Casimir, Day lead Florida Gulf Coast to 76-53 win over UMBC
BALTIMORE -- Schadrac Casimir and Decardo Day scored 14 points apiece to help Florida Gulf Coast beat UMBC 76-53 Sunday night.
Day hit 4 of 6, and Casimir -- a graduate transfer who scored 1,112 points at Iona -- made 3 of 5, from 3-point range as the Eagles, who snapped a six-game skid with a 96-76 win at Oral Roberts in their last game on Dec. 5, have won consecutive games for the first time this season.
Christian Carlyle converted a 3-point play that gave FGCU (4-8) its first lead and then, after his steal on the other end, hit a 3-pointer that capped an 11-0 run and made it 20-15 with eight minutes left in the first half. Joe Sherburne answered with a 3 for the Retrievers but they would get no closer. Casimir hit a 3-pointer that capped a 10-3 run and made it 30-21 four minutes later and his 3-point play gave FGCU a 14-point halftime lead. UMBC (6-6) trailed by double figures throughout the second half.
Sherburne scored 14 points and K.J. Jackson added 12 and five assists for the Retrievers, who have lost three in a row at home.
The Eagles, who hit a season-high 15 3s against Oral Roberts, made 13 of 25 on Sunday.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Wally Rutecki
- Donnie Eppley
- Andy O'Brien
2023-24 ASUN Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Eastern Kentucky | 12-4 | - | 17-14 |
Stetson | 11-5 | 1 | 22-13 |
Lipscomb | 11-5 | 1 | 20-12 |
Austin Peay | 10-6 | 2 | 19-16 |
North Florida | 9-7 | 3 | 16-16 |
North Alabama | 8-8 | 4 | 15-17 |
Florida Gulf Coast | 8-8 | 4 | 14-18 |
Queens University | 7-9 | 5 | 14-19 |
Kennesaw State | 6-10 | 6 | 15-16 |
Jacksonville | 5-11 | 7 | 16-17 |
Central Arkansas | 5-11 | 7 | 9-23 |
Bellarmine | 4-12 | 8 | 8-23 |
2023-24 America East Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Vermont | 15-1 | - | 28-7 |
UMass Lowell | 11-5 | 4 | 22-10 |
Bryant | 11-5 | 4 | 20-13 |
New Hampshire | 7-9 | 8 | 16-15 |
Binghamton | 7-9 | 8 | 15-15 |
Maine | 7-9 | 8 | 15-17 |
UMBC | 6-10 | 9 | 11-21 |
UAlbany | 5-11 | 10 | 13-19 |
NJIT | 3-13 | 12 | 7-21 |