Florida Gulf Coast holds off Lipscomb rally, wins 68-61
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Sam Gagliardi posted 14 points as Florida Gulf Coast defeated Lipscomb 68-61 on Saturday night.
Lipscomb trailed by 11 points at halftime then drew within 65-59 on a 3-pointer by Andrew Fleming with 2:04 remaining in the second half. However, the Bisons' only points after that came on a layup by Ahsan Asadullah with six seconds left.
Caleb Catto had 13 points for Florida Gulf Coast (4-13, 1-1 Atlantic Sun Conference). Zach Scott added 12 points and seven rebounds. Jalen Warren had six assists for the hosts.
Asadullah scored a season-high 25 points with 10 rebounds and four assists for the Bisons (6-9, 1-1). Fleming added 18 points and seven rebounds.
KJ Johnson, the Bisons' leading scorer at 15 points per game, was held to 5 points.
Florida Gulf Coast plays at North Florida on Thursday. Lipscomb takes on Kennesaw State at home on Thursday.
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2020-2021 ASUN Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Liberty | 11-2 | - | 20-5 |
Bellarmine | 10-3 | 1 | 13-6 |
Lipscomb | 9-6 | 3 | 15-11 |
North Florida | 6-6 | 4.5 | 8-14 |
North Alabama | 7-8 | 5 | 11-10 |
Florida Gulf Coast | 4-5 | 5 | 9-7 |
Stetson | 7-9 | 5.5 | 10-13 |
Jacksonville | 5-9 | 6.5 | 11-13 |
Kennesaw State | 2-13 | 10 | 5-18 |