Jacksonville Dolphins @ Florida Gulf Coast Eagles
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
JAX | 33 | 23 | 56 |
FGCU | 36 | 42 | 78 |
FGCU remains atop Atlantic Sun behind Morant's 25 points
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Demetris Morant scored a career-high 25 points, grabbed 17 rebounds and blocked two shots to help Florida Gulf Coast beat Jacksonville 78-56 on Saturday to remain atop the Atlantic Sun Conference.
FGCU had a three-point lead at halftime, but opened the second half on a 12-3 run for a 48-36 advantage. Morant already had a double-double with 15 minutes left and his 18th point came on an alley-oop dunk for a 58-44 lead with 11:14 to go.
Brandon Goodwin added 16 points with seven assists for Florida Gulf Coast (17-6, 6-1) and Zach Johnson added 11 points. Morant tied his career high in rebounds to help the Eagles to a 50-26 advantage on the boards.
J.R. Holder scored 21 points for Jacksonville (14-10, 2-5) and Cody Helgeland added 11. The Dolphins went 9 of 18 from distance in the first half but were held to 2 for 17 after halftime.
Game Information
Fort Myers, FL
Referee:Mark Morrison
Referee:Nathan Bemis
Referee:Chris Merlo
2025-26 Standings
| Atlantic 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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