South Carolina Upstate Spartans @ Florida Gulf Coast Eagles
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
UPST | 34 | 38 | 72 |
FGCU | 44 | 42 | 86 |
FGCU wins 10th straight with 86-72 victory over USC Upstate
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Brett Comer had 22 points and nine assists on Saturday and Florida Gulf Coast won its 10th straight, rolling past South Carolina Upstate 86-72.
Bernard Thompson scored 19 points, including 5-of-5 shooting from 3-point range. FGCU coach Joe Dooley earned his 100th career win as the Eagles (21-7, 11-1 Atlantic Sun) stayed one game ahead of North Florida in the conference standings.
Florida Gulf Coast's 86 points were a season high with Julian DeBose adding 13 points and Jamail Jones 11.
USC Upstate (20-9, 7-5) trailed by 10 at the break, but FGCU opened the second half with a 14-3 burst to lead 58-37 with 15:36 to go. The Spartans got no closer than 14 points when ShunQuez Stephens capped the scoring.
Ty Greene led Upstate with 31 points, his second 30-point game of the season. Fred Miller added 12.
Game Information
Fort Myers, FL
Referee:Clyde Owens
Referee:Bart Lenox
Referee:Rusty Phillips
2025-26 Standings
| Big South Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Point | 15-1 | - | 31-5 |
| Winthrop | 13-3 | 2 | 23-11 |
| Radford | 9-7 | 6 | 16-16 |
| Longwood | 8-8 | 7 | 16-16 |
| UNC Asheville | 8-8 | 7 | 15-17 |
| Presbyterian | 7-9 | 8 | 15-18 |
| Charleston Southern | 6-10 | 9 | 15-17 |
| South Carolina Upstate | 5-11 | 10 | 13-19 |
| Gardner-Webb | 1-15 | 14 | 4-29 |
| ASUN 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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