South Dakota State Jackrabbits at Florida Gulf Coast Eagles
· GULF COAST SHOWCASE - CAMPUS GAME
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78 - 84
78 - 84
Florida Gulf Coast rallies to beat S. Dakota State 84-78
Carlyle's 3-point play tied it at 72 with 2:29 to play and sparked a 9-0 run in which Shadrac Casimir scored the go-ahead layup on a fast break and FGIU took a 78-72 lead with 45 seconds to play. The Jackrabbits closed to 79-78 on David Jenkins' free throw, but Dinerio Mercurius got a steal and two free throws and added a layup with five seconds left to seal it.
Troy Baxter Jr. scored 16 points and Mercurius added 14 for the Eagles (2-2), who trailed 37-30 at halftime in a game that saw 17 lead changes.
Jenkins scored 29 points, Mike Daum added 18 and Skyler Flatten had 13 for the Jackrabbits (3-1), who were outscored 48-32 in the paint.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 78 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Haanif Cheatham Steal. | 78 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Skyler Flatten Turnover. | 78 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Dinero Mercurius made Layup. | 78 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Dinero Mercurius Steal. | 78 - 82 |
Statistics
 SDST |
 FGCU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 29-58 | FG | 33-68 |
| 50 | Field Goal % | 49 |
| 8-18 | 3PT | 7-25 |
| 44 | Three Point % | 28 |
| 12-16 | FT | 11-22 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 50 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 32 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 11 | Assists | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 48 |
| 25 | Fouls | 17 |
| 13 | Largest Lead | 6 |
Game Information
Venue: Alico Arena
Location: Fort Myers, FL
Attendance: 3,725 | Capacity:
Location: Fort Myers, FL
Attendance: 3,725 | Capacity:
2025-26 Summit League Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota State | 14-2 | - | 27-8 |
| St. Thomas | 12-4 | 2 | 24-10 |
| North Dakota | 10-6 | 4 | 18-17 |
| South Dakota | 8-8 | 6 | 16-16 |
| Omaha | 8-8 | 6 | 16-17 |
| Denver | 8-8 | 7 | 15-17 |
| South Dakota State | 7-9 | 7 | 14-18 |
| Oral Roberts | 4-12 | 10 | 10-23 |
| Kansas City | 1-15 | 13 | 4-27 |
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 |