Florida Gulf Coast Eagles at Lipscomb Bisons
· NCAA Men's Basketball
81 - 89
Mathews season-bests help Lipscomb slip past FGCU 89-81
FGCU, defending two-time A-Sun champions, were 20-point underdogs on the road Thursday, but hung with conference-leading Lipscomb, taking the lead five times in the second half. Lipscomb and Liberty are both 6-0 in A-Sun.
Mathews scored seven straight to give Lipscomb the lead for good with 1:54 remaining.
Dinero Mercurious topped the Eagles (7-14, 2-4) with 17 points and four 3-pointers, Schadrac Casimir added 14 points and Troy Baxter 10.
Matt Rose and Michael Buckland each scored 11 for Lipscomb (15-4).
Lipscomb led 42-35 at the break, forcing 13 turnovers in the first half. FGCU flipped the script after halftime, cutting their turnovers to five while forcing nine from Lipscomb for 11 points.
The Eagles outscored Lipscomb 11-6 to open the second half and took a 56-55 lead on a Brian Thomas basket in the paint midway through the period. It was FGCU's first lead since five minutes into the first half.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 81 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Lipscomb Defensive Rebound. | 81 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Schadrac Casimir missed Three Point Jumper. | 81 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Matt Rose made Free Throw. | 81 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Matt Rose made Free Throw. | 81 - 88 |
Statistics
 FGCU |
 LIP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 28-59 | FG | 29-65 |
| 47 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 12-27 | 3PT | 13-29 |
| 44 | Three Point % | 45 |
| 13-20 | FT | 18-23 |
| 65 | Free Throw % | 78 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 19 | Assists | 23 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 0 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 24 | Fouls | 20 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 14 |
Game Information
Location: Nashville, TN
Attendance: 1,953 | 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 |