{"id":33976,"date":"2014-12-04T22:22:03","date_gmt":"2014-12-05T03:22:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/?p=33976"},"modified":"2014-12-04T22:22:54","modified_gmt":"2014-12-05T03:22:54","slug":"fgcu-wins-over-florida-tech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/2014\/12\/fgcu-wins-over-florida-tech\/","title":{"rendered":"FGCU Wins Over Florida Tech"},"content":{"rendered":"

By BILL LEVY Click here<\/a> to see other photos of the game\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"Make no mistake about it; Florida Gulf Coast State University men\u2019s basketball coach Joe Dooley sent a message to his team in their 77-58 victory over Florida Tech at Alico Arena\u00a0on Wednesday\u00a0night. Though the win improved the Eagles to a 7-1 record, Dooley was not happy how the game started, as he pulled all the starters not even three minutes into the game with the score tied at five.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe got off to a very sluggish start,\u201d Dooley said. \u201cThere wasn\u2019t a lot of energy. The effort wasn\u2019t where it needed to be.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Though the Panthers were able to then outscore FGCU 10-7 to earn a 15-12 advantage near the midway point of the first half, the Eagles then went on a 13-0 run to go up 25-15. That stretch featured six points from Marc-Eddy-Norelia as well as five from freshman Christian Terrell, who led all scorers for the game with a career-high22.<\/span><\/p>\n

NCAA Division II member Florida Tech, whose record remains at 7-0, due to the fact that this was an exhibition game for them, then went on a 15-5 run of their own to tie the score at 30, before Terrell\u2019s 3-pointer put the Eagles up 33-30 at half.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe young guys came in and gave us energy,\u201d Dooley said. \u201cThe reserves did a nice job.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Dooley stayed with the reserves to open up the second half, where he saw Terrell connect on two more 3-poineters early on, to help FGCU fight off a pesky Panthers team and cling to a 41-39 lead before he went back to the starters, a little under six minutes into the half.<\/span><\/p>\n

For the night, Terrell was 5-8 beyond the three-point line.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHe (Terrell) is going to be a special player,\u201d Dooley said. \u201cYou can see why we were really excited to get him here. He had great minutes and showed great offensive poise\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI just let it flow,\u201d Terrell said. \u201cI let it work,\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Dooley explained the significance of keeping the reserves in for so long.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThey needed those minutes,\u201d he said. We wanted to them to work thru things.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

He also explained, in part, why he eventually went back to the starters.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThey (the reserves) were getting tired,\u201d he said, with Terrell nodding in agreement.<\/span><\/p>\n

Once the starters came back in, they got immediate results, as Bernard Thompson connecting on a 3-pointer and an electrifying \u2018alley-oop\u2019 dunk by Demetris Morant, which was assisted by Jamail Jones, to put FGCU up 46-39. From there, they outscored the Panthers 21-11, to take command of the game with a 67-50 advantage, and only approximately six minutes left to play.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe picked up the effort and we picked up the energy,\u201d Thompson said. \u201cWe played better and we played smarter.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Apparently they got the message.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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