PHILADELPHIA, PA – Demonstrating that their early-season victory over Miami (FL) was no fluke, fifteenth-seeded Florida Gulf Coast knocked-off second-seeded Georgetown 78-68 in a South Region contest. It was the biggest upset of the Second Round.
The champions of the Atlantic Sun Conference tournament were unfazed by the highly favored Hoyas, pushing a frenetic tempo from the opening tip, and then later going on a 21-2 second-half run to seize control of the game.
Sherwood Brown and Bernard Thompson led the charge for the Eagles, playing nearly the entire game, each shot 3-of-6 from behind the arc, and they finished with 24 and 23 points, respectively.
Markel Starks carried the beleaguered Hoyas with 23 points and six assists, but it was not enough, as Georgetown struggled to keep up with FGCU’s intensity and athleticism.
With the huge win, Florida Gulf Coast advances to the Third Round, where they will take on the winner of Oklahoma-San Diego State on Sunday.
Scott Graham and John Thompson called the action on Westwood One Sports.
(Brett Comer’s layup gives FGCU an early 8-7 lead)
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(Starks’s layup gives the Hoyas an early 14-11 lead)
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(Thompson’s three-pointer brings the Eagles within one)
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(Brown’s layup put Florida Gulf Coast up 22-20)
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(Brown hits a 3 then Comer steals and feeds Fieler for an alley-oop to put FGCU up 29-22)
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(Thompson hits a trey to put FGCU up 34-31)
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(Eddie Murray follows with a dunk to give FGCU a 36-31 lead)
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(Murray jams it home to put FGCU up 41-33)
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(Murray’s jumper puts FCGU up 43-33)
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(Brown’s triple caps a 15-2 Eagle run)
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(Chase Fieler dunks again to extend the FGCU lead to 52-33)
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(Comer banks a layup with the left hand to extend the Eagles’ lead to 59-45)
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(Brown’s turnaround puts FGCU up 64-49)
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(Fieler’s Alley-oop dunk gives FGCU a 67-58 lead)
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(Final Call as FGCU seals a 78-68 victory)
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(Postgame interview with FGCU‘s Bernard Thompson)
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(Postgame interview with FGCU Coach Andy Enfield)
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