Florida Gulf Coast Eagles at East Tennessee State Buccaneers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
81 - 89
81 - 89
ETSU holds on to beat Florida Gulf Coast 89-81
ETSU (15-12, 8-6 Atlantic Sun) jumped to a 12-0 lead and held a 45-32 halftime advantage. Filip Cvjeticanin hit a 3-pointer with 8:29 remaining to close the gap to 65-61. Hunter Harris answered with a jumper and the Buccaneers stretched the lead to 76-67 with 3:09 left. The Eagles made a late run as Bernard Thompson hit two 3 pointers and Cvjeticanin made another in the final 47 seconds.
Lester Wilson had 18 points, Harris added 14 and pulled down 12 rebounds, Jalen Riley had 11 points and A.J. Merriweather had 10 points and 11 rebounds.
Thompson led the Eagles (16-10, 10-3) with 23 points, Chase Fieler added 17, Jamail Jones had 13 and Cvjeticanin had 12.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 81 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:07 | A.J. Merriweather Defensive Rebound. | 81 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Filip Cvjeticanin missed Three Point Jumper. | 81 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:13 | Lukas Poderis made Free Throw. | 81 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:13 | East Tennessee St Timeout | 81 - 88 |
Statistics
 FGCU |
 ETSU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-65 | FG | 29-70 |
| 42 | Field Goal % | 41 |
| 9-22 | 3PT | 12-30 |
| 41 | Three Point % | 40 |
| 18-28 | FT | 19-26 |
| 64 | Free Throw % | 73 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 34 |
| 13 | Assists | 17 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 13 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 19 | Fouls | 21 |
Game Information
Venue: Brooks Gymnasium
Location: Johnson City, TN
Attendance: 2,773 | Capacity:
Location: Johnson City, TN
Attendance: 2,773 | Capacity:
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 |
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 |