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The FGCU men’s basketball team certainly took advantage of the last time they will play a team in a lower division in the Eagles’ 104-59 victory over Webber International before 2,713 fans at the Alico Center\u00a0on Tuesday\u00a0night. The Eagles (9-7) built a 29-11 lead midway through the first half and never looked back as they went into halftime leading the overmatched Warriors, a member of the NAIA,\u00a057-33.<\/p>\n
The 57 points scored set a D1\u00a0record for the most points FGCU has scored in a half while the 104 points set an Eagles’ record for most points scored as a NCAA\u00a0D1 member. Seven Eagles players were in double figures, with Marc -Eddy Norelia leading all scorers with 20 points. Other FGCU\u00a0scorers in double figures were: Kevin Mickle (10), Christian Terrell (13), Zach Johnson (13), Antravious Simmons (12), Filip Cvjeticanin (11) and Rayjon Tucker (11).<\/p>\n
“We had good spurts,” Eagles coach Joe Dooley said. “We moved the ball a little bit better. Christian got us off to a good start in the first half and Kevin got us off to good start in the second (half).”<\/p>\n
Dooley also noted the benefits of playing a team like Webber (7-8).<\/p>\n
“We got a chance to do some different things,” he said. “We were able to play a lot of people and play against a zone (defense).”<\/p>\n
With the non-conference portion of the schedule now complete, FGCU has set their sites on their Atlantic Sun Conference opponents, beginning with Stetson\u00a0on Saturday\u00a0night at\u00a07:00 PM\u00a0at the Alico Center.<\/p>\n
“We are very confident,” Terrell said. “We took some huge steps in practice. We were intense and went at it hard. That momentum should continue (into conference play).”<\/p>\n
The Eagles are about to find out, according to Dooley.<\/p>\n
“It has come down to a 14 game season,” he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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