Florida Gulf Coast Eagles @ North Florida Ospreys
Goodwin, FGCU beat North Florida to sit alone atop A-Sun
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Christian Terrell had 17 points, Brandon Goodwin scored five of his 16 in the final 34 seconds and Florida Gulf Coast used a late run to beat North Florida 86-82 on Wednesday night for sole possession of first place in the Atlantic Sun Conference.
Demetris Morant and Marc-Eddy Norelia scored 12 points apiece for FGCU (16-6, 5-1).
The final six minutes featured six ties and three lead changes. Dallas Moore scored the last four points in a 7-0 run that gave North Florida a 74-71 lead with 4:45 to go. FGCU made five free throws and the Ospreys hit four over the next 1 1/2 minutes before Norelia found Morant for an alley-oop dunk to make it 78-all with three minutes left.
Moore hit a jumper and then, after two offensive rebounds by Norelia, Morant made a layup to tie it again with 1:55 remaining and spark an 8-0 run. Goodwin hit a 3-pointer from the corner and then converted his steal near midcourt into layup to make it 85-80 with 9.4 seconds to go.
Moore scored 32 for North Florida (9-14, 4-2).
Game Information
Jacksonville, FL
Referee:Marc Ellard
Referee:A.J. Desai
Referee:K.B. Burdett
2025-26 Standings
| Atlantic Sun ConferenceAtlantic Sun Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Peay | 15-3 | - | 22-9 |
| Central Arkansas | 15-3 | - | 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 | 7 | 15-17 |
| Bellarmine | 7-11 | 8 | 13-19 |
| Jacksonville | 7-11 | 8 | 12-20 |
| Stetson | 7-11 | 8 | 12-21 |
| Eastern Kentucky | 7-11 | 8 | 11-21 |
| North Florida | 5-13 | 10 | 7-25 |
| North Alabama | 4-14 | 11 | 9-21 |
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