Florida Gulf Coast Eagles at North Florida Ospreys
· NCAA Men's Basketball
96 - 87
Johnson, Gilmore help FGCU beat North Florida 96-78
Mercurius' first 3 made it 8-5 and the Eagles led the rest of the way. Gilmore hit a jumper to open the second half that pushed the lead to 55-41 but North Florida chipped away, trimming its deficit to three points on Trip Day's layup with 8:20 remaining. Carlyle answered with a 3-point play and Johnson scored the final five points in an 8-2 spurt that made it 83-74 with seven minutes to go and FGCU held on from there.
JT Escobar had a career-high 28 points, including six of North Florida's 16 3-pointers. Garrett Sams scored 20 points and Noah Horchler added 10 with 11 rebounds for the Ospreys (9-14, 3-3).
The school announced before the game that Brandon Goodwin, the unanimous preseason A-Sun player of the year, and Ricky Doyle would not play (coach's decision) for FGCU, which won the 300th game in program history. The duo has started 34 combined games this season.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 96 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:12 | Christian Carlyle Defensive Rebound. | 96 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:12 | Ivan Gandia-Rosa missed Three Point Jumper. | 96 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:18 | Michael Gilmore made Free Throw. | 96 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:18 | Michael Gilmore made Free Throw. | 95 - 87 |
Statistics
 FGCU |
 UNF |
|
|---|---|---|
| 36-65 | FG | 30-73 |
| 55 | Field Goal % | 41 |
| 4-10 | 3PT | 16-47 |
| 40 | Three Point % | 34 |
| 20-24 | FT | 11-13 |
| 83 | Free Throw % | 85 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 28 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 33 | Defensive Rebounds | 17 |
| 18 | Assists | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 14 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 19 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 18 | Points Off Turnovers | 21 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 56 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 15 | Fouls | 19 |
| 13 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Location: Jacksonville, FL
Attendance: 2,248 | 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 |