Florida Gulf Coast Eagles @ North Alabama Lions
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
FGCU | 25 | 31 | 56 |
| 22 | 39 | 61 |
North Alabama beats FGCU for 1st D-I win of season
FLORENCE, Ala. -- Tavon King scored 15 points, Kendarius Smith added 13 points and North Alabama beat Florida Gulf Coast 61-56 on Tuesday night for its first win of the season against a Division I team.
Cantavio Dutreil had 11 points and 12 rebounds and Jamari Blackmon dished six assists for the Lions (4-13, 1-1 Atlantic Sun Conference), who held the Eagles to 35-percent shooting and ended a six-game skid.
The Lions pulled ahead 38-33 on Kendall Stafford's layup and they twice led by seven before the Eagles regained the lead, 54-53, on Schadrac Casimir's free throws with 1:58 to go.
King's 3 and Christian Agnew's two free throws put the Lions up 58-54, but Decardo Day's free throws made it a two-point game with 41 seconds left. Blackmon and Dutreil combined for three free throws from there and Scott missed a 3 with six seconds left.
Day scored a career-high 20 points and Casimir added 13 for the Eagles (5-12, 0-2), who have lost four straight.
Game Information
Florence, AL
Referee:Chuck Jones
Referee:Wil Howard
Referee:R.B. Clyburn
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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