| 8 | Assists | 22 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 0 | Blocks | 4 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 24 | Fouls | 18 |
Game Information
Venue: Alico Arena
Location: Fort Myers, FL
Attendance: 4,605 | Capacity:
Location: Fort Myers, FL
Attendance: 4,605 | Capacity:
2025-26 Southern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Tennessee State | 13-5 | - | 23-11 |
| Mercer | 11-7 | 2 | 19-13 |
| Wofford | 11-7 | 2 | 19-13 |
| Samford | 11-7 | 2 | 18-14 |
| Furman | 10-8 | 3 | 22-13 |
| Western Carolina | 10-8 | 3 | 15-16 |
| UNC Greensboro | 9-9 | 4 | 15-19 |
| Chattanooga | 7-11 | 6 | 13-19 |
| The Citadel | 7-11 | 6 | 11-22 |
| VMI | 1-17 | 12 | 6-26 |
2025-26 Atlantic Sun Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Peay | 15-3 | +1 | 22-9 |
| Central Arkansas | 15-3 | +1 | 22-12 |
| Queens University | 13-5 | 2 | 21-14 |
| Lipscomb | 12-6 | 3 | 19-13 |
| Florida Gulf Coast | 8-10 | 7 | 16-18 |
| West Georgia | 8-10 | 6 | 15-17 |
| Bellarmine | 7-11 | 8 | 13-19 |
| Jacksonville | 7-11 | 8 | 12-20 |
| Stetson | 7-11 | 8 | 12-21 |
| Eastern Kentucky | 7-11 | 7 | 11-21 |
| North Florida | 5-13 | 10 | 7-25 |
| North Alabama | 4-14 | 10 | 9-21 |