Florida Gulf Coast Eagles at Jacksonville Dolphins
· NCAA Men's Basketball
80 - 83
Jacksonville hangs on to beat Florida Gulf Coast 83-80
Jacksonville held a 65-50 lead with 11:01 left. But the Eagles battled back, cutting the lead to 79-77 after two Zach Johnson free throws with 47 seconds remaining.
Marcel White answered with two free throws for a four-point lead and after Johnson hit a 3-pointer to pull within one, Darien Fernandez hit two from the stripe with a second left.
Holder shot an efficient 7 of 11 from the field and hit 8 of 10 free throws. Kori Babineaux finished with 22 points and White had 18 for the Dolphins (14-11, 6-2 Atlantic Sun), who have won four straight and six of seven.
Johnson hit four 3-pointers and led Florida Gulf Coast (13-11, 4-4) with 25 points. Marc Eddy Norelia added 22 points for the Eagles, who have lost four straight league games after starting 4-0.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 80 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Darien Fernandez made Free Throw. | 80 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Darien Fernandez made Free Throw. | 80 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Foul on Zach Johnson. | 80 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Jacksonville Timeout | 80 - 81 |
Statistics
 FGCU |
 JAX |
|
|---|---|---|
| 34-60 | FG | 30-57 |
| 57 | Field Goal % | 53 |
| 7-17 | 3PT | 6-18 |
| 41 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 5-7 | FT | 17-25 |
| 71 | Free Throw % | 68 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 27 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 12 | Assists | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 5 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 5 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 50 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 17 | Fouls | 11 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 15 |
Game Information
Location: Jacksonville, FL
Attendance: 778 | 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 |